Taking the long view on fight for freedom
As one of 250,000 who attended the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," I had to come to Washington, Aug. 24, to be a part of the 50th anniversary march.
March on Washington - right place to be in 1963 and 2013
It's 50 years later but we still have to march. We're marching for Trayvon. We're marching for voting rights - still!
No limit to how ridiculous Republicans can get
How embarrassing it must be to be a Republican today.
Justice for Trayvon Martin
After the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's admitted killer George Zimmerman, America found itself confronting the long-standing flaw in the democratic promise of "justice for all": race and racism.
Toshi Seeger, mother, activist, filmmaker, dies at 91
The wife of Pete Seeger passed away overnight on July 9th. She was a mother, organizer, activist, filmmaker, and essential part of her husband's work.
Dumping on low-wage workers is lousy direct action
At least as far as I could tell, though, there were no striking workers at this particular Walmart.
"Searching for Sugar Man": a review
Searching for Sugar Man is an uplifting documentary film about the life of Detroit based Mexican American working-class singer Sixto Rodriguez.
Paintings by the late Blanche Wille slated for show
The organizers would like to have an exhibition of Blanche Wille's artwork at a major gallery, and a serious catalog.
What does it take to “Rebuild the Dream”?
In September 2009, Van Jones stepped down as Special Advisor under a barrage of right-wing criticism of his youthful flirtation with leftist politics.
Joe Kubert, inspirational comic artist, dead at 85
Kubert would continue to work on comics for the rest of his life, and contributed as recently as this year to an issue of "Before Watchmen."
