by Larry Cohen | Aug 26, 2015 | Democracy
The NAACP’s “Journey for Justice” began in Selma, Ala., on August 1. The march is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. on September 15, followed by an “advocacy day” at the Capitol on September 16. NAACP national president Cornell Brooks has walked much of the...
by Van Jones | Aug 13, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
Many observers are perplexed by the decision of some Black Lives Matter activists to twice disrupt attempted addresses by presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders. Well, I am not perplexed. The new generation of civil rights activists never accepted "trickle-down...
by Joshua Holland | Aug 13, 2015 | Democracy
This commentary originally appeared in Raw Story. A lot of white progressives have been flummoxed by #BlackLivesMatter activists disrupting Sen. Bernie Sanders’ events. They point out that Sanders is the most liberal candidate in this race, and wonder why Hillary...
by Scott Klinger | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
Our country has no shortage of big problems. While big challenges are nothing new for Americans, how we deal with them has changed. Fifty years ago, rising social unrest forced Congress to deal with big things — like voting rights, immigration, and access to health...
by Robert Borosage | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
Donald Trump commandeered the stage in last night’s Republican presidential debate. Planted in the middle by his lead in the polls, framed by his signature orange bird’s-nest hair, he presented a bloated, looming, ominous visage, a surly Gulliver surrounded by...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Democracy
In the run-up to the first Republican presidential debate, a flurry of news stories about the candidates offered glimpses of oligarchy in action. Consider: Jeb Bush’s largest Super PAC has already raised $103 million, most of it collected before he even officially...
