“Toni Morrison will always be with us”: Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni & Sonia Sanchez...
Toni Morrison, one of the nation’s most influential writers, died this week at the age of 88 from complications of pneumonia. In...
The future may be female but the pandemic is patriarchal
I hope that the rest of us become attached to less polluted air and lower carbon emissions. I hope that we learn to value the lives of women.
Ants at a pandemic picnic
Now, we see cities throughout Amerika with bars and restaurants open, and millions of us mingling face to face, beer to beer, with no masks.
67 years in the peace movement
I would like to announce the publication of a book which discusses the things that I have experienced during my 67 years of work in the peace movement.
The deadly rule of the oligarchs
Oligarchs use power and ruling structures solely for personal advancement – they will stop at nothing to maintain the sophistry of their rule.
Gun violence has dropped dramatically in 3 states with very different gun laws
To have an honest, nonpartisan discussion about gun violence, we must look at what happened in New York, California, and Texas.
Media that benefit from inequality prefer to talk about other things
As economic inequality surges in the US, major media outlets remain fixated on other economic issues, overshadowing a fundamental challenge to American society.
Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling
These dialogues show protagonists’ strengths and hopes, and these are the elements of the stories that remain with us long after watching their digital stories.
Be black, be brave
Let’s return to that idea: we shall arm the militia, and no one else. The Militia shall be comprised of all races and sexes. No one – not even the police – shall have guns.
Philadelphia Inquirer Pimps for Philly Cop Chief
The Philadelphia Inquirer was shamelessly pimped for the brutal and murderous Philadelphia Police Department. Has the Inquirer, once one of the country's best papers, become such a shameless apologist for the powerful?