October 9, 2025
Cover Story
Editorial Board
They are holding government operations hostage because they don’t want to fund policies that can saves lives.
The federal government shut down on October 1, and the impasse between Congressional Democrats and Republicans suggest that this may be a long one. Already, Speaker…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
One hundred years ago, blacks had made substantial gains following the Civil War, including two dozen members of Congress, governors and state legislators. Suddenly, all of that disappeared, not because of black ineptitude, but because of white racism, the tyranny of the majority.
Dear Justice Thomas: The purpose of this letter is to discuss with you the changes that are taking place in this nation, and the ways in…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
They believed the United States of America had matured past fascism, that education and empathy were vaccines against hate, that a few indictments could save democracy.
To the modern MAGA mind, the Left isn’t just a political ideology - it’s the enemy of White people. That’s the translation, no “JohnnyQuest” decoder ring…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
That given the concerns about his age, my visible success as his vice president was vital.
It appears that no one was more taken aback than former Vice President Kamala Harris, whose tight political circle had been enraptured with confidence on election…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Abolishing something means eliminating it entirely, which often also means creating very different institutions that do things very differently.
“Abolition” isn’t just a fun word to say. “I want to abolish prisons,” doesn’t just mean that you think there are too many prisons and they…
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