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Photography/Art by Paul Sika. We realize our site cycles through an, at times, overwhelming number of videos, tracks, remixes and mixtapes from a deluge of African/diaspora artists keep reading »
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On Tuesday, ThinkProgress ran a story by Zack Beauchamp on Dr. Jason Richwine's graduate dissertation on Hispanic IQ and immigration titled "The Inside Story Of The Harvard Dissertation That Became Too Racist For Heritage." Thursday night, Dr. Richwine reached out to provide his side of the story. What follows is Richwine's letter and Beauchamp's response. [...]
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International tax has continued to rise up the political agenda, and the crucial UK-hosted G-8 meeting is now approaching. We've updated our draft declaration that we would like to see from that summit, to reflect discussions that have taken place since then, and many valuable comments from a wide range of contributors.
Our main concern is that the interests of developing countries do not get forgotten in the horse-trading between now and the summit on 17-18 June. We welcome the efforts of G-8 countries to protect their own revenue collection, of course; but it is also essential that any reforms strengthen the ability of developing countries to collect taxes. Because they are not at the table in these talks, their interests can too easily be pushed aside.
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Yesterday afternoon, President Obama discussed his administration's counterterrorism policy in a speech at the National Defense University speaking candidly about the U.S. counterterrorism policy.
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The National Organization for Marriage has joined other anti-gay conservatives in condemning the Boy Scouts of America for voting to allow gay Scouts. The statement from Brian Brown notably does not mention the word marriage -- despite the group's mission -- and also reveals how NOM buys into hackneyed stereotypes about gay people and people [...]
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A massive tornado ravages Oklahoma; a heat wave strikes India; and Shinzo Abe goes to preschool.
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The World Bank Group will increase its analytic work and health systems' support as one of five measures it will take to encourage universal health coverage globally, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said this week in Geneva.
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Charitybuzz is auctioning off a walk-on role in Chris Rock's upcoming dramedy, Finally Famous. The winning bidder will also receive a tour of the set and have the opportunity to bring a friend for a meet and greet with Chris Rock. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union co-star with Chris Rock in the movie, which he wrote and will direct. Here's the project's official synopsis: ANDRE ALLEN is a comedian turned film star who, despite the expectations of his millions of fans, is determined to reinvent himself as a "serious" actor. Although his latest...
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A Predator's-eye view of Obama's war on terror.
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Workers in the service industry have taken action against their large employers, conducting walk out strikes in six cities, the latest on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Fast food workers are now also speaking out about the abuses they say they have experienced on the job. A new Tumblr that started on May 14 called "fast [...]
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