African Americans
“Gone with the Wind” days in Virginia
April 8, 2010In the 2006 Senate election in Virginia, incumbent Republican George Allen was defeated by Democrat Jim Webb after undergoing what is called here his "macaca moment."
Read moreUnions, passengers unite to save mass transit and jobs
March 30, 2010Thousands of transit workers and passengers rallied at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on March 27 to demand federal funding for public transit systems nationwide.
Read moreTea party’s ugly reality: racism, sexism, homophobia
March 26, 2010The struggle for health care reform showed us what we are up against, and what we are fighting for.
Read moreBeware of the new racist counteroffensive
March 25, 2010The election of Barack Obama has triggered a racist counteroffensive in much the same way as the North's victory in the Civil War spurred a counteroffensive by the former slaveholders and their allies.
Read moreStruggle requires long view, Jesse Jackson tells left gathering
March 24, 2010A conversation with the Rev. Jesse Jackson before an overflow crowd opened this year's Left Forum conference at Pace University in lower Manhattan this weekend.
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