From The Root: In 2008, seven states adopted a new plan to attract low-income and minority students to college-prep courses, the gist of which was simple: pay kids $100 for every advanced placement exam they pass. The states latched on to the idea after a similar program in Texas produced a 30 percent rise in

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By Thembi Ford Maggie and John Anderson, a black couple in Chicago, started the Empowerment Experiment – for the next year they will only patronize black businesses, which so far has meant traveling between four and sixteen miles for such common needs as banking and grocery shopping. So far they’ve spent $45,000 at black owned…

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One of the terms I’ve seen used on this blog by commenters and in other pro-healthcare reform articles on the Web is that universal healthcare should be seen as a right and not a privilege of those with jobs who provide it or can afford it on their own. I’m pro-healthcare reform. I’ve both had

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP28PoGf3FA&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Here in St. Louis University City School District canceled Sen. Claire McCaskill’s healthcare forum after a congressman’s forum on aging ended in fights and arrests. Here in this video clip from Harold Ford Jr.’s old district in Tennessee they had the bomb squad out and someone was escorted off the premises with a…

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One is the former president of the United States who recently made headlines by helping free imprisoned journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee of Current Network who were being held by the North Koreans. The other is a Louisiana politician recently charged on 11 of 16 counts of charges such as racketeering and money laundering.

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This story actually ran Tuesday when Unconventional Wisdom normally runs, but due to the volume of stories related to the one million visitor milestone I was concerned it got lost in the shuffle. Here it is again, in case you missed it. By Maya Spikes I remember sitting in history class as a kid learning…

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Contrary to what the New York Times (and Glenn Greenwald) sez, MSNBC’s #1 yakker doesn’t have any muzzle on him and he was more than happy to prove it Monday night while dolling out his “Worst Persons” awards. He cracked on Bill, he cracked on the Times. Everybody gotta taste. Even Rupert.

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