Analysis: Assault on minority voting rights
A strategic campaign to deny voting rights to African Americans and Latinos is well underway, according to a report issued Monday by the NAACP and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. More »
Hip hop pioneer shares vision for Occupy Wall Street
Russell Simmons was among the handful of celebrities making a daily show of support of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) with a very visible presence on the ground in lower Manhattan and other cities. But since the police began banning and bulldozing the group's campsites all across the country, it seems that the activists might have lost some of their momentum. More »
Public service unions and the 'Commons'
There is a favorable awakening of Americans in the polls toward issues of public service union employees. This dovetails with the emerging groups of working people who are participating in the multifarious "Occupy" social conferences across the nation. More »
Bridging the gap of racial inequality
The White House's Policy in Action Leadership Conference last month was an opportunity to hear from the Obama adminsitration about their efforts to close the racial disparities in education and job training, business development, foreclosures and health. Health disparities are of particular interest to me personally and professionally. My family lives in Codman Square close to one of the most innovative health centers in Boston. More »
