racism
Herman Cain: Defense of bigotry, the ultra rich and the ultra right
October 24, 2011Herman 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.
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Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth: A mighty tree for civil rights
October 24, 2011Rev. 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.
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Supreme Court says Mumia death sentence is unconstitutional
October 12, 2011Philadelphia prosecutors now have a choice of holding a new sentencing hearing or allowing the former Black Panther to serve a life sentence without parole.
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California inmates resume hunger strike
October 5, 2011"This is the largest prisoner strike of any kind in recent US history," says Ron Ahnen of California Prison Focus.
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Troy Davis is laid to rest
October 3, 2011Om 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
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