Thursday, November 5, 2026

The second sight of W.E.B. Du Bois

Du Bois would hardly fare better today. His radical critique of empire and capitalism would make him even more of a pariah in the academy and on the airwaves.

How a black farming community found justice

Shirley Sherrod co-founded New Communities, a Black farming community in rural Georgia. But at one time, she wanted to leave farming far...

Incentive

I don’t think that the solution is to treat everyone exactly alike, because that eliminates incentives.
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Answering ‘what should I do?’ is easier when you know the roles of social...

There are many necessary roles in the popular movement at this time, which means there is something for everyone to do.

Racism Or….?

If you don’t like racist slogans on merchandise, just say so.

Freedom of thought and the death of ideologies

Unity is the key element in any such shift — the required guiding principle underlying the development of existing systems and modes of living.

Racial inequalities contribute to higher unemployment rates in black communities, new research reveals

The "devastating effects of COVID-19 on the economic and physical well-being of black Americans were entirely predictable given persistent economic and health disparities."

Iceland becomes first country to fix this gender inequality problem

Iceland is now the only country in the world that has legalized equal pay between the sexes.
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Everything you need to know about the new economy

If between 1979 and 2018, the American economy almost tripled in size, so where did the gains go? Most went to the top.

Can the Brit’s Baby Trump blimp come play at Trump’s DC military parade?

In these grim times, we could use a good dose of British humor.