On Friday, the conservative majority activist Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and effectively ended federal abortion rights for women across the country. As thousands upon thousands protest and organize from coast-to-coast, the vast majority of Democratic leadership has responded in the usual milquetoast way. Aside from a very vocal…

Most Americans were rightly horrified by the atrocious massacre in Buffalo, NY where a white supremacist killed 10 innocent souls, all of whom were Black. Despite the fact that the killer’s own rantings repeated familiar talking points of ‘replacement theory’ and other popular verbiage found not only amongst hate groups…

When Donald J. Trump descended down the tacky golden escalators of Trump Tower to formally announce his candidacy for President of the United States in June of 2015, his words were carefully crafted for all to hear. “The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems,” he said…

If the FBI can’t even hold police accountable, then where does that leave my family and others in seeking justice? — In the barrage of endless breaking news, you wouldn’t be alone if you likely missed a recent important story: the federal hate crime trial of a former New Jersey police chief. For three weeks this fall, a jury in Camden, New Jersey, listened and deliberated over the fate of Frank…

For years, people like myself have argued that we need to call out acts of terrorism and violence perpetrated by white men in the same fashion that we call out those committed by terrorists who claim to be Muslim or belong to a terrorist network overseas. Many of us have…

Trump’s Attacks on The Squad Aren’t Just Racist; They’re a Deliberate Attempt to Stifle Their Freedom of Speech On Saturday morning, Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Deb Haaland addressed the annual gathering of progressives at the Netroots Nation conference in the city of brotherly love (Rep. Alexandria…

What Do the Iran Hawks Have to Fear When Nobody Has Been Held Accountable for Iraq? It’s truly amazing how casually some people speak of war. Thanks to President Trump pulling the United States out of the JCPOA (the Iran nuclear deal), the back-and-forth escalation between the two nations has…

On Wednesday, the world learned of a brutal attack in Manbij, Syria that took the lives of at least 15, including four Americans. ISIS claimed responsibility for the suicide blast which reportedly targeted a restaurant frequented by U.S. soldiers. Hawks within the President’s own party, like Senator Lindsey Graham, wasted…

What The G20 Should Focus On: Right-Wing Nationalism It’s that time again; the gathering of world leaders for the G20 summit. This year’s forum, held in Argentina on November 30th and December 1st, will focus on many things from the global economy, trade and transatlantic relations to a U.S./China showdown…