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Housing affordability crisis goes well beyond homes
America’s housing crisis is a tale of two neighborhoods. In Maddox Park, which is predominantly black, the average life expectancy is less than 64 years. Five miles away in Buckhead,…
State lawyers say judge’s ruling will nullify Florida law restoring ex-felons’ voting rights
A federal judge ruled in October that it is unconstitutional for Florida to make ex-felons who have completed their sentences pay fines, legal fees, and restitution before having their voting rights restored under…
U.S. pressure, internal problems a dangerous mix in Iran
The United States Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East in what is understood as part of continued antagonism with the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Student Loan Debt Hurts Black Women Most
Student debt is like a loan shark who keeps breaking your fingers because you can’t pay him back. College students owe $1.6 trillion, second only to home mortgage debt. After…
Student Loan Debt: Unsafe in Any Amount
Something amazing happened recently. The NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants addressed the issue of student loan debt and in a variety of formats: In June, the NJ Society conducted a poll…
As income gap widens, what happens to charitable giving might surprise you
Amid discussions of the growing wealth gap between the richest Americans and everyone else, one place that gap plays out may be surprising. Income inequality impacts charitable giving, from who…
Can We Democratize Foreign Policy?
Since 1946, when the Army Air Forces decided to give $10 million to the Douglas Aircraft Company to found what would become the RAND Corporation, national security think tanks have…
US Navy Places $22 Billion Cyber Monday Order for Nuclear Submarines, But Who Is Asking How We Gonna Pay For It?
It was Cyber Monday and the U.S. Navy put in a $22.2 billion order for new nuclear submarines but absolutely no headlines in the United States, pundits on Morning Joe, former presidents, nor elected…
Buttigieg makes first North Carolina visit, talks about poverty
An overflow crowd of all races and ages worshiped Sunday with Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on his first campaign visit to North Carolina before engaging him in a conversation…
Justice and opportunity can be ours in abundance
Growing up in Saginaw, Mich., I learned from a young age the unjustifiable poverty and violence that flows from our nation’s legacy of racism. Our schools were underfunded, and families…
Navy Secretary Fired: Can the US Ever Be Held Accountable for War Crimes?
Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, putting an end to the conflict between US President Donald Trump and the military’s top brass over the fate of…
Fidel Castro and his legacy, evocations from the United States
Fidel Castro was a political and spiritual guide whose revolutionary legacy is still alive, American activist Benjamin Chavis said today on a panel in this capital about the Cuban leader.…
Bernie Sanders Criticizes U.S. Relationships with Saudi Arabia and Israel at Democratic Debate
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday for the party’s fifth presidential debate, co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. Toward the end of the evening, Senator Bernie Sanders…
America’s Afghanistan Anti-Drug Boondoggle Nears the $9 Billion Mark
The amount of money the U.S. government has spent trying to wipe out Afghan opium since it invaded the country in 2002 has now reached $8.94 billion, the Special Inspector…
Sanders, Tlaib unveil bill to tax companies with ‘excessive’ CEO pay
A trio of progressive lawmakers took aim at companies with large pay gaps between the c-suite and the rank-and-file with a proposal to tax corporate America when executive pay far exceeds a…
Rep. Tlaib teams up with Sen. Sanders to combat ‘excessive’ CEO pay
Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Barbara Lee teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders to introduce legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing the disparity in pay between CEOs and rank-and-file employees. The Tax…
How to pay for Medicare For All
There is a lot of talk lately about how to pay for Medicare For All (M4A), if we can get it passed. First of all, ask yourself how often there…
Bolivia: Western-backed coup ousts Evo Morales, protests follow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUNFNZ8XKoQ Netfa Freeman joins RT America producer Dr. Enrique Rivera to discuss the Western-backed coup that forced Bolivia’s indigenous President Evo Morales to resign and flee to Mexico.
Sanders introduces legislation to tax excessive CEO pay
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., teamed up with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif., to introduce legislation Wednesday in the Senate and the House to raise the federal corporate…
How individuals can push corporate America to fix the racial wealth gap
There’s a glaring—and widening—divide in our country. A 2017 report from the Institute for Policy Studies projected that in 2020, the median white household will have 86 times more wealth than its black…
Sanders, Lee, and Tlaib Partner to Combat Outrageous CEO Pay
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) introduced the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, which rewrites the federal tax code to tackle the inequality…
What Will It Take To Rehabilitate Black Wealth?
Numbers don’t lie, but they are ill-equipped to adequately articulate the nuance of our collective wealth. The African-American money story is rooted in a fight for fairness, access to resources…
Learn more about Medicare for All
Medicare, the health insurance program senior citizens enroll in after turning 65, is extremely popular. Is there anyone who would like to do away with it and force seniors to…
The militarization of the police force
After Donald Trump’s appearance at a conference of police chiefs, a wire reporter wrote, presumably with a straight face: “Trump concluded his speech by signing an executive order creating a…
The US should tax excessive CEO compensation | Opinion
Corporate greed is an infectious disease. In the district I represent we feel the symptoms every day, where developers get billions in tax breaks while poor families have the water in…
First Human Rights Week a Success
In her video message to the UVA Law community, Dean Goluboff introduced the school’s first ever Human Rights Week as a “great opportunity to learn about our program and also…
Amazon Is on the Attack Against Kshama Sawant
If you want a preview of how corporate America intends to play in the 2020 elections, look no farther than what’s happening in Seattle’s municipal elections right now. Amazon just…
Nearly 75% of African Americans support reparations for slavery. Only 15% of white Americans do, a poll says
Slavery is a horrific, irremovable stain on US history. But Americans disagree on how to handle its legacy. While nearly 75% of black respondents in an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs…
Let us all take part in the Zim anti-sanctions day
October 25 is a very important and special day on the SADC calendar. It is a day on which SADC member states are set to collectively voice their disapproval of…
How African Americans and Palestinians Suffer Under Oppression
Critics say the Israeli regime and its political structure is openly racist and biased against Palestinians. Black population in the United States and Palestinians in the occupied territories are suffering…
