A year later, some change in Ferguson but none whatsoever at Fox News
Fox News coverage of this week's events failed to place anything in context and amounted to a full-fledged attempt to stoke the flames of racism and violence.
Feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders is hot in Los Angeles
Sanders's campaign is history-making: Record crowds, record support, and still a year out from the nominating convention - and all for a guy who says he'll refuse all corporate cash.
National Nurses United endorses Sanders
Sanders said they have the same goals of restoring the economy and the country to control of and benefit for the middle class, and urged them to join a mass movement to do just that.
Today in history: The Watts Uprising breaks out 50 years ago in Los Angeles
Widespread protest, spurred on by destitute residents of Watts who were embittered after years of economic oppression and political isolation, eventually ranged over a 50-square-mile area.
Ending Cuban blockade could improve U.S. health
If the current thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations leads to lifting the decades-long blockade, we will have access to life-saving drugs and vaccines now banned in the U.S.
Bernie Sanders rallies in Northwest draw record crowds
Sanders appealed for unity, and declared that having good jobs, racial, and gender equality, health care, and higher education for all "is not utopian dreaming."
GOP hopefuls insult workers, women, African Americans, and seniors
The GOP presidential candidates insulted groups of people including workers, women, and minorities; the America on display last night was a scary one indeed.
Court blocks Texas voter IDs - maybe
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Texas voter ID law, as written, discriminates against blacks and Hispanics.
Donald Trump plays the politics of resentment
By the time you read this, the first Republican presidential debate will be over, and billionaire Donald Trump will, as usual, have grabbed center stage.
Mass movement the key to voting rights protection
Fifty years ago today, thanks to a mass movement started by African American WWII veterans, Voting Rights Act was signed into law.
