November 6, 2025
Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
He mocks the hungry, scapegoats the poor, and blames immigrants for the chaos his own greed creates. He doesn’t dog-whistle; he foghorns. He doesn’t hint at evil; he advertises it in 4K.
You know the look: evil in evening wear - pure, uncut, lab-grade. Not the convenience-store stuff. It doesn’t knock; it shoulder-checks the door, flings its coat…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
The death of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement has become so commonplace and routine that many of us who are Black have managed to become simultaneously outraged and psychologically numbed.
Some degree of belated, if not entirely total, justice prevailed on October 29th when former officer Sean Grayson, who shot and murdered Sonya Massey was found…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
it is these recent, spiteful federal actions and dictates that are are illegal and contradictory to the U.S. Constitution and a plethora of laws and judicial decisions and regulations established, and reaffirmed, over decades.
Note: This commentary is the opening Presentation by James Jennings to the Convening: Environmental Justice and Housing Equity: Building Power for Communities, on behalf of Alternatives…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Those who would consider the depiction of George Floyd as the son of God as blasphemous must ask themselves whether George Floyd as Jesus is more offensive to them than any brother as Jesus.
Very often, there are issues we are forced to confront that we did not know were controversial, solutions searching for a problem. One of these is…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
When Cheney endorsed Kamala Harris, he reminded Americans that patriotism is not defined by party, but by principle.
Dick Cheney, who died this week at age 84, was one of the most powerful and controversial figures in modern American politics. The former Vice President…
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