Critical race—to the bottom
My people came to the US in a wave of late 19th century immigration that was fueled by the trauma of endless wars in Europe...
My people came to the US in a wave of late 19th century immigration that was fueled by the trauma of endless wars in Europe...
“Ghosts of European colonialism still haunt us today even in the 21st century. This was evident from the untimely death...
“Old wounds break open. Deep, encrusted wrongs are suddenly visible. The streets flow with anger and solidarity. The past and...
“With the possibility of America’s first woman president looming, it’s appropriate to consider the monumental struggle for gender equality.” James...
“Remember a semi-comic Cold War movie, “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming”? A deadly Soviet Union nuclear submarine”...
“Strangely, over a century, America’s two major political parties gradually reversed identities, like the magnetic poles of Planet Earth switching...
“Automation isn’t coming. It’s here. At the airport, the public library, the grocery store, and dozens of other places, touch...
“This is a little too big to simply call “news.” Indeed, I can’t move beyond these words — especially that...
“On July 15, 1985, South Africans in the Port Elizabeth Township began a boycott of white-owned businesses to undermine the...
“Often minimized in our history books, the tactics of nonviolent action played a powerful role in achieving American Independence from...
“The name Helen Keller conjures up, for many people, a deaf-blind-mute girl learning to communicate via sign language. It is...
“On June 27, 1915, Grace Lee Boggs was born in Providence, Rhode Island, above her father’s restaurant. Grace later said,...
“This week in nonviolent history commemorates the successful conclusion of Kuwait’s Blue Revolution. On May 17th, 2005, Kuwaiti women gained...
“President Obama is considering a visit to Hiroshima during the G-7 economic summit in Japan later this month. Hiroshima is...
“Ever since the foundation of the American Republic, there has been both praise for and suspicion of the role the...