Solomon Jones is featured in a new ad campaign from Temple University, his alma mater. In it, [...]
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Building trade unions and Rebuild – a slippery slope
As part of an ongoing investigation into union corruption in Philadelphia, the FBI has acknowledged yearlong wiretaps [...]
Read moreNot high on mixing medical marijuana and politics
A MEDICAL marijuana dispensary called TerraVida Holistic Centers is being proposed for my neighborhood, and I'm not [...]
Read moreWhy Trump’s sudden interest in Syrian deaths?
IN ITS LATEST bid to confuse the world community, the Trump administration has accused the Syrian and [...]
Read moreBlack lives don’t matter to Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department
AFTER THE RECENT actions of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, even the few black voters who supported Donald [...]
Read moreTrump, air pollution, and the big lie about coal jobs
WHEN PRESIDENT Trump signed a new executive order seeking to curb the enforcement of regulations on climate [...]
Read moreShame on Seth Williams for letting down African Americans
My heart is broken at the news that Seth Williams has been indicted on charges of corruption. [...]
Read moreNo surprise here – Trumpcare would hurt poor and working class
IN A LONG-AWAITED report on the Republican health-care plan, the Congressional Budget Office said the plan would [...]
Read moreHUD is part of the legacy of slavery, which Ben Carson has failed to grasp
When I listened to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson compare immigration to slavery, I was [...]
Read moreHey Milo, it’s about decency, not political correctness
Milo Yiannopoulos, now the former senior editor at right-wing Breitbart News after being forced to resign, has [...]
Read moreDear black people: The immigrant battle is our fight, too
I WATCHED with mixed emotions as my elected representatives rushed to the aid of immigrants and refugees [...]
Read moreDeVos could destroy public education for children of color
MAKE NO MISTAKE. The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education on Tuesday is a direct [...]
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