American voters who sit out elections are often the targets of scorn; instead of blaming them, we should focus on overhauling the system.
Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power.
The famed sociologist saw what most white intellectuals could not: the savage nature of an American empire intent on suppressing and exploiting people of color in the U.S. and across the world.
Civil rights leader Bob Moses warns today’s protest movements not to allow media celebrity and protest spectacles to take the place of organizing.
The former congresswoman is considering running for Al Franken's Senate seat, but not without asking a specific higher-up whether she should.
Cornel West, the Rev. Traci Blackmon and activist Jalane Schmidt describe their experiences in Charlottesville, Va.
Organizers were emboldened by the knowledge that Donald Trump is a right-wing billionaire who is generally supportive of their goals.
“The reign of Obama did not produce the nightmare of Donald Trump—but it did contribute to it,” West tells us.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, activist-philosopher Cornel West and others joined the water protectors in celebration of news on Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will not pass through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Pictured, one of the demonstrators.
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