David A. Love, JD

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Arab-Israeli War, in which Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Since that time, Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza have been living under Israeli military occupation. Observers…

I do not speak lightly when I say that The Black Commentator is one of our national treasures. For the Black community, progressive readers from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and walks of life, supporters of human rights, those who oppose war and oppression, and those who are not content with the current state of…

“The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people…

I do not speak lightly when I say that The Black Commentator is one of our national treasures. For the Black community, progressive readers from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and walks of life, supporters of human rights, those who oppose war and oppression, and those who are not content with the current state of…

During his recent trip to Latin America, Pope Benedict XVI offended millions when he arrogantly suggested that Catholicism had purified indigenous populations, and called the resurgence of indigenous religions a step backward. He also said the native populations were longing for Christianity, and had welcomed the Catholic priests at the time of European conquest. He…

What’s all this fuss about illegal immigrants? It seems that the xenophobes are back for a command performance. The minutemen, those self-deputized, modern-day fugitive-slave catchers, stand ready at the border to arrest, shoot and kill Mexicans, ostensibly for the good of the nation. Individuals such as cable-TV commentator Lou Dobbs further degrade America’s journalistic standards…

Hey, where did the brothers go? It is no secret that Black men – the most vulnerable, the most at-risk segment of the population, and sadly, often the most marginalized, scapegoated, neglected and unwelcome of all Americans – are in crisis. That they are overrepresented in the nation’s jails and prisons is well documented. In…

Why is it that a wealthy nation such as the United States—with $500 billion to throw away on a useless war in Iraq—cannot scrape up the money to provide legal representation to indigent people accused of a crime? It’s all about priorities. The money is available, but the will is absent. New Orleans Judge Arthur…

When used as directed by the manufacturer, a gun will make it easier to take a human life. So, should we be surprised that a nation such as the United States—with over 200 million privately-owned guns, nearly one gun per adult—violence and murder are so prevalent? The Virginia Tech shooting, in which a student, Seung-Hui…