| Aug 7, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyThe immediate response to the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial on my campus was a mixture of outrage and frustration. A reaction of this kind isn’t surprising at a historically black university, especially here at North Carolina A&T State University....
| | Rights / DemocracyIn another America — where democracy reigns and government respects freedom of the press, protects privacy, and honors whistleblowers — Bradley Manning would receive a presidential pardon. After campaigning for the presidency last year, I was asked by my supporters to...
| | Rights / DemocracyThere I was, sitting at my desk and looking out of the window — you know, writing — when my wife came in and plopped down a newspaper article in front of me. “Read that,” she said with a cruel twinkle in her eye. It was an article on Detroit by George...
| | Economy / BusinessInequality has a silver lining. At least the awesomely affluent think so. If we didn’t have grand fortunes, their claim goes, we wouldn’t have grand philanthropy. No foundations and handsome bequests for underwriting good causes. No gifts and grants by the...
| | Food / FarmingCoke’s going green. Or, at least, it wants you to think it is. There’s no denying that part of Coca-Cola has gone green: the label — in one South American country. In Argentina, the world’s No. 1 soft drink company now sells a new product called...
