May 2011 Blog Posts (52)

On the 700 Club today, Pat Robertson once again spoke out against American Muslims, singling out the construction of

People for the American Way, 5/31/11

mosques and the purported threat of creeping Sharia law. Robertson likened critics of Muslims to opponents of Nazis and rejected claims that his opposition to rights for Muslims is bigotry, asking, "I wonder what were people who opposed the Nazis, were they bigots?"

"Why is it bigoted…

Gil Scott-Heron died Friday (5/27/2011) afternoon in New York, his book publisher reported. He was 62. The influential

 poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is…

Editor's note: In time for the 90th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Riot on May 31, 2011, here's the story of a sad

chapter of American history, pulled from The Root's archives.

In 1921, Greenwood, a successful, all-black enclave in Tulsa, was the site of the deadliest race riot in U.S. history. For the inhabitants of "the Black Wall Street," life would never be…

My name is Hijrah Hamd. I grew up in the north Georgia mountains and now live in the metro Atlanta area. I learned the…

After years of pushing for tough sanctions against Iran, Israel has been left reeling by reports that an Israeli shipping

Hot business deal

Israel has been left reeling by reports Israeli shipping company has been actively doing business with Iran.

By Jean-Luc…

I was stunned to see that our entire U.S. Congress gave Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu 29 standing ovations on

Tell Congress no standing ovations for Bibi Netanyahu.



Live outside of the U.S.? Send President Obama a message.

 Tuesday.…

President Boris Tadic of Serbia announced the arrest in Belgrade on Thursday, giving few details.

Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

Ratko Mladic in Belgrade in 1993.

PARIS — Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general accused of war crimes including…

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifford’s alleged assailant, Jared Loughner, has been ruled unfit for trial but will be reassessed in four

Jared Lee Loughner

 months.

U.S. District Court Judge Larry Burns, ruling Wednesday in Tucson that Loughner does not “have a rational understanding of the proceedings” at this time, sent him to a psychiatric facility and ordered a new hearing for Sept. 21 to reassess his fitness to stand…

Egypt will open the Rafah border crossing on a daily basis starting this weekend in a bid to ease the blockade on the

The end of Egypt's shameful cooperation in keeping the border closed

Egyptian authorities will open border six days a week in bid to ease blockade on Gaza Strip despite…

While serving on the House International Relations Committee from 1993 to 2003, it became clear to me that the North

By CYNTHIA McKINNEY

Tripoli, Libya 5/24/11

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an anachronism. Founded in 1945 at the end of World War II, NATO was founded by the United States in response to the Soviet Union's survival as a Communist state. NATO was the U.S. insurance policy that capitalist ownership and domination of…

FinalCall.com) - Abdul Akbar Muhammad, international representative of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and

Brother Abdul Akbar Muhammad

 the Nation of Islam, is back safely in the United States after being detained by law enforcement officials in the South American country of…