Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

When former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president, Romney campaign chair John Sununu dismissed it as just a black man standing up for one of his tribe.

The silence is deafening. Last week, the New York Times reported a horrifying measure of America’s shame. Life expectancy for white wome…

The Chicago teachers strike has gotten national attention, much of it presuming that the biggest issues are pay and evaluation. But the Ch…

Nearly 50 million Americans now are in poverty. One in four children will grow up in impoverished households. Redressing poverty is a nati…

Mrs. Dot Turner has worked at what is now Sensata Technologies in Downstate Freeport for 43 years. The company does sophisticated work creating sensors for automobiles. It enjoyed record profits last year. But not enough for its owner — Bain Capital — which is moving the jobs and the machinery to China.

Inevitably, the Democratic Party fest in Charlotte, N.C., will be compared to last week’s Republican gathering in Tampa, Fla. The speech…

The Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., touches on a date that has marked the depths and the heights of the African-American experience …

After a face-to-face appeal by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson today, the President of Gambia agreed to release two American citizens who were serving long prison sentences in the West Africa nation…

Raise taxes on the rich? “Class war­fare” the Republicans rail. Any dis­cussion of inequality, says Mitt Romney, should be held priv…

Thrill to the vibrant gymnastics grace of Gabby Douglas, the fierce tennis power of Serena Williams, the skill of Kayla Harrison in winnin…

The Republican convention in Tampa, Fla., touches on a date that has marked the depths and the heights of the African-American experience in this country.