By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters, August 1, 2016) Policemen walk on the sidelines as protesters hold a sign which states “Black Lives Matter,” during a march against police brutality in Manhattan,…

Above Photo: From linkis.com As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton led a team committed to delegitimizing the politics of the late Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution. While Hillary Clinton publicly…

Vantage Point Articles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels What Next for the Progressive Movement Beyond Cautious, Calculating Hillary Author’s Note: The article was initially scheduled for release just prior…

July 26, 2016 This has been a negative political season. It’s time to stop the insults. Let’s stop the negative branding. Let’s stop the negativity and name-calling and get on…

By Vanessa Williams Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland (second from left) and fellow members of Mothers of The Movement address the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26. (Ricky…

The North Carolina NAACP President, Rev. William Barber, tore it up and then threw down in a powerful speech at the Democratic National Convention on July 28th. He called on…

By Ari Berman The Rev. William Barber speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) Nation readers are well acquainted…

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet From the floor of the Republican National Convention to the online pages of the Blue Lives Matter Facebook community, it is now commonplace for public officials, police and first responders to openly…

By: Danielle C. Belton President Barack Obama hugs Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, onstage during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 27, 2016. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty…

By: Yesha Callahan Scars from a whipping on the back of a man who had been enslaved Instagram Bill O’Reilly probably doesn’t regret his recent comments about how luxurious slavery was….

By Simon Maloy / Salon Elizabeth Warren Donald Trump The Democratic National Convention got off to about as rough a start as you could imagine, with the party committee chair abruptly resigning and…

By Andrew Rosenthal Ever since Americans elected their first African-American president, the not-so-hidden racism on the right has steadily slithered its way into the open — enabled most recently by…