Sharon Farmer says she “never kissed enough butt” to land a job on staff at a national newspaper. Then the White House hired her for the job of a lifetime.
Race & Ethnicity
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Those Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ GOP Presidential Candidates
Most of the Republicans running for president are gun-owners. It isn’t going to help them.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Legions of Women Workers in U.S. Still Lack Minimum Wage and Labor Protections
The legacy of slavery and prescribed gender roles continues to rob millions of their fair share.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Students Declare Nationwide Boycott of Wendy’s Over Farmworker Concerns
Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonalds, and Walmart are already party to the worker-protection contract the targeted fast-food chain refuses to sign.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Photo of the Day, Tiny Adorable Scientists Edition
View image | gettyimages.com President Obama meets with some six-year-old Girl Scouts who participated in the White House science fair. They designed an electric page-turner to help people who are paralyzed or have arthritis to read. Also they’re adorable, though in and of itself that isn’t enough to get you invited to the White House. […]
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3 Trends Driving Liberal American Jews Away From Israel
Netanyahu’s re-election—and the way in which he won it—is but one touchstone of a crisis of the spirit.
Posted inEducation in America
America’s Willful Ignorance of Our History of Lynching Feeds Racial Hatred
It’s easy to focus on individual racist acts and condemn the actors. But that doesn’t get us closer to solving the problem of racism.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Many Ways the University of Oklahoma Fraternity Scandal Reveals America’s Racism Denial
Bill Kristol blames rap music. And the fraternity’s lawyer says the racist chanters were “tarred and feathered.” (Yes, he did.)
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Why the Real Story of the Irish Exodus to America Isn’t Taught in Schools
The famine that brought vast numbers of Irish to the U.S. wasn’t caused by nature; it was caused by ruthless capitalists.
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The Dance of Liberals and Radicals
As LBJ and MLK needed each other, so does today’s left-of-center establishment need the leftist vanguard—and vice-versa.
