The NYPD placed prejudicial fear in the hearts and minds of law enforcement. When police are taught to fear an entire community, they behave sloppily, ignore protocol and overreach boundaries.read more

El Salvador is still not safe 20 years after peace accords ended the bloody civil war there.read more

Feb. 4 marks the anniversary of a war America won — but doesn’t care to crow about. When the memory only produces shame and regret, you can understand why.read more

Recent revelations about the deplorable working conditions at an Apple factory in China provide a cautionary tale about globalization and consumerism.read more

Yes, today, we have a president who is a black American, and de jure segregation is a thing of the past. But we don’t yet have a shared history of who we are as a nation.read more

Shame on the Tucson Unified School District for banning several books by Chicano and Native American authors. This is a psychological assault on the students and their families in a school district where more than 60 percent of the students are Latinos.read more

It is one of the most vital countries in Africa. And for economic and strategic reasons, Washington should use its influence accordingly.read more

King’s message of unconditional love and nonviolent redemptive good and his steadfast attack on the evils of racism, poverty and militarism just cannot be ignored.read more

White Americans and minorities are all in this together.
 
The U.S. Census recently released statistics that designate half of the U.S. population, 146 million, poor or low income.read more

The aura of forever hangs heavier than ever at Guantanamo.read more

Romney’s hostile stance against even immigrant children who arrived here when they were very young does not sit well with Latinos, to say the least.read more

Obama is right. We need to extend basic protections to home care workers.read more

Many people see New Year’s Eve as an excuse to drink an excessive amount. But that’s a poor — and potentially fatal — excuse.read more

Here's my wish for the New Year: an end to violent hazing in historically black college bands.read more

He is blaming his glaring failures as sheriff on a supposed witch-hunt by the Obama administration. But the only witch-hunt Arpaio has been involved in is the one he has spearheaded against Latinos.read more