The 2012 elections are critical to defeating the 1%
With the 2012 elections less than a year away, the entire right wing is amassing great sums of money in order to win. They want to take over the White House and the both houses of Congress.
Obama administration reverses Bush policy on affirmative action
Affirmative action has received an important boost from the Obama administration.
Racism: pollutant that serves GOP, Wall St interests
Racism is the most persistent and pernicious form of division in our country. It creates a fault line in the labor and people's struggles that, if not overcome, irredeemably weakens them.
Herman Cain: Defense of bigotry, the ultra rich and the ultra right
Herman Cain's main role is to give a kind of seal of approval to the racism, and bigotry of the Republican Party and he does it well. And right-wing Republican audiences adore him.
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth: A mighty tree for civil rights
Rev. Shuttlesworth's fingerprints are all over the history of the Civil Rights movement and his dogged determination to resist the powers of racism and inequality were legendary.
Troy Davis is laid to rest
Om Saturday, October 1, thousands joined in to celebrate Troy Davis' life at the Jonesville Baptist Church in Savannah, Ga., and tens of thousands more joined online through the webstream
Jim Crow alive and well in Alabama
Shelby County has been trying to disenfranchise black people for years, but the latest ploy has been shot down by a federal district court.
Morgan Freeman charges tea party motivated by racism
Oscar winner Morgan Freeman took on the tea party right last week, pointing directly to the corporate-based movement's racist intentions when attacking President Obama.
Troy Davis and the new abolitionists
In the fight to save Troy Davis's life, a new abolitionist movement is born.
Obama makes historic achievement in diversifying federal courts
The Obama administration has confirmed twice as many minorities and women as federal judges than any other sitting president.
