Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jackson is known for working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the civil rights movement, and he later ran two groundbreaking presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, when heContinue Reading
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., prompted calls for his resignation from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group after suggesting in a social media post that he’d choose dogs over Muslims.”If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is no…Continue Reading
Jackson’s presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 played a significant role in shaping the modern Democratic Party., Read MoreContinue Reading
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As we remember the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, we air remarks by Senator Bernie Sanders from a 2024 tribute held during the Democratic National Convention. Sanders, whose own two runs for president galvanized progressives across theContinue Reading
Forum members have discussed their discomfort with mass deportation efforts, debate how federal agents have interacted with civilians, and complain about their working conditions.Continue Reading
We look back on the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84. From marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to building the Rainbow Coalition in his two presidential runs and beyond, “Jackson’s life contributed to making this countryContinue Reading
Not Our President’s Day, thank God, has passed. Along with mattress sales, it was marked by many middle fingers in the air, a typically grotesque message from a tainted White House, and news that a massive, ill-fated, gold-leaf statue of the worst president in history, hilariously dubbed “Don Colossus,” remainsContinue Reading
Two ICE officers have been placed on administrative leave and are accused of lying under oath about an incident in Minneapolis last month involving two Venezuelan immigrants, one of whom was shot in the leg by an agent. After the incident, the two Venezuelan men, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and JulioContinue Reading
Democratic Party operatives are warning that the path to victory for a crucial redistricting referendum is significantly narrower than it was in California. , Read MoreContinue Reading
The president was depicted as punching Jesus Christ in the face on one of the floats in Düsseldorf., Read MoreContinue Reading
At Least 50 People Arrested in Minneapolis While Marking One Month Since Renee Good’s Killing, Mexican Immigrant Whose Skull Was Broken During His Arrest by ICE Speaks Out, More Than 1,000 Google Workers Call On Company to Cancel Contracts with ICE and CBP, Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on DataContinue Reading
Pentagon Says It Killed 2, Leaving 1 Survivor, in Attack on Boat in Eastern Pacific, Airlines Suspend Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel Amid U.S. Oil Blockade, Israel’s Security Cabinet Expands Control Over Illegal West Bank Settlements, Israel’s Latest Gaza Ceasefire Violations Leave 7 Palestinians Dead, Thousands ProtestContinue Reading