By Simon McCormack Nearly one year after Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a new poll shows a growing number of people believe there’s…
By Nusrat Choudhury Throughout our country’s history, the federal government has used the fear of threats – real or perceived – to conduct surveillance on domestic groups and people who…
byHerbert Dyer, Jr. “I will state flatly that the bulk of this country’s white population impresses me, and has so impressed me for a very long time, as being beyond…
Note: In honor of Michael Brown, one year after his killing, protests are being held across the nation. Find one near you or create one at the Ferguson National Response…
By Laura Flanders Black Lives Matter cofounder Opal Tometi. (Photo: GritTV) What might a global Black Lives Matter movement look like? We may find out sooner than we think. I…
A row of activists with linked arms at a Black Lives Matter protest in Baltimore on April 29, 2015. (Flickr / Arash Azizzada) In the early moments of the uprising…
By Roseanne Scotti / Drug Policy Alliance Mustafa Willis had a job and no criminal record. After being arrested in Newark, he was forced to remain in jail for months because…
By Elizabeth Pears STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Protesters march past the Houses of Parliament [PIC CREDIT: Thabo Jaiyesimi] THOUSANDS OF people marched peacefully from Brixton to Parliament on Saturday (Aug 1)…
Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels with guests Greg Akili and Bill Fletcher.
By Seth Ackerman Bernie Sanders at the Netroots Nation conference this month. (Photo: Prez C / Flickr) Hillary Clinton is an astute campaigner. In a Facebook Q&A the other day,…
By Christian Parenti July 28, 2015 “Information Clearing House” – “Jacobin” – How did we get here? The numbers are chilling: 2.2 million people behind bars, another 4.7 million on…
By Alicia Garza, Participants in the Cleveland convening of the Movement for Black Lives take part in an impromptu dance and drumming circle on the campus of Cleveland State University….