14 States Funnel Millions of Public Dollars to Fake Abortion Clinics

Sarah Moore Facing South
A Crisis Pregnancy Center in St. Paul, MN.
Some 14 states are using public dollars to fund so-called "crisis pregnancy centers," which pose as legitimate medical facilities, when in fact their true function is to deter people from seeking abortion, often by providing false information.

The Uprising in Sudan and the role of the African American Left

Zachary Mondesire Africa is a Country
Sudanese protestors demanding an end to military rule.
Citing the response to the historic popular uprising in Sudan, the author warns some on the African American Left may have joined Euro-American political scientists in undervaluing the potential for political mobilization in sub-Saharan Africa.

Leaves of Crass

Jeff Balch Evanston Round Table
Illinois poet Jeff Balch takes some liberties with Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” turning the verse into something like the voice of our president, if he were poetic.

The Dark Side of the Moon Mission

“For that kind of money,” Kurt Vonnegut cracked on the CBS Evening News about the Apollo 11 moon landing, “the least NASA can do is discover God.” At the time of the mission, civil rights activists, anti-Vietnam War protesters and even top scientists were skeptical of its purpose and doubtful of its value. Contributions of women and black people like test pilot Ed Dwight were diminished and buried for years. Nostalgia lends itself to glossing over the protest and unrest of the time.