November 21, 2012
—Steven A. Ramirez For many decades the GOP played the politics of racial divisiveness to further the cause of tax cuts, deregulation and a more limited federal government. The election… READ MORE
November 20, 2012
—Margaret S. Williams In his acceptance speech, President Obama noted that the richness of America comes not from its wealth, but instead from the bonds that hold us together despite… READ MORE
November 19, 2012
—F. Michael Higginbotham Recently, Americans elected Barack Obama as President for a second term. When Obama began his first term, economic disparities between blacks and whites were alarmingly wide. Black… READ MORE
November 5, 2012
—Michael Serazio On this eve of the 2012 presidential election, the victor and final outcome remain, of course, unknown to us. Yet independent of tomorrow’s Electoral College tally, a number… READ MORE
October 25, 2012
—Michael A. Olivas Tens of thousands of undocumented students are making their way through college without federal financial support and with little state financial aid available—only to find that they… READ MORE
October 19, 2012
—Steven A. Ramirez While the economy has been a centerpiece issue in the 2012 presidential campaigns, the election rhetoric thus far is silent about controlling concentrated economic power to restore… READ MORE
October 18, 2012
—Scott Melzer President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney were asked to share their gun control views at Tuesday night’s town hall debate. Who won this one? The National… READ MORE
October 16, 2012
—Enid Logan Social scientists have spent a great deal of time in recent years writing about covert racism, also known as colorblind racism, have-a-nice-day racism, or racism lite. Many of… READ MORE