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In Reconsidering Reparations, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò makes the case for a political project with a global scope.

Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price.

The investigation into Lander’s management shows the importance of equitable leadership and strong protections

This split between the fortunes of ocean shippers and their barely-hanging-on workers stems from industry-wide deregulation that supersized both container ships and the companies that pilot them.

The renowned Black scholar Adolph Reed opposes the politics of anti-racism, describing it as a cover for capitalism.

If the Trump Republican party succeeds in its effort to corrupt the vote and return its leader to office, what remains of democracy in the United States will be on life support. We must work now to make sure it never reaches that point.

By upholding Alabama’s gerrymandered districts, the supreme court is laying the groundwork for ending voting rights and political power for Black people.

"I can't think of a worse betrayal of the people of Afghanistan than to freeze their assets and give it to 9/11 families," said one person whose brother was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Employers regularly eliminate healthcare benefits as a strike-breaking tactic. A bill just introduced in Congress seeks to finally end this practice.

Mississippi poet Philip Kolin depicts the crushing of the Black community in Tulsa, OK one century ago.