Editorials

Bratton and protests

New York Police Commissioner William Bratton, in a speech to the Police Foundation on Jan. 29, announced the formation of…

February 3, 2015

What Obama left out

The “State of the Union” is the annual presidential speech that is supposed to report on how things are going…

January 26, 2015

Racism in the Academy behind snubbing of ‘Selma’

Institutionalized racism in the U.S. comes in many forms — some of it subtle, some not so subtle. The not…

January 20, 2015

Dr. King and Black lives today

If the great Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would unequivocally lend his name…

January 16, 2015

Ebola, socialism & imperialism

Now that the threat of the spread of Ebola within the United States has diminished — for the present —…

January 7, 2015

U.S. attacks on Korea no joke

In case anyone thought that Washington's recent moves to modify its policy toward Cuba mean the imperialist monster has suddenly…

December 21, 2014

George Stinney’s life mattered

The current national uprising against police terror sweeping the U.S., following the murders of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, is…

December 21, 2014

Athletes break their silence

The current national uprising against police violence dominates the U.S. political terrain. The revolt began with the Ferguson, Mo., rebellion,…

December 17, 2014

Why unions need Black youth

The new youthful explosion demanding justice and battling police racism and terror is offering new life to the existing labor…

December 12, 2014

Rebellion is justified!

Dec. 2 — The new movement protesting injustice, racism and police brutality in the United States has entered its second…

December 2, 2014