No matter who wins the November 6 election, he will have a mess on his hands. The Budget Control Act of 2011 will cut $109 billion from the federal budget in 2013 unless Congress is able to figure out how to either reduce the deficit or cut another deal.
There is always a great sense of loss at the passing of a generational giant, a tall- standing and steadfast leader whose long shadow offered us protective shade and whose lengthy strides and enormous efforts hurried us toward victory in our ongoing struggle for good in the world.
The silence is deafening. Last week, the New York Times reported a horrifying measure of America’s shame. Life expectancy for white wome…
The GOP lowers expectations for the presidency and plays voters for fools
Halfway through the Presidential debate on Wednesday night, I remembered the show where Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges played Arnold and Willis Jackson.
The history of Black people in this country is a complex, engaging and thought-compelling history, a history of Holocaust and enduring hope; of savage enslavement and yet an unsupressable desire and demand for freedom.
The Chicago teachers strike has gotten national attention, much of it presuming that the biggest issues are pay and evaluation. But the Ch…
Our Constitution offers us “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”, but we can’t pursue anything if we are unhealthy.
Nearly 50 million Americans now are in poverty. One in four children will grow up in impoverished households. Redressing poverty is a nati…