Education: is it job training, or preparation for democracy?
If we want our nation to create more people like history's innovators and inventors, we would be wise to teach our children how to think like they did.
Mass march July 13 at start of NC voting rights trial
"We have a strong case against North Carolina's voting law. Not only is the measure discriminatory, but lawmakers knew it would harm voters of color and passed it anyway."
May it displease the court: race and Justice Sotomayor
The Supreme Court announced it would again hear an affirmative action case in which a white woman claims she was denied admission to the University of Texas because of her race.
Dream Riders hit the road to respond to Donald Trump
The national bus tour will uplift voices of Asian-American and Pacific Islander immigrant youth as they join with Latino and African-American youth in the southern region of the U.S.
Minnesota celebrates national love
"Love Wins" became a national hashtag connecting millions of people from all over the world who supported the big win in the U.S.
Marriage rights one county at a time in Texas
As the days pass, more and more Texas counties are bending to the law of the land.
Maine and Quebec activists again protest U.S. anti-Cuban blockade
The U.S. and Cuban governments restored diplomatic relations, but U. S. measures humiliating and messing with the Cuban people are still in force.
Freedom fighting: also a Southern tradition
Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.
Bernie Sanders applauds Greeks for rejecting IMF demands
"I applaud the people of Greece for saying 'no' to more austerity for the poor, the children, the sick, and the elderly."
Indigenous news: activism, identity, and honoring natives
On May 26, the town council in Newstead, New York voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
