Can democracy in the United States survive naked dictatorial ambition and Christian nationalism in 2024? The biggest danger today: a vengeful would-be dictator and a cultist Christian nationalist movement that are reaching for absolute power in our country. Please help us to inform, to mobilize and to inspire the forces of multi-racial, radical, inclusive democracy to defeat this threat in 2024.
It would be a mistake to think of the current wave of attacks on “critical race theory” as a culture war. This is a political battle.
The right has compiled a glossary of words like “abolition” and “equity” that it deems suspect in classroom contexts.
What a difference a day makes! Chicago and Wisconsin voters turn the tables
Reader Comments: Peace Movement-Then, Now?; Lessons from History-Centrality of Black-white unity; Roberto Clementine Book Restored; Ukrainian War - Differing Perspectives on the Left; Honoring Pathbreakers-Celebrating International Women's Day
Dilbert's race problem, how COVID affected the labor market, and more cultural crackups
Reader Comments: Derailment = Nationalization; Florida Bans Black History; Syria Hit by Earthquake, too; FBI Still Uses Informants; Amazon Labor Union; Charlene Mitchell; Communists in Closets; Building Resilient Organizations; Cartoons; more...
Reader Comments: States Can Tax the Rich; Black Studies Vital, Necessary; History of Seeing 'Socialism' Under Every Bed; Ukraine War; Ohio Train Derailment; Holly Near Tribute; Paul Robeson 125th Birthday Celebration; Cartoons; lots of Announcements;
John H. Bracey Jr.—an architect of Black studies—who helped to create one of the nation’s first doctoral programs in African American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, died over the weekend. Bracey was 81.
Reader Comments: MAGA Threat; China Balloon - Is This Justification for a New Cold War; DeSantis Attack on Black Studies as Alternative to Trump; You Thought Facebook Couldn't Get Worse...Think Again; Cartoons; Announcements; more....
Marjorie Taylor Greene Accidentally Humiliates Herself. The Science of Racism. Brett Kavanaugh Documentary Debuts At Sundance. Jordan Klepper Crashes Trump's First 2024 Campaign "Rally." Do You Need a Brain To Sleep?
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