Ford Foundation’s New Outlook: Breaking the scourge of inequality
Darren Walker As I begin my third year at the Ford Foundation’s helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are—to serve this institution. For…
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As Dr. Martin Luther King Said If We Can Spend Billions On Unjust Wars We Should Spend Billions On Full Employment
More than 50 years ago Dr. King warned about income inequality and poor wages In 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education,…
On Eve Of Papal Visit U.S., Like Cuba, Should Release Many Prisoners
Mumia Abu-Jamal; serious ailment The organizers of Days of Action for the End of the Blockade of Cuba in Washington, DC, September 16-18, are calling on President Obama…
Labor Day: Bernie Sanders Surges Because He Speaks To Workers’ Demands
Bernie Sanders The Most Important Labor Day since 1872 Labor Day always seems to come too soon. The summer flies by and many people regret not taking more…
American Divide: Seas of truth
What is the truth? No matter what the topic is, the truth routinely means different things to different people. The truth is actually a living, breathing creature. Though…
DEADLY DIPLOMACY: THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OF HAITI
Recently, Haiti has caught the attention of the American press again. This time, the headlines are not for earthquakes, hurricanes, cholera, or contentious elections, but for Bill and…
U.S. Calls For Free And Fair Elections In Uganda, Following Arrests Of Top Presidential Candidates, Besigye And Mbabazi
Secretary of State John Kerry Following the arrest by police today of leading Ugandan presidential candidates Dr. Kizza Besigye and former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, who are both…
Amazing Grace: More Reflections Upon Barack Obama’s Charleston Euology
Obama delivers. He left Clementa Pinckney’s funeral as a Black man who happened to be president. If Martin Luther King’s "I Have A Dream" speech is the 20th…
Dr. Besigye, Possible Candidate For Presidency, Says Ugandans Could Discuss Pardon For Gen. Museveni — Faults U.S. Support For Dictator
Dr. Besigye interviewed in New York Uganda is scheduled to hold presidential elections in March 2016. The opposition parties have vowed to block the election until electoral reforms…
Multi-ethnic Rwanda Opposition Group Lauds U.K. Arrest of Kagame’s Intelligence Chief, Gen. Karake
Rwanda's Gen. Paul Kagame--removing term limits would allow him to rule perpetually Rwanda is a small country full of big drama. One such drama played out on 20th…