Change comes from the bottom up
The whole knock on President Obama not living up to his promises ignores that nothing major can be done in the U.S. political system without the support of Congress.
Political power comes from using hard-won freedoms
Genuine power of the people comes from using our freedom, as in freedom of speech and the vote.
Fighting the far right in Europe
In many European countries - the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, Belgium, and France, among others - the far right is gaining ground in the polls.
Woody Guthrie’s gift to American culture
This year marks the centennial of the birth of Woody Guthrie, perhaps one of the most influential songwriters and performers of the 20th century.
Lorenzo Torrez, copper miner, Communist leader, dies at 84
Lorenzo Torrez, leader of the Communist Party, a staunch yet quiet spoken fighter for union rights and Mexican American equality, died New Years Day in Tucson.
He is gone from you now … reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Around 1968," Jackson says, "my parents were working at pretty good jobs, in a factory. Now there are no more jobs. What would Dr. King think of that?"
The ANC at 100
Its centenary is surely a cause for celebration and hope for all who cherish freedom, civil rights and democracy.
Recess appointments are welcome start to 2012
President Barack Obama sent a clear and welcome message this week when he made the recess appointments.
Rick Santorum is neither green nor good
"There is no such thing as global warming," says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.
Sen. Kirk: Quit obstructing job creation, jobless benefit extension
Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., has carefully cultivated the image of a political moderate. It was that image that allowed him to get elected in 2010 in the first place.
