White Americans have no right to judge the outpouring of black anger in Ferguson. — by Jill Richardson Shortly before Michael Brown’s fateful encounter with Ferguson cop Darren Wilson, I was appointed as a teaching assistant in a class on race and
Our immigration system has been broken for decades. And every day we wait to act, millions of undocumented immigrants are living in the shadows: Those who want to pay taxes and play by the same rules as everyone else have no way
— by David Morris (reposted from CommonDreams) On November 4th Democrats lost big when they ran a candidate but won big when they ran an issue. In 42 states about 150 initiatives were on the ballot. The vast majority did not address
Tom Butt elected mayor and slate of progressive candidates all win city council seats after grim battle with corporate power — by Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams staff writer A slew of progressive candidates were elected in Richmond, California on Tuesday night in
What We All Can Do To Give Women And Families A Fair Shot At Getting Ahead — by CAP Action War Room Fifty years ago, most families were able to pay their bills, save for their children’s education and plan for their
Nearly 50 years ago, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing beside him, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law to protect African-Americans and other minorities from racist policies that made it harder for them to register to vote and
— Roberta Lange, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair A few weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court issued a backwards ruling that allows for-profit corporate CEOs to make medical decisions that should be made between a woman and her doctor. That’s right –
‘This ruling goes out of its way to declare that discrimination against women isn’t discrimination.’ – Lauren McCauley, staff writer at Common Dreams Defenders of women’s health and reproductive freedom are reacting with anger to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Monday
— by Matt Lee-Ashley, Guest Contributor at ThinkProgress-Climate The recent Cliven Bundy debacle in Nevada put a national spotlight on the long-running, and long-failing, effort by right-wing Western legislators to seize federal public lands and either turn them over to the states or sell
Campaigners say White House move ‘will begin to undo one of the last vestiges of legally sanctioned discrimination’ — by Lauren McCauley, staff writer, Common Dreams In what is being hailed as a major victory for LGBTQ rights, the White House confirmed on Monday that
