And The “Oscar Goes To—President Trump”
Oscar winner for "Best Actor" in Leading Role The Sergeant of Arms of the United States House of Representatives boomed Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States…
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The New Slavery’s Boost: Private Prisons Smell Blood In The Water
Cover of Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" The great Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in “The House of the Dead,” 1862, wrote: "The degree of civilization in a…
“President” Steven Bannon: The Grey Eminence
Bannon. Fox screen shot The Trump presidency is entering its second month. It has been surreal watching the showman signing executive decisions in the full glare of camera…
UN — Say No to Returning Refugees to Danger
Greek Red Cross helping an Afghan refugee who just arrived from Turkey to Lesvos island, Greece, in December 2015. CREATIVE COMMONS Pressure is building on Afghan and Somali…
Battle Royale? Why Doth POTUS Proteseth “Fake News” Daily?
He does protest too loudly Why does President Trump and his top press and communications officials either tweet or mention the word "fake news" multiple times every day?…
“Fake News”? Without Courageous Media Civil Rights Progress Would Have been Delayed
Pioneering journalist Ida B. Wells. Source: YouTube Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., knew the power of media and once observed: "The brutality with which officials would have quelled…
President Trump Is Wrong On Gender-neutral Restrooms
Jumaane D. Williams and NY City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito presenting proclamation to Brooklyn Community Pride Center in June 2016. Photo Credit: William Alatriste, NYC Council The Trump…
Trump’s “Deportation Memo” Widely Condemned
Leading editorial boards have condemned the Trump Administration’s detailed blueprint for mass deportation laid out in the new DHS implementation memos on immigration enforcement. The White House and…
Chicago Killer Cop LaRoyce Tankson Charged With Murder
LaRoyce Tankson Last Friday, an Amtrak police officer was charged with first-degree murder for shooting a fleeing Black man in the back—because he was suspected of having marijuana…
Sharpton: Will Trump Bend Arc Towards or Away From Justice?
Sharpton. MSNBC screenshot Today, President Trump toured the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where he was shown everything from slavery to the present day…