
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,…
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”…
BY JESSE JACKSON February 2, 2016 The basic story of the poisoning of the children of Flint, Mich., through the water they drink is now pretty well known, but…
By: Nigel Roberts President Barack Obama tours the Blue Mosque on April 7, 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey. The White House announced Saturday that President Barack Obama will visit a mosque in Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reports….
By: Khyla D. Craine Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wait for him to sign items after a town hall Jan. 29, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. Monday is the day….