Racial control: from shackles of slavery to iron cages of prison to ankle monitors
California passed a bill on Oct. 12 banning private prisons as of 2028, spotlighting, once again, America’s obsession with locking up human beings. The situation …
A president facing impeachment cannot champion criminal justice reform
It boggles the mind that an African American organization whose membership is 50 percent Democrats could honor President Donald Trump for criminal justice reform. But …
Kaepernick knelt for social justice, Jay-Z got the contract and the NFL had the last laugh
PHOTOS COURTESY OF GRAMMY.COM AND POPCULTURE.COM Three years after National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested social injustice by first sitting and later kneeling for …
Opioids overdose deaths a manufactured tragedy, ensnared minorities and babies
Within about 20 years, more than 76 billion opioid pills or painkillers were sold in just six years in the U.S., manufacturers and distributors made …
Puerto Rico is another presidential litmus test which Trump has failed
Among all of President Donald Trump’s many character flaws, perhaps the most unfortunate one is a lack of empathy, especially for those who need it …
The late David Koch helped poison American political culture
Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch spent hundreds of millions of dollars attempting to wrest government from the “rent seekers” who were “feeding at the …
We need a massive national program to counter hate
The soul-searching taking place over the Aug. 3 El Paso mass shooting in which a 21-year-old white racist killed 22 people and wounded 24 others …
Florida attorney general out of step with voters on gun safety
Mass shootings in America have become so commonplace that gun violence did not feature during the two recent Democratic presidential debates. But whenever such tragedies …
You’ve heard about Brexit; now get ready for Blexit
When the British campaign to leave the European Union was launched, it was given a simple name, Brexit, short for British exit. Now an American …
Florida Republicans perpetuate racism with ex-felon voting bill
The Republicans who control Florida’s state government may want you to believe that they were merely doing administrative housekeeping when they defied the wishes of …