Which way forward for the left
After the midterm election, there is a vigorous debate taking place among left and progressive people about which way forward. Here is a contribution from Communist Party leader Jarvis Tyner.
Richard Nixon’s tapes and the psychology of division
New tapes from the Nixon White House show Nixon's pathologic prejudices against virtually every ethnic group, particularly his crude anti-Semitism.
Death penalty, shot through with racism, cannot be fixed
Justice John Paul Stevens say capital punishment is "shot through with racism, skewed toward conviction, infected with politics and tinged with hysteria." It's past time to end the practice.
“Secession balls” in 2010?
There were two stories about the beginnings of the Civil War this week: Georgia acknowledges slavery, while neo-Confederates ignore it.
Nelson Mandela's conversations - a review
"Conversations with Myself" provides the clearest glimpse yet into the mind of a man who is by nature private and reserved.
