Voices
February 1, 2012 -
Few realize Black History Month's ties to the history of coal miners in West Virginia. And as mountaintop removal mining continues there, that history is in danger of being erased.
November 29, 2011 -
During debate before the North Carolina Senate voted to repeal a law addressing racial bias in death-penalty administration, Republicans refused to respond seriously to studies that show race plays a role in who's sentenced to death.
November 28, 2011 -
With this month's Republican takeover of the Mississippi House, the GOP now controls the state's legislature and governorship. Expect "personhood" by statute, an Alabama-like immigration bill, drug-testing for welfare recipients and cuts to social spending.
October 27, 2011 -
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently called for ending limits on campaign contributions -- part of a broader effort to boost the political power of big money at the expense of ordinary people.
October 4, 2011 -
As the Occupy Wall Street protests enter their third week, UNC-Chapel Hill is holding a symposium on the life and work of Frantz Fanon. What message would the Black theoretician have for the activists in the streets of Lower Manhattan?
September 23, 2011 -
Republicans are exploiting the bankruptcy filing of the federally-backed solar equipment company to delegitimize Obama's renewable energy policies, but they're ignoring the fact that he's also promoted coal and nuclear power.
