by Richard Eskow | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog
Before he became one of the great basketball players of his time, Charles Barkley was a son of the Alabama soil. He went home to help Doug Jones pull off his upset victory against Roy Moore in this week's special Senate election. Here's what he had to say on CNN...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog
Democrat Doug Jones won his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama Tuesday night against Republican Roy Moore in one of the most closely watched elections of the year. But the real winners of this election are the thousands of voters who came together into a movement...
by Miles Mogulescu | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog
“Deep in my heart, I do believe, that we shall overcome some day.” Songs were integral to the civil rights movement. And no song was as iconic as “We Shall Overcome.” It inspired a generation of civil rights warriors, was sung at rallies, churches, marches, concerts,...
by Rev. Kenneth Glasgow | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog
There’s a lot at stake in Alabama right now; every vote counts. That’s why we’ve been going door to door to let folks know they have the right to vote, and get them out to the polls. In Alabama, more than a quarter of a million people have been disenfranchised because...
by Richard Eskow | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog
Two political scientists wrote a recent op-ed in the New York Times, which ran under the headline, "Is the Democratic Party Becoming Too Democratic?" It's an interesting thought. Unfortunately, the commentary appears to cherry-pick facts and figures to reinforce the...
by Lauren McCauley | Dec 11, 2017 | Blog
Despite freezing temperatures and the season’s first significant snowfall, hundreds of people from across New England turned out Saturday to demand that Senator Susan Collins finally listen to the will of the voters and reject the Republican tax overhaul. An estimated...
