by Leo Gerard | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog
In his victory speech on election night, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb said he would always remember the union members who helped him defeat two Republican incumbents in one year. “Side by side with us at each step of the way were men and women of organized labor. . . I will...
by Alex Reeder | Nov 20, 2018 | Blog
What does Trans Day of Remembrance mean in a world that appears to be entering an age of heightened fascism? For me, today is a somber reminder that anti-trans violence is killing our people. And that every waking day, that violence could take another life. Today, we...
by Tim Wilkins | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog
Stacey Abrams is right not to concede. The Georgia Democrat, who hoped to become the state’s first Black governor, acknowledged that while she will no longer directly challenge Republican Brian Kemp for the office, she will fight as a private citizen to hold him...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog
One of the big winners in the 2018 midterm elections you may not have heard about is education funding. This may come as news to you - because just as some observers incorrectly concluded last week's "Blue Wave" was merely a ripple, quick takes on midterm results on...
by Jacqueline Bediako | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog
Toxic environments, as evidenced by human exposure to dirty water or polluted air, are deadly for everyone. When the police shoot first and fill quotas, they are are also toxic. To connect these dots completely, we must understand how police brutality and toxic...
by Sam Pizzigati | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog
Tony Maxwell, a retired African-American naval officer, was trying — without much success — to get his Jacksonville, Florida neighbor to go with him to the mid-term election polls and vote. The young neighbor, a high-school-dropout, had no interest in taking the ride....
