by Benjamin Woods “Diplomatic relations can be established with the African Union to, at least, make a statement about the ongoing police violence against Black people in the diaspora.” Amilcar…
By John Vibes Former Federal Judge Nancy Gertner recently spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival about the damage that she saw the drug war inflict on people during her…
By Terrell Jermaine Starr / AlterNet If you thought slavery was outlawed in America, you would be wrong. The 13th amendment to the Constitution states that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,…
By MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT The revolving door: The list of financial giants that Holder’s Department of Justice – and his Covington & Burling bench team – have…
By Rick Riley Prison labor in the United States is referred to as insourcing. Under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), employers receive a tax credit of $2,400 for every…
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ByBetsy Kaplan VIEW SLIDESHOW 1 of36 Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of the…
By Brigitte Vittrup (iStock) I’m a white woman married to a black man. Several years ago a friend’s 6-year-old son Jake met my husband for the first time. He looked…
By Flint Taylor The 20-year reign of police torture that was orchestrated by Commander Jon Burge—and implicated former Mayor Richard M. Daley and a myriad of high ranking police and…
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By: Peniel E. Joseph Dominicans of Haitian descent queue up to legalize their status at the Interior Ministry in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on June 16, 2015. Haitian lives…
Greek Finance Minister Resigns Yanis Varoufaki, the Greek Finance Minister, published a statement on his blog entitled “Minister No More” announcing his resignation. In his statement he noted that shortly…