Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new “patrimonial oligarchy”
The hateful and reactionary ideas of GOP candidates confront us with the danger we would face next November, were any one of them to be elected president.
It’s time to exonerate the Groveland Four
Despite Groveland becoming a beacon of light for black residents, local law enforcement had become known for their brutality toward the black community.
New York: I do mind laughing
Are we supposed to laugh because Donald Trump is so uncreatively mean? Or that he still maintains that the President was born out of the country?
2015: Not your usual "off year" election
The leaves are turning and cooler temperatures are beginning to prevail - it's election time.
Homicides and violence: Moral crisis for our nation
The people's movement must make ending homicides and institutionalized racism a central aspect in the elections and beyond.
Pope Francis offers the world a prophetic voice
We must not sacrifice people at the "altar of money" - the pope calls on us to amend our ways so we can meet the challenges of climate change, poverty, war, and division.
The United States of No
Sad that our democracy is so cluttered by checks and balances that it stymies justice.
Spreading peace in Japan and worldwide
The cries of the world's people demand peace - no nukes, no war, no hate; but what is needed to build a lasting structure of peace?
Julian Bond, civil rights leader, dies at 75
Julian Bond's life traced the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to the top leadership post at the NAACP.
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.
