Dec 9, 2013 | Conservativism, Foreign Policy, History, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: mic (December 9, 2013) Back in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan, Dick Cheney, and other paladins of the American right labeled Nelson Mandela a terrorist. While mainstream conservatives tend to renounce this characterization today, it still has currency in more...
Dec 2, 2013 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: mic (December 2, 2013) We need to keep Kalief Browder in the news. Back in May 2010, Browder was walking home from a party in the Bronx when a strange man suddenly accused him of being a thief. Before he knew it, he was under arrest and facing criminal...
Aug 20, 2013 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, History, Race and Racism
Published: mic (August 20, 2013) As liberals prepare to celebrate President Benjamin Harrison's birthday today .... I'm sorry? Most people don't know that August 20 is Harrison's birthday, much less care? Well, that certainly is a pity. After all, if it wasn't for...
Jul 19, 2013 | Liberalism, Political Ideologies, President Obama, Race and Racism
Published: mic (July 19, 2013) Liberals ... we have our Obama back. Well, let's not go too far. The president who repeatedly compromised when it wasn't necessary (see the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), reneged on promises (see Guantanamo Bay), and betrayed...
Jul 14, 2013 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: mic (July 14, 2013) More than a century ago, the French novelist Emile Zola drew attention to one epidemic of bigotry that was infecting his country. In his classic essay "J'Accuse," he pointed the finger of accusation at anti-Semites throughout the Western...
Jun 25, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, Media Issues, Race and Racism, Scandals
Published: mic (June 25, 2013)co-author Tillie Adelson As the culinary world continues to be rocked by the scandal over Paula Deen's racist remarks, the fashion world is being revisited by a similar specter from its past — i.e., the ghost of John Galliano. The ghost...
Jun 17, 2013 | Elections, Elections - Other, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: mic (June 17, 2013) First the good news: Champions of civil liberties should celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling Monday overturning an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote. By empowering county registrars to "reject any application for...
May 27, 2013 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: mic (May 27, 2013) After facing a wave of controversy for their decision to release Trayvon Martin's private cell phone records to the public, George Zimmerman's attorneys are defending themselves by claiming they merely wish to demonstrate that Martin...
May 23, 2013 | Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism
Published: mic (May 23, 2013) There are days that call for history lessons, and while most liberals don't realize it, we should definitely insist on May 22 being one of them. After all, it was 49 years ago yesterday that President Lyndon Baines Johnson intoned these...
Mar 31, 2013 | Class Issues, Conspiracy Theories, Immigration, Internet Culture, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: mic (March 31, 2013) The Internet is aroar right now. Why? Because even though it's Easter, Google decided to honor Cesar Chavez instead of Jesus Christ in its banner today. A quote from Henry Cabot Lodge comes to mind: "The facility of saying something is...