Commentary

Racism is used for political manipulation and economic exploitation.

The horrors played on TV sets across the country generated an outrage that provided the final impetus for passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

A new generation of leaders is rising that just may be ready to take on the fight for the moral center. They will only succeed with a popular movement

President Trump apparently has decided that intervention in Venezuela’s agonies can help repair an image scarred by the government shutdown debacle.

In recent days, he recognized an obscure, right-wing opposition leader when he declared himself acting president. Trump has blustered that “I am not going to rule out a military option.” Mike Pompeo, his secretary of state told the world’s nations to “pick a side” in the internal Venezuelan standoff.

Since the striking victories of Democrats up and down the ballot in 2018, President Donald Trump has been flailing more and more wildly.