by Ajamu | Nov 8, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
We are at a critical moment in history. The multiple contradictions of the collapsing neoliberal order are coming to a head – in climate disasters, in the racial violence we see in the streets, at Standing Rock and in the lives of countless people in the U.S. who have...
by Ajamu | Sep 23, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
The police killing of Keith Scott in Charlotte is simply the latest evidence that the United States is fundamentally unable to protect communities from state-sanctioned violence. Therefore, I’m calling for an international response from agencies designed to monitor...
by Ajamu | Sep 18, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
The most recent appeal from the Democratic party “warning” voters that a vote for a third party candidate is like a vote for Trump is evidence of a real shift in the awareness of the American people. First, let me clarify: A vote for Trump is a vote for...
by Ajamu | Sep 13, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s remarkable struggle to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline sparked a movement. Thousands of people – including representatives from more than 180 indigenous nations – traveled to North Dakota in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux...
by Ajamu | Sep 9, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
Thousands of incarcerated men and women throughout the United States are participating in a coordinated strike to protest the inhumane conditions in U.S. prisons. The United States currently imprisons over 2.4 million people — far more than any other country in...
by Ajamu | Sep 2, 2016 | Musings From the Margins
The leaked memo from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) about how to deal with Black Lives Matter should not surprise anybody. Nor should anyone be surprised that the memo’s author now works for the Clinton campaign. This memo is consistent with...
