Thursday, May 23, 2024

Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a black woman of faith on the...

Harriet Tubman once said that slavery was “the next thing to hell.” She helped many transcend that hell.

Fixing the language of journalism to reflect reality

Campaign ‘donations’ are bribes and the ‘Free’ World ain’t so free...

Media allow Republicans to use ‘unity’ as tool of division

The new president seeks bipartisanship, but he is caught between Republicans who want tangible concessions and Democrats who are in no mood to compromise.

The roots of the Capitol insurrection

Allowing them and their followers to distance themselves from what happened would be the kind of strategic blunder we too often see from the centrist wing of the Democratic Party.

Far-right groups move to messaging apps as tech companies crack down on extremist social...

For years, social media allowed far-right violent extremists to recruit and organize on a multitude of platforms.

Why Martin Luther King Day should matter

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s true legacy remembered.
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MLK Day special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own words

While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.

Fastfood workers strike demanding $15 an hour and union rights

"They want to send a message to both the Biden-Harris administration and Congress to prioritize passing $15 an hour (legislation) in the first 100 days."

That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements...

A relatively new medium was harnessed to inject hateful ideas into American society for political gain.

Emergency response

Police have fatally shot more than 1,200 people with mental illnesses since 2015, according to the database.