During a recent event in Brooklyn, volunteers for Cynthia Nixon’s campaign for governor came upon an unexpected situation, some voters were much more familiar with her running mate, Jumaane D. Williams. Leading with his name first has turned out to be a highly effective approach. […]
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker purposely released confidential emails on Tuesday, violating senate rules, but giving the public important information about racial profiling, and the views of supreme court pick Brett Kavanaugh. “I am going to release the e-mail about racial profiling and I understand […]
On Thursday, India’s Supreme Court unanimously decided to strike down one of the world’s oldest bans on consensual gay sex. The act put an end to a legal battle that went on for years, and buried this glaring remnant of India’s colonial past. This groundbreaking […]
Ayanna Pressley is on the fast track to becoming the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. This is only the latest example of the Democratic Party’s renewed enthusiasm for diversity and liberal politics, as a recipe for success in the Trump era. Pressley’s […]
Nike revealed on Monday that Colin Kaepernick will be part of it’s 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. A teaser for an ad read, “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” Kaepernick generated a lot of controversy for kneeling during the anthem during […]
Last week an Atlanta pastor delivered a eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s funeral, and her family was not happy about it. They said they found the eulogy to be offensive and distasteful. Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. was also criticized for a political speech that described children […]