By Cambria Roth October 8, 2015 If the state says you go to bed by 10 o’clock, then you should make sure that by 11, the streets of our cities…
By Peter Dreier In the early 1900s, socialists led the movements for women’s suffrage, child labor laws, consumer protection laws and the progressive income tax. (Photo: File) Now that Sen….
The education system resembles the justice system: arrest minorities at the first sign of trouble, use force, and don’t punish bad cops. As the video of a South Carolina sheriff’s…
By John Nichols Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders reacts to supporters during a concert hosted by his campaign in Davenport, Iowa. (Photo: AP / Charlie Neibergall) Des Moines—When William…
By: Steven J. Niven Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua, Utica, N.Y., 1850 There are relatively few detailed, firsthand accounts of the 12 million Africans captured and forcibly transported to the Americas in…
By Felice León ‘The history is what the history is. And it is disrespectful, to white people, to soften the history.’ “Why do you think that so many white people…
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By Philip Bump The day after the first Democratic presidential debate, Donald Trump called Bernie Sanders a maniac at a rally in Virginia. “This socialist-slash-communist,” Trump said to raucous cheers….
By: Yesha Callahan Debate-request flier Black Lives Matter The Democratic National Committee is vying for the seal of approval from two organizations that are both at the forefront of the…
by Gar Alperovitz Sen. Bernie Sanders’ public defense of socialism in the Oct. 13 Democratic presidential debate has kicked off America’s first major discussion of the idea in more than…
By David A. Graham For the second time in six months, black churches are burning. There have been six fires since October 8, all within a few miles of each…
By Linda Backiel Puerto Rico has been sacked by colonial powers for half a millennium. Is it any wonder it is in dire straits? Today, it is $73 billion in…