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All of these things were merely the effects of MAGA’s core movement of hate, especially its holy cause of destroying “wokeism” — i.e., the ongoing civil and human rights campaigns that many of us consider the heart of the American promise, campaigns that have defined the lives of African Americans for generations. What’s been […]
There is a common chorus that resonates with many Black R&B lovers that comes from Janet Jackson’s, “What have you done for me lately?” Black men’s recent outrage at former President Barack Obama’s comments has stressed how important it is for the Democratic Party to articulate their specific policy prescriptions to enhance opportunity for this […]
Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read aloud from some of them. “Perhaps for some of you here today, I am the face of one of your fears,” […]
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) speaks at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read […]
CNN — The high price of bread and eggs doomed her. Nope, it was raw racism and sexism. Well, maybe she should have gone on Joe Rogan’s show. If you’re looking for a reason why Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump, there are plenty to choose from. Many of Harris’ reeling supporters are […]
Oklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of former Democratic U.S. Sen. Fred Harris, a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across Oklahoma remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — […]
The US Senate will not hold votes on four of Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees as part of a deal with Republicans to allow for speedier consideration of other judicial nominations and bring the president within striking distance of the 234 total judicial confirmations that occurred during president-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Currently, the number […]
The working-class voters Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign needed were not moved by talk of joy. They were too angry about feeling broke. For decades, Democrats had been the party of labor and of the working class, the choice for voters who looked to government to increase the minimum wage or provide a safety […]
Throughout the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, in recent days, US officials have maintained a studiously sunny disposition, saying that the Republican president-elect, Donald Trump, will not derail climate progress. The US climate envoy, John Podesta, said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet will not stop under a re-elected Trump even if some […]
PHILLP E. THOMPSON AND TANJA S. THOMPSON As a married couple over the age of 50, my wife and I find ourselves questioning whether the Democratic Party still represents people like us. For decades, we stood by a party that fought for working-class Americans, ethnic minorities, equal employment, fair housing and accessible education. Yet today, […]