
The plan to overturn “Roe” occurs in the context of a larger right-wing backlash that is both gendered and racialized. By Barbara Ransby, Truthout — This latest threat to end…
The plan to overturn “Roe” occurs in the context of a larger right-wing backlash that is both gendered and racialized. By Barbara Ransby, Truthout — This latest threat to end…
By Julianne Malveaux — President Joe Biden was uncharacteristically, but appropriately, angry and firm when he described white supremacy as “poison.” He spoke from Buffalo days after a putrid young…
By Brandon Gage, AlterNet — With the United States Supreme Court poised to undo fifty years of judicial precedent by reversing its landmark 1973 Roe versus Wade ruling, which guaranteed access to…
“This hateful, white nationalist rhetoric is not just being spread by lone gunmen. It can also be found on cable news and in the rhetoric of politicians today.” By Jon…
Ukraine, Self-determination, and the National Question. By Bill Fletcher Jr., Bill Gallegos, Jamala Rogers, New Politics — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with strange responses on the…
By Ben Jealous — I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists win more often.”…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is again a sankofa offering for rightful remembrance and reflection on our honored ancestor and beloved teacher, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. If we…
Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice. By Laura E. Alexander, Jane Hong, Karen…
Why it’s a bad idea to revive a Cold War concept. By Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revived the concept of “the free world.”…
By Julianne Malveaux — When the Supreme Court overturned Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, it struck a blow to voting rights. No longer did states with a history…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month of raising up, remembering and reflecting deeply on the life and legacy of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, I want to share…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month and historical moment of remembering and raising up Nana Malcolm X as a mirror and model for us and the world, we…