In 2014, the US Department of Justice confirmed Louisiana remained number 1 [3], among the 50 states, with 38,030 in prison, a rate of 816 per 100,000…
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Since 2013 (and with growing interest, especially since Ted Cruz mounted his bid for the presidency), various authors have sought to address Cruz' ties to…
Welcome, to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective with host Glen Ford and his co-host, Nellie…
– A researcher at the University of Connecticut has come up with a price tag for reparations for Black people for slavery in the United…
New legislation could limit patient access to unbiased diabetes advice. A bill before Congress called the Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015 (HR…
Prof. Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois Law School with a long career as an anti-war activist and…
For me, the road to This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate begins in a very specific time and place. The time was exactly ten years ago.…
This article was originally assigned, accepted, and paid for in full by Vanity Fair — which never got around to publishing it, and graciously released…
The inadequacies of charter schools have been confirmed by many recent studies. Even CREDO [3], which is part of a conservative think tank funded by the pro-privatization…
For the past couple of years the summers, like hurricanes, have had names. Not single names like Katrina or Floyd – but full names like…
U.S. government-issued dietary recommendations continue to evolve over time. In a special article published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, an obesity theorist and cardiovascular health researchers claim…
How did the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act (Proposition 37), get defeated in 2012 despite the state's high level of food awareness of activism?…