Editors’ Choice

By Steven Wishnia, Truthout

While income inequality was a central theme of Bill de Blasio’s mayoral campaign, what specific ideas, programs and policies does he have, and what can New York City’s mayor do that’s not circumscribed by political reality?

By Zerlina Maxwell

When Terry McAuliffe defeated Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia gubernatorial race Tuesday night, women were credited with handing him the victory.

Kwame Turé, (b. Stokely Carmichael, Trinidad) (1941-1998) is remembered on the 15th anniversary of his death in this special issue of Pambazuka News.

by John Nichols and Robert McChesney

It’s time to get back to our roots—the grassroots—to fight for reform of an increasingly monopolistic and manipulative media.

By Ned Resnikoff, MSNBC

It’s a far cry from a revolution, but socialists had a surprisingly strong showing in two city council races on Election Day, November 5. In Seattle, Kshama Sawant picked up 46% of the vote while challenging 15-year Democratic incumbent Richard Conlin. And in Minneapolis, Ty Moore is only 131 votes behind Democratic candidate Alondra Cano.

By Steve Weissman,

In August 1984, Ronald Reagan’s outspoken U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick thrilled the Republican National Convention by attacking liberal Democratic opponents as “the blame America first crowd.”

Washington isn’t exactly known for its bipartisan spirit these days, but on Wednesday, Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) became the latest pair of politicians to reach across…

By Julia Ryan

Students in Massachusetts are doing great compared to their international peers, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. Students in Alabama, Mississippi, and D.C., however, are languishing.

By Eleanor Barkhorn

A new study offers two answers: White people are making up a smaller percentage of the population than they used to, and different races are living in different school districts.