Commentaries/Opinions

By Thom Hartmann, AlterNet — With the crazed assault in Las Vegas that killed over 50 and wounded hundreds as only the most recent example, America’s gun violence problem has…

As our country becomes more diverse, our racial wealth gap means it’s also becoming poorer. By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins — America’s middle class is under assault. Since 1983, national median wealth has declined by 20 percent, falling from $73,000 to $64,000 in 2013. And U.S. homeownership has been in a steady decline since 2005. While we often hear about the struggles of the white working class, a driving force behind…

With people of color projected to make up the majority of Americans by 2043, a new study warns against policies that keep many black and Latino households out of the middle class. By Julia Conley — A new study finds that if the racial wealth divide is left unaddressed, the median wealth for black Americans will fall to $0 by 2053, with Latino Americans reaching the same median wealth two decades later. According to the report by…

By Mark Karlin — With a sweeping and detailed account of how the US rose out of World War II to become the reigning empire, Alfred W. McCoy connects dots that reveal how the role of covert action and torture enhanced its powers. However, McCoy ponders that these may be the last days of US global hegemony. Truthout asked McCoy to talk more about these issues.

White people take their freedom for granted. By Kristin Hull, AlterNet — My white privilege shows up on a daily basis, in big and small and even almost imperceptible ways….

White nationalists parade through the U. of Virginia campus on the eve of the “Unite the Right” rally that left three people dead. Are colleges unconsciously endorsing the white victimhood…

Examining Lorraine Hansberry’s Impact on an American Genius By Malik Gaines, Literary Hub — Nina Simone credited her friends of the black intelligentsia for facilitating her political education in the…