Category: Guest Commentary

Taxpayers are subsidizing donors who retain control of their wealth instead of sharing it through philanthropy

Since the time of this nation’s inception, Black Americans have had to wage a historically long battle, fighting to obtain rights that were supposed to be guaranteed by our constitution and that most other groups have taken for granted.

there is a way for a group of Democrats in the House of Representatives to accomplish something if they actually want to.

Wealthy families simply outsource house cleaning to domestic help. The rich are so reliant on hired help that in the early months of the COVID-19 lockdowns, it was revealed just how helpless they are when forced to clean their own homes.

The former senator and vice president from my home state of Delaware delivered a first-rate performance. He is at the top of his game.

The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.

In recognition of Bobbi’s donation, Yale’s Peabody Museum named her as the donor scientist on its official database.

The fact that she was asking for forgiveness for the police officers who brutally took the life of her son, and praying for their families, while simultaneously advocating for justice was indeed a surreal and inspirational moment for people across racial lines. It was a clarion call demanding that justice be served.

It’s true that the number of uninsured Americans has dropped to an all-time low. But that fact obscures the failures of our patchwork, profit-driven health care system.

courses from various ethnic groups were given the green light to be taught by the governor’s office, yet the history, politics and culture of people of African descent was prohibited.