Category: The African World

The attack on so-called critical race theory has been an attack not only on African American history but an attack on any history that addresses oppression, oppressive systems, and atrocities.

Humans possess the ability to hold, within their minds, completely contradictory and/or inconsistent viewpoints.

It is important to be clear that the right-wing populist/authoritarian movement that has become energized since 2009 did not appear out of nowhere.

May 19th is an important day on which we should remember the invaluable contributions of Malcolm X. It is also a day to emphasize that emulating Malcolm X goes beyond appearance, oratory or militancy: it is about building a lasting struggle for liberation and justice, and creating the organizational vehicles through which we can pursue that course.

When someone affects your life so deeply that you not only must remember them, there are special moments when you need to remind others of the immense value that person held, not only for you but for so many others.

We must be clear. This illusory pro-worker conservatism has nothing to do with labor rights, income inequality, occupational health and safety, or progressive economic development—urgent issues that confront workers every day.

Bipartisanship in Congress and in our state legislatures must be based upon the expansion of democracy rather than its contraction.

The central point here is that the Trump voters have chosen to ignore reality, if not outright reject it.

Those charged in the apparent coup attempt and kidnapping in Michigan were not wild-eyed crazies who like to play with guns. They are part of a right-wing populist movement that has received active and steady encouragement from the Trump administration to taunt those who believe in democracy.

Such expressions of sympathy, while understandable, can lead one to misunderstand the nature of the current crisis and also to misunderstand the importance of voting Trump out on November 3rd.