Have you ever noticed there are no conservative comedians – you ever wonder why? Michael Moore and John Fugelsang explain the function of humor and politics. The Left Forum has been bringing together leftists of all kinds since 1981. A “culmination of the creative efforts of thousands of participants,” the Left Forum is a “unique […]
Described by The Nation as “An inspiring grassroots movement [that] is fighting back against the GOP’s outrageous budget cuts and attacks on democracy,” the Moral Monday movement started in April 2013, with a few folks protesting, and has grown to tens of thousands. As part of the ongoing struggle against North Carolina’s attacks on democracy, […]
J.K. Rowling shut down a Serena Williams hater with one perfect tweet this weekend after posting a tweet celebrating her Wimbledon win. “I love her,” she tweeted, adding: “What an athlete, what a role model, what a woman!” One Twitter user, named Bob, responded by writing, “ironic then that main reason for her success is […]
One of the best known speeches by Frederick Douglass is “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” – delivered in Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852. The speech, given at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was filled with biting oratory in which the abolitionist leader told his […]
Actor and social justice activiest George Takei slammed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during an interview with Fox 10 this week in Phoenix. With his longtime partner and husband by his side, Takei slammed Justice Thomas for his dissenting opinion to last week’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, telling Fox 10: He is a clown […]