Black Americans’ relocation back to the south is changing voting blocs and making Democratic races more competitive. This month, for the first time, South Carolina registered a million voters of color. By Kenya Evelyn, The Guardian — Najeema Davis Washington spent more than 15 years as a federal employee in Washington DC before she returned to Charleston, the city she left in 1996. She brought with her a progressive outlook…
Managing race relations from above. By Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic — On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington gave his famous address to the Atlanta Cotton States and…
Turns out “socialist” isn’t such a bad word anymore. By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout — Keene, New Hampshire — On Tuesday night, Bernie Sanders took another step toward securing the Democratic nomination…
Republicans have given Trump his crown. Sooner or later, they’ll regret it — but this crime can’t be undone. By Chauncey DeVega, Salon — Donald Trump’s show-trial impeachment and “acquittal”…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — If you tell me how you spend your money, I can tell you what your values are. You say you are a Christian but neither…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a colossal problem if he has any hope of ever becoming President Bloomberg. And he knows it. It’s…
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 6:00 PM — On the eve of the 54th Commemoration of the Martyrdom of “Our Black Shining Prince” to celebrate the life and legacy of Malcolm…
Many on the U.S. left fear governing power, in part because it has been so difficult to achieve. More recent optimism among socialists is a welcome development—but we need a middle ground between being cynical and naive. By Bill Fletcher Jr., Dissent — Bernie Sanders’s presidential primary run in 2016 saw 13 million people vote for a democratic socialist. Two years later, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s underdog, grassroots-driven victory against one of…
Authoritarian societies protect the powerful, not the poor or vulnerable, and Trump made that very clear. By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout — The ghost of Orwell has never been far…
Return of the Imperial Presidency? Why the Impeachment Fight Is About More Than Donald Trump. By Tessa Berenson, TIMES — As the Senate considers whether to remove Donald Trump from office, there’s more at stake in his impeachment trial than just one man’s political fate. The power of the presidency itself will expand or shrink based on the Senators’ verdict, thanks in part to the maximalist, zero-sum view of the case presented…
By Melanie Eversley, (Politico) — Maybe money can’t buy love, but allies of President Donald Trump may think it can buy votes from Black Americans. Allies of the president are organizing events in Black communities, using their time there to praise Trump and hand out tens of thousands of dollars to those who show up, Politico is reporting. National Diversity Coalition for Trump Facebook page. The first such event took place last month in…
By Howie Hawkins — A Response to “An Open Letter to the Green Party About 2020 Election Strategy” The Open Letter is a response to my article (The Green Party…
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