Xiomara Castro’s administration won’t have it easy: Corrupt networks permeate every branch of government. By Jared Olson, The Nation — You could hear the shouting inside the Buenos Aires voting…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As December opens up expanded conversations and questions about the origins and practice of Kwanzaa in anticipation of its 55th anniversary celebrations by millions of…
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to push back against the GOP’s racist redistricting and voting laws. By Cliff Albright, Virginia Kase Solomón & Allison Riggs, Truthout…
By Julianne Malveaux — Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton are doing the right thing when attending the Ahmaud Arbery trial. They demonstrate the solidarity that the Black community…
Dr. Maulana Karenga — The racial, indeed racist character of American justice, how it is conceived, carried out and justified, cannot be sensibly, seriously or honestly denied. We, as a…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Our waiting for and finally hearing the verdict in the trial of the three murderers of Ahmaud Arbery, like that with George Floyd, compelled us…
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde — Fidel Castro died five years ago, but I feel like decades have passed in Cuba since November 25, 2016. Trump arrived and passed slowly with…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Our nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) is a function of consumer spending. We are prodded, cajoled, enticed, and engaged in the spending exercise, and all…
All the Republican Party has left, now that they’ve abandoned any pretense over the past 40 years of supporting working people or even basic infrastructure, is hate, fear and death….
Racial discrimination in cases like the Arbery murder trial reflect the everyday reality of the criminal legal system. By Laura Jedeed, Truthout — On November 24, 12 carefully selected jurors…
Dr. Julianne Malveaux Dean, College of Ethnic Studies Cal State LA It is always a good idea to give thanks. Indeed, I was on a zoom call recently when the…
Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville was a massive, planned show of White nationalist force meant to intimidate, silence, and oppress. By Touré, TheGrio — While everyone has been focused…