October 15, 2015
Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Where Bernie showed his strength was in keeping everyone focused on the fight against Bankster-imposed austerity at home and being dragged into new wars abroad.
INSTANT ANALYSIS: MY TWO CENTS. Overall, Bernie Sanders won, but not without a few wobbles, and the GOP was the big loser. Hillary retained her front-runner…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
I want the Democratic presidential hopefuls to be as invested in LGBTQ lives lost to police brutality as they are about “Black Lives Matter.”
The first Democratic Presidential debate of the 2016 season was an exemplary example of civil discourse compared to what the American public witnessed with the GOP’s…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
There are alternatives to celebrating a genocidal figure such as Columbus. For example, in 1990, South Dakota created Native Americans’ Day, while Hawaii celebrates Discoverers’ Day in honor of Polynesian explorers. And nine cities in the U.S. have pushed for resolutions to recognize October 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in lieu of Columbus Day.
With another Columbus Day behind us, America must ask the question: Why are we still celebrating Columbus Day, and exactly what are people celebrating here? Now…
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The African World
Editorial Board
"Pope Francis took a recent trip to the United States and met with both religious and political leaders. What does this trip tell us about the state of the Catholic Church today? What are we to make of his progressive stances on the economy and the environment? The African nation of Burkina Faso experienced a near coup when Regiment of Presidential Security forces (RSP) attempted to unseat Burkinabe President Michael Kafando."
October 15, 2015 - Issue 625 var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; The Global African The Pope’s Visit & Undermining Democracy In Burkina Faso Video is courtesy of…
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Commentary
Columnist
According to the Fox News pundit, if there are any children who go hungry in the U.S., it is their parents’ fault. Besides, he declared last week, any statement that there are hungry children in the U.S. is “a total lie.”
Some say that Bill O’ Reilly’s head is in the sand, but his head is in a much darker place. According to the Fox News pundit,…
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Commentary
Columnist
These education gangsters have wrought tremendous damage on school children of color they have claimed to love and to nurture.
Read Part 1 Chris Cerf, newly appointed superintendent of the Newark Public Schools, has been a long-term servant of the Cartel of right-leaning corporate and foundation…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentators
As policymakers look for ways to improve living standards for the vast majority of Americans who have endured decades of stagnant wages, increasing child care affordability is an excellent place to start.
In recent decades most Americans have endured stagnant hourly pay, despite significant economy-wide income growth (Bivens and Mishel 2015). In essence, only a fraction of overall…
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Commentary
Columnist
There are many lessons that the invasion of Grenada taught us. Lessons that continue to plague the worldwide African Liberation Movement that are steeped in the efforts of the white supremacy forces to always find some African person or persons to keep us divided and fighting each other, rather than focusing on and fighting the real enemy.
Given the current media attention being given to the war against terrorism, African people should not forget significant events in our history. One of the events…
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