As I dropped off a friend at his home recently, I noticed two women nearby. They were holding hands. One…
GOP delegation blasted for stoking fear and hatred at southern border
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) criticized the “rhetoric of fear and hatred” used Monday by Rep. John Katko (R-NY) and…
The rewarding encounters of a U.S. Census enumerator
Yesterday I ended my six-week stint as an enumerator with the U.S. Census Bureau, going door-to-door as part of the…
‘I knew instantly the kind of hate I was about to receive’
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By JIM McKEEVER I am in awe of James Baldwin. The novelist, poet, essayist and activist…
The greatest of these is love
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Volunteers with Team Brownsville in Texas play with children recently arrived from Mexico. Photo © Jim…
‘Do not close the door and turn away’
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A group of asylum seekers is admitted into the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico, 2019. Photo ©…
‘Stony the Road’ is essential reading in the struggle for justice
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By WILLIAM D. SUNDERLIN The abolition of slavery in 1865 through the 13th amendment, together with…
Mob violence is here to stay — what weapons do we have to fight it?
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Supporters of former President Donald Trump express their outrage about the ‘stolen’ 2020 election outside the…
Central New York artist puts dignified face on migrants in limbo
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Women at the wall in Friendship Park, Tijuana, Mexico. Photo © Bill McLaughlin. soy de aquí…
I saw a meme today, oh boy
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By MIKE DONOHUE On November 22nd, 1963, shots rang out in Dallas, Texas, that ended a…
What Can We Do?
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A segment of the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017, in front of…
