John Roberts has one iron in the fire that none of the other conservatives on the Supreme Court have. As chief justice, it is
Category: Human Rights
Dan Rather – so much more professional than Mike Wallace
On April 7, 2012, Mike Wallace of CBS News and 60 Minutes passed away. It’s hard to imagine any other journalist/entertainer who received a
Is college really worth it?
For over forty years, I have been an educator. It may sound odd, but I think that the United States should give serious consideration
Avaaz: Global, progressive activism in your inbox
Do you suffer from progressive-cause fatigue? Does daybreak reveal an inbox bursting with entreaties from progressive politicians and causes pitching the cause-du-jour and pleading
When slaves sued for freedom: A city reckons with its past
In Memphis, they’ve turned the hotel where Martin Luther King was murdered into a museum honoring the Civil Rights Movement. Across the South, “Civil
Civil rights: How different is today from 1965?
The federal Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Ironically, it passed just a year after Republican Senator Barry Goldwater’s launched his southern strategy
Imagining a conservative conversation about poverty
I saw a remarkable story on the March 19 CBS Evening News about photo-journalist Steve Liss, who has chronicled poverty in the United States.
“Hate map” shows explosive growth of extremist groups in 2011
Is it just me, or does it seem that there’s more news than ever about extreme right-wing hate groups in America? As it turns
Even against Romney, Obama would have tough time carrying the South
Back in the “ancient times” of January and early March, 2012, Mitt Romney was unable to carry early Southern states such as South Carolina
The human cost of your free online shipping
I am a progressive, and I identify with leftist politics. I want Medicare for all, free higher education for everyone, Social Security caps lifted