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All politics is local. That political bromide, made popular by Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill, contains an important kernel of truth. Congressman Tip O’Neill from Massachusetts once bragged he never forgot the name of a constituent, or even the names of the constituent’s...

The career of Strom Thurmond necessarily carries the noun attachment of hypocrisy. But somehow the word is too weak to describe what happened with Strom Thurmond, his vicious racism and the rape of Carrie Butler. Hypocrisy is defined as: the practice of professing...

Sometimes, even the simplest pleasure becomes a burden when the ever-present commercial market imposes its will. I was settling in for a night of entertainment watching the match between Serena and Venus on September 7th, 2002. All I wanted to do was watch this match...

The death of Ronald Reagan and the anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education are two events seemingly unrelated but tied together by a history of race in this country: Tied together tragically, intricately and necessarily. Brown vs. Board of Education released...

Attorney Ronald D. Glotta is a long-time human rights champion who has turned his passion into an effective and successful law career defending the rights of workers “ravaged by the excesses of capitalism.” He has been quoted or featured in numerous progressive books...

On August 14, 2003, at approximately 4:10 p.m., the power went out in Detroit, and the entire northeast United States. Our secretary was trapped in the elevator. The Greyhound bus driver’s union is on the same floor and their secretary heard her shouting. She gathered...