Issue: 496

Part of our liberation is in our strength to call out acts of homophobia. The editors at the Associated Press Stylebook have announced that they are “discouraging” use of the word “homophobia.” The AP Stylebook is the widely used guide that media use to standardize terms and general usage. Why should the LGBTQ community be…

“I demand that notice be taken of my negating activity insofar as I pursue something other than life; insofar as I do battle for the creation of a human world – that is, of a world of reciprocal recognitions.” –Frantz Fanon Almost nothing is more painful than observing a people commit political suicide. Yet, this…

This may be the last great opportunity for the United States to avoid permanently falling behind China. Much has been made during the past couple of months over the fact that critical top leadership decisions were being made in the United States and China at about the same time as clues were sought as to…

Most Americans were unconcerned about the efforts to garner and renew the respect of Walmart workers. Some Americans asked, “What’s wrong with Walmart? I like Walmart!” The protests on Black Friday were not designed to end capitalism or crush Walmart, though some in the media attempted to portray it as such. The protests were not…

Sheriff Tim Howard and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, two men who thus far have held back Attorney General Eric Holder… I never knew county Sheriffs were that tough, at least not tough enough to make the federal government’s powerful Department of Justice (DOJ) look weak. But for now, they are apparently able to say ‘boo’ and…