By Henry A. Giroux, TruthoutJul 23, 2013
America has become amnesiac -- a country in which forms of historical, political, and moral forgetting are not only willfully practiced but celebrated. Dig deeper ( 28 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 23, 2013
Sometimes it's good to be proved wrong. Last week, I wrote a column doubting that President Obama could speak powerfully and effectively about the racial issues raised by the Trayvon Martin case. Well, the president did just that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 23, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey speak up about "stand your ground" laws in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin and an embattled aide to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul resigns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 23, 2013
A grim tale in which a racist Southern community seeks revenge for the stabbing of a white man, written before the cherished author penned "Catch-22," is set to be published by the American literary magazine The Strand this week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 22, 2013
Dr. Cornel West, professor at Union Theological Seminary and African-American author and activist, Monday examined the remarks President Obama had made Friday when he compared himself to Trayvon Martin, the black teen gunned down in February. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 22, 2013
Why, Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker wonders, do we only have our famous conversations about race and fear "when things go terribly wrong"? Why, he wants to know, was it impossible for George Zimmerman to look upon Trayvon Martin "as someone he could have a conversation with"? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-TribuneJul 21, 2013Dig deeper
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