The left’s challenge: facing institutional and individual racism
Perhaps hammering out a common agenda violates the concept of Black Lives Matter, but we can still work something out along with other Democratic and progressive candidates.
Native Americans gather to support the Sanders campaign
I'm hoping that Native Americans are going to be able to directly ask questions of the presidential candidates.
Amend Constitution to add a right to vote
On Aug. 6, the Voting Rights Act will mark its 50th anniversary.Now it's time to demonstrate against the concerted campaign to undermine it.
A Middle East nuclear weapon-free zone: a vital next step
It's time and past time to look at the status of efforts to rid the world of what's been called the only true weapon of mass destruction.
Not everyone wanted to bomb Hiroshima
Paul W. Tibbets Jr., retired brigadier general and former businessman, died on Nov. 1. He’ll forever be remembered for what he unleashed the morning of Aug. 6, 1945. That day Tibbets’ B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast, fire and radiation killed 140,000 people. Many others were scarred and injured for life. Most of the bomb’s victims were women, children, the elderly and other civilians not directly involved in the war.
Thank you Pope Francis for talking about climate change
Pope Francis has brought a voice into the discussion around climate change that is merging the voices of science, religion, and politics.
Ten fateful days in Mississippi, March 1962
"In March 1962 I was a sophomore at Brandeis University, becoming increasingly aware of the broad social movements occurring across America."
The way to save the planet: shrink the economy
Any real climate change program must deal with a triple challenge, which can only be met by global agreement to replace competition with cooperation.
Is “human capitalism” the solution to shrinking wages?
An article recently written in Forbes by a Mr. Ralph Benko proposes "human capitalism" as the solution to the shrinking wages and economic stagnation.
The battle lines are drawn: Rightwing neosecession or Third Reconstruction
We are at a pivotal point in a 35-year long rightwing offensive, begun with the Reagan victory in 1980; neo-secession must be met by a renewed motion for freedom and social justice.
