Liberia's past and future in the spotlight
OPINION - Taylor’s conviction places the spotlight on neighboring Liberia, which has a special relationship with African-Americans...
Colin Powell can’t give himself a pass on Iraq war
OPINION - Before Powell starts to rewrite that chapter in history -- or at least put his own spin on it -- he cannot let himself off the hook for the Iraq war, or the case he made to go forward with it...
Condi Rice for VP? Candidacy has its pros and cons
OPINION - A recent CNN|ORC poll puts Rice at the top of the list of Republicans vice-presidential contenders. But Rice in the number two spot not be the cakewalk that Juan Williams suggests...
How the LA riots changed the way we discuss race
OPINION - The LA riots helped change the way Americans talk about race, kicking off a two decade-long dialogue that has taken the nation into the Obama presidency and the era of Trayvon Martin...
Mitt Romney has a Robert Bork problem
OPINION - If you are judged by the company you keep, then Mitt Romney is an extremist for choosing Robert Bork as his top judicial adviser...
ALEC’s retreat is a victory for the activist movement
OPINION - The controversial organization behind 'Stand Your Ground' and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on social issues, signaling a victory for the progressive activist movement opposing it...
How the Trayvon Martin case has divided America
OPINION - In death, Trayvon Martin has revealed the fault lines of race in this troubled nation...
Supreme Court strip search ruling hardest on blacks
theGRIO REPORT - The prevalence of racial profiling, despite its prohibition by federal law, suggests that innocent black men in particular are susceptible to disproportionate arrests and strip searches..
Whites are mostly missing at Trayvon Martin rallies
OPINION - Why are white protestors largely missing in action at the Trayvon Martin rallies?...
Why Trayvon doesn't need to be squeaky clean
OPINION - Should we care if shooting death victim Trayvon Martin wasn't an angel, didn't have a squeaky clean record, and maybe even experimented with marijuana?
