In a single speech, Bernie showed why he’s an existential threat to the political establishment. He decried poverty and exploitation and named capitalism as the culprit and democratic socialism as the solution
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Howard Zinn’s life was a model for left-wing intellectuals to both produce and take action to transform the world
Lessons of Radical Black Feminism in the Age of Trump
Movements do not come to us from heaven, fully formed and organized. They are built by actual people, with all their political questions, weaknesses and strengths
Black political operatives operate in the same terrain as their white competitors. They compete to stay in the good graces of wealthy donors while maximizing political connections to bolster their campaign war chests
To end police violence, we must end policing as we know it. Coming within days of each other, the grand jury…
It’s clear that nothing other than a mass movement can stop the senseless murder of young African Americans at the hands of American police
African Americans have a rich history of directing their collective anger at inequality and injustice toward institutions that maintain the status quo
While the liberal establishment relished the opportunity to pound on Ryan, Obama continues to get a pass for making the same point