by New York Immigration Coalition/Press Releases Coalition Calls on New York State Senate to Vote against Divisive and Dangerous Bill New York, NY – The New York Immigration Coalition has learned that New York State Senator Terrence Murphy introduced a bill that would require residents of New York […]
by Opal Tometi/ROAR Magazine In 1992, the world witnessed African American Rodney King being brutally beaten by Los Angeles policemen. In 1999, Amadou Diallo, an unarmed Black immigrant from Guinea, was shot 19 times by five New York City policemen outside his apartment. Sean Bell was shot to […]
by Jesse Benn/Revolution News I’m all for the idea of a political revolution. I guess I’m just not sure what that has to do with running a presidential campaign within our existing electoral system. But let me give Bernie Sanders and his supporters some credit and go with […]
by Hamilton College Media Relations/Upcoming Events Sunday, March 6: Film Scholar Jacqueline Stewart will explore the career of pioneer filmmaker Spencer Williams. Jacqueline Stewart is a graduate of the University of Chicago where she now teaches film history in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies. She also […]
by Shane Burley/ROAR Magazine As we get further away from the shocking chain of foreclosures that marked the 2008 financial crisis, it has become more apparent just how deep the catastrophe hit. The crisis led to 2.9 million foreclosures that year — a level of housing displacement comparable […]
by CIC/Guest The largely unknown until recently Kurdish city of Kobane managed to attract the attention of the world with its fierce resistance[i] against the invasion of the Islamic State and became an international symbol, compared to the defence of Madrid and Stalingrad. The bravery and heroism of […]
by CNY Citizens in Action/Press Release The Central NY Citizens in Action, Inc. is asking local progressives to come to this important event this Saturday. Sorry for the late notice. WHAT: The Fight for $15 Comes to Utica WHERE: The Meditation Room at the Masonic Care Community of […]
by Aaron Williams/AlterNet Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies. The 2016 U.S. presidential primaries are in motion and with democratic socialist Bernie Sanders challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, it […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage It doesn’t take much. A Black person expresses support for some attribute of Blackness or solidarity with the unique struggles of Blacks in the US and white people come from all directions with accusations of racism. The arguments are lazy, reactionary and represent […]
by Christopher Casey/Guest In a recent article for Truthdig, Chris Hedges reiterated what many of us on the Left have been saying for some time. The Bernie Sanders campaign will NOT bring about any fundamental change, and represents a tragic diversion of social justice energies into the Democratic […]
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