
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 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…
Carib News 7/30/16 There is much reference in American politics regarding the United States constitution. Aspiring presidential candidates like Senator Ted Cruz of Texas argue that adherence to the constitution is…
By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for president on the final night of the Republican National Convention, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, July 21,…
By Isaiah J. Poole In a session that was both a trip back in time and a challenge for the future, the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Philadelphia on Tuesday schooled a new…
When North Carolina passed laws eliminating anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, along with passed its “bathroom bill”, mandating that transgender people use the bathroom of their…
PART 1: As the country passes thru this period of dangerous and difficult times and of declared shared loss and shared grief, it is important that we not find ourselves…
By Nia Heard-Garris Protesters last week in Baton Rouge. Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS I find myself in this place again. I am numb. I feel empty. I almost have no words. In 2012,…