February 18, 2016
Color of Law
Executive Editor
A Reagan appointee, Scalia was the longest-serving justice on the court. His critics remember him as a polarizing and intolerant figure and one of the most regressive voices in the federal judiciary.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is dead at 79. The influential conservative jurist was found dead of apparent natural causes in a West Texas resort, and…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Will we see judicial gridlock? Will there be a Constitutional struggle? Will the battle that is likely to ensue lead the public to engage in greater civic participation or at least increase their interest in the political process?
Four of the nine sitting Supreme Court Justices are over the age of 75. Antonin Scalia was 79 at the time of his passing. The remaining…
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Commentary
Columnist
These are the kind of people who want to fill the vacancy on the high court, so that they may continue to move the country toward oligarchy and plutocracy, leaving the rest of the people to be left at the margins of society and the economy.
It’s likely that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s body was not even cold last weekend before the Republicans in Congress and all of the GOP…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
if you’re asking me to go beyond a respectful, courteous nod to the family, a customary tip-of-the-hat, don’t hold your breath. Forgive me please, but anything more would be a form of deceit, hypocrisy, and dishonesty. . . masquerading as admiration if not honor, and I’ve neither for the man.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died. I feel exactly as I'm sure the "Munchkins" felt when Dorothy's house landed on the Wicked Witch of the…
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Commentary
You have to have a knowledge of history no matter what you are going to do; anything that you undertake you have to have a knowledge of history in order to be successful in it. The thing that has made the so-called Negro in America fail, more than any other thing, is your, my, lack of knowledge concerning history. We know less about history than anything else.
(This speech by Malcolm X is a part of Black History in America. It is important to learn about the evolution of the thinking of Malcolm.)…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has provided tone and texture to this race. He has forced Secretary Clinton to hone her positions on health care, Wall Street and income inequality. He came so amazingly close to toppling her in Iowa that it gave me Post Dramatic Stress Syndrome.
I am looking forward to November 8, 2016, and to voting for Hilary Rodham Clinton to lead these United States. I am so extremely excited that…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
when it comes to advancing Dr. King’s legacy, a vote for Clinton not only falls far short of the mark; it prevents us from giving new life to King’s legacy. Instead, it is Sanders who has championed that legacy in word and in deed for 50 years. This election is not a mere campaign; it is a crusade to resurrect democracy—King-style—in our time. In 2016, Sanders is the one leading that crusade.
The future of American democracy depends on our response to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. And that legacy is not just about defending civil…
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Commentary
Columnist
As the demographic makeup of the country is changing rapidly to a pluralistic society, there is an urgency to move public services into the private sector so that the corporate and wealthy elite can sustain their economic hegemony in an increasingly diverse society.
Los Angeles where the past four mayors, Richard Riordan (R), James K. Hahn (D), Antonio Villaraigosa (D), a former union advocate and employee, and Eric Garcetti…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
In "Formation," Beyoncé unquestionably honors the inimitable black queer culture of New Orleans — a singular look and feeling that’s often either misunderstood or underrepresented in popular art.
"Formation" celebrates identities that once sparked shame but now inspire pride. Beyoncé’s new song “Formation,” released over the weekend and performed at Super Bowl 50, is…
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