University of Pennsylvania awards Du Bois honorary doctorate
Today would have been the 144th birthday of WEB Du Bois, the great scholar, civil rights and peace activist.
Will Supreme Court deliver death knell to campus diversity?
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could mean the death knell for racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses.
Anna Julia Cooper, 1858-1964: A fighter for equal rights for all
She was a leader in the fight for African American equality, women's equality and their rights in education, and for African Americans' and women's right to vote.
Getting off capitalism’s treadmill
The 1 percent not only made their way through the Great Recession, but also enriched themselves many times over.
Close to half of all Americans live near poverty
Tens of millions of families are working regularly but have little savings and are on the brink of disaster.
Professor lists Obama accomplishments: Over 244 and growing
President Obama has 244 accomplishments under his belt since he took office despite fanatical Republican opposition aimed at wrecking his presidency.
Republicans get free ride on racism
Republicans have been getting a free ride on racism for much too long, and it's in the interest of all people to stop it.
Scaling the Great Class Wall in America
A radicalization process is at work here and it is growing in intensity and breadth.
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.
"The Sprit Level" and the dynamics between economic and social conditions
A study of dozens of surveys regarding wealth and, the things we associate with the quality of life, seems to come to the surprising conclusion.
