Ending the U.S. blockade of Cuba an uphill battle in Congress
Denying U.S. citizens their Constitutional right to travel and exchange personal experience with their Cuban brothers and sisters is a stupid policy.
From symbol to substance, is a new South coming?
Only continued action to bring us together can insure that we overcome those who would use terror and fear to drive us apart.
An American evolution: pride, love and rethinking social change
This past weekend millions of people celebrated a giant step forward on this nation's evolutionary path - the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
Pope Francis offers a new vision for social and environmental justice
This fight in which we are engaged - to defeat the forces of greed -- must be won with power from average people leveraged by moral authority.
Confederate flag, like the swastika, has no place in our future
What is behind "Stars and Bars," Calhoun Streets and Robert E. Lee statues-lynchings and mass incarceration, police bullying and murder of African Americans.
What It Means to Become 'BiRachel'
While there is nothing essentially wrong with adopting another culture, Dolezal's deception presents some real social dangers that affect African-American communities.
Racist terrorism in Charleston
All who support racial equality, democracy and justice know that the world is watching: this is time to mobilize to bring an end to racist terror and structural racism in general.
Lupe Fiasco posts reflection on white supremacy via Instagram
On June 21, hip-hop artist Fiasco delivered a thoughtful reflection on the bankruptcy and futile nature of white supremacy in human society.
Toward a new foreign policy
U.S. foreign policy is dangerous, undemocratic, and deeply out of sync with real global challenges - is continuous war inevitable, or can we change course?
A monumental contradiction
Washington, D.C., memorials invariably quote some of the masterpieces of our heritage, a reminder of the values that ground the American experiment in democracy.
