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El Salvador left poised for election victory
In less than three weeks, 3 million to 4 million people will mobilize to vote for El Salvador's next president - likely ushering in a new progressive chapter in the country's long, violent history of dictatorships.
French colonies in the Caribbean demand decent pay, end to racism
Guadeloupe, a French colony in the Caribbean, has been brought to a standstill as a result of trade union actions over the last several weeks.
Malcolm X, Barack Obama and Oginga Odinga
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) was assassinated 44 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1965, because of his attempt to internationalize the African American struggle for self-determination.
Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
The economic health and social vitality of our urban communities are critically important to the prosperity and quality of life for Americans.
New NYPD data shows record number of stop-and-frisks in 12-month period
New data from the New York City Police Department shows the final total of stop-and-frisks for 2008 to be a record 531,159. Over 80 percent of them were of Black and Latino New Yorkers.
Attorney General Eric Holder: ‘A nation of cowards’
We need to confront our racial past - and our racial present. In things racial, we have always been and continue to be essentially a nation of cowards. This Department of Justice, as long as I am here, must - and will - lead the nation to the "new birth of freedom."
Why they fear Eric Holder, why we need him
There are those who fear this warrior for justice. They are afraid of the accountability that must be applied to the transgressors, no matter who they are.
New York Post cartoon crosses the line
For a degrading, violent, racist cartoon against President Obama, the New York Post wins the prize for reporting that is an embarrassment to the profession of journalism.
White recession, Black depression: Let’s make racial inequality a piece of Black history
As the United States delves further into a serious long-term recession, African Americans are facing the challenge of coming from a seven-year silent recession into a depression. What the national economy is going through could decrease the Black middle class by a staggering 33 percent.
Critic of murderous Kagame regime in Rwanda killed in crash of Continental Flight 3407
The evening before Human Rights Watch expert on Rwanda Alison Des Forges' critical quote on the secret deal worked out between Rwanda's murderous U.S.-backed President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Joseph Kabila appeared in the Washington Post, Des Forges died in a the fiery crash of Continental Flight 3407.
Guadeloupe and Martinique workers call general strikes to protest economic racism
A general strike against rising living costs much higher than those in France has been in progress on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe since Jan. 20 and on Martinique since Feb. 5.
Foreclosed owners should squat in their own homes
If you're poor and the bank is coming for your home, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur has a plan for you. Just squat, she says.
Reject police and anti-gang funding in stimulus package
Tell Congress to reject the $5 billion in the stimulus package that would hire 13,000 more cops and fund the war on drugs and gangs.
Qaddafi elected president of African Union, vows to push for United States of Africa
The African Union summit has elected Libyan Revolution Leader Muammar Al-Qaddafi the new president of the AU. The position will give Al-Qaddafi the power to influence policies across Africa for the next year.
The Obamas and Washington, D.C., statehood
Madison suggested creating a new capital, one that would geographically be part of the South but in close proximity to the North - a capital that would allow Southerners to safely bring their human property.
The conflict in the Congo is a resource war waged by U.S. and British...
The December 2008 United Nations report is the latest in a series of U.N. reports dating from 2001 that clearly documents the systematic looting and appropriation of Congolese resources by Rwanda and Uganda, two of Washington and London's staunchest allies in Africa.
Making change real
Black America is engaged in the struggle to end AIDS like never before. That commitment, together with support from the Obama administration, could create real, lasting change in the course of this epidemic.
Revolutionary technology enables Highland Park student math scores to soar
Instead of trying to get students to come to class, these teachers are trying to get students to go home. Instead of finding students who are struggling to complete assignments and improve their achievement levels, these students are excelling.
Whistleblower: Part I – NSA spied on everyone, targeted journalists
Former National Security Agency analyst Russell Tice told MSNBC's Keith Olbermann on Wednesday, Jan. 21, that the programs that spied on Americans were not only much broader than previously acknowledged but specifically targeted journalists.
You are being lied to about pirates
Who imagined that in 2009, the world's governments would be declaring a new War on Pirates?