Opinion

Remember and rekindle the spirit of the Emancipation Proclamation

January 4, 2018 By Rev. Jesse Jackson

This country paid a terrible price to remove the scourge of slavery and become one nation. At a time when some would drive us apart, it is worth remembering the sacrifice and the triumph.

The holiday season: A long night’s journey into light

December 27, 2017 By Rev. Jim Conn

In our families and in our communities we guard ourselves against the long darkness. We hold out signs to one another that we can withstand these worst of days. That together, we humans can go on.

Class struggle and the revolutionary hope of Christmas

December 20, 2017 By Tim Yeager

What does Christmas have to do with the class struggle? In a word, everything.

Communiqué from Santa’s secret location (at a post office near you)

December 20, 2017 By John Dick

I reach down for the pair of dusty black boots. I smile as I see the faux fur trimming and the nicks and knocks in the leather from three decades of use.

Action planned in 600 cities to stop Trump attack on democracy

December 19, 2017 By John Wojcik

It's going to take mass collective action to block Trump’s subversion of democracy.