Is South Dakota being “demonized” over treatment of Native Americans?
South Dakota is a hotbed of virulent racism, perhaps without parallel anywhere else in the U.S.
Paula Deen, Inc. filled America with junk food
Paula Deen lived by the cleaver and she died by the cleaver. She skyrocketed to fame and fortune based on a caricature.
Marriage equality promises "a more perfect union"
Legal experts and human rights activists describe this week's two cases before the Supreme Court on same-sex marriageas as monumental.
Celebrating my fellow women postal workers
In honor of Woman's History Month, I would like to share the history of the women I rub elbows with every day on the workroom floor; the female letter carriers of the United States Postal Service.
Can we cure inequality, and how?
Joseph Stiglitz views growing inequality (a Marxist might say "the growing class divide") as a threat that may block economic recovery.
Women in combat: A deeper look into women’s equality
With the ending of the ban on women in combat, the discussion on women's equality is taking an interesting turn.
Inequality, a growing national crisis
Democracy came out a winner in Michigan's elections when Republican Gov. Snyder's Emergency Manager law went down to defeat in a statewide referendum.
The reverse discrimination farce
History repeats itself: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. So it goes for the Supreme Court case on affirmative action and campus diversity, Fisher v. University of Texas.
Chick Fil-A debate missing the point
The debate over equal rights for LGBT Americans has recently focused, bizarrely, on an American fast food staple: the chicken sandwich.
“Trishna”: Love story twisted by class oppression
The movie is supposed to be a modern adaptation, set in India, of the Thomas Hardy classic, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles."
