By Richard Eskow Economic inequality inspired Occupy Wall Street, a movement that in a few short months transformed our political discourse with the concept of the “1 percent” and the…
From The Baltimore Sun, Huffington Post, The Hill , , Former NAACP President Ben Jealous Backs Bernie Sanders By John Fritze The Baltimore Sun February 5, 2016…
By Richard Adams One of Britain’s elite universities defended its record on diversity on Sunday as the government said it should “shine a spotlight” on its admissions decisions for ethnic minority and…
I am looking forward to November 8, 2016, and to voting for Hilary Rodham Clinton to lead these United States. I am so extremely excited that a woman of character,…
By Jonathan Freedland In an interview at Columbia University, where she’s dean of social science, Nelson described DNA as containing a social power as well as a biological one. “We…
Deray McKesson has been one of the most vocal activists since the Ferguson shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August 2014. Photograph: Michael B Thomas/AFP/Getty Images Prominent Black Lives Matter…
By Robert Maguire February 7, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the ouster of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier as President of Haiti, ending the 29 year Duvalier family dictatorship. When…
By Emily Badger Flickr image courtesy of mSeattle under a Creative Commons license. In the economic analysis the Brookings Institution released last week — the one where Washington looks remarkably bad — Austin, Raleigh and Nashville are…
By: Lawrence D. Bobo Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during her caucus night event in the Olmsted Center at Drake University on February 1,…
By William Rivers Pitt Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders watch election returns in a caucus night event for Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 2016. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The…
By Basil Wilson 2/6/16 The trumpet has sounded for the next general election. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced at a mass rally in Half Way Tree on Sunday, January 31,…
Sir Hilary Beckles presents model for reparations at Oxford University THE chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Reparations Commission, Sir Hilary Beckles, says Caribbean countries are not looking for “handouts”…