| Jan 18, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyThere are three subjects in our political universe that we aren’t allowed to discuss rationally: Israel, Cuba, and race. For example, try making the case that Palestinians are, no less than Jews, history’s victims. And that they just may have rights, and...
| Jan 11, 2010 | Food / FarmingAnybody forced to live in a desert would find survival in a barren, desolate wasteland difficult. But through a series of public policies and private-sector decisions, millions of mostly low-income and minority families in America have been condemned to subsist in...
| Nov 23, 2009 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThis Thanksgiving season, the nation should finally commit itself to bridging the socioeconomic divide between the descendents of those who came together during the first Thanksgiving: the Native Americans and the white newcomers. More than cranberry sauce and turkey,...
| May 26, 2009 | Rights / DemocracyThe black love affair with President Barack Obama is stronger than with any figure in the post-civil rights era. According to a recent New York Times poll, President Obama enjoys a 96% approval rating among African Americans. As an African American myself, I too feel...
