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A turning point in the fight for racial justice in America
Jacob Davis CSMS Magazine The killing of George Flyod in Minnesota last week marks a turning point in a long and painful struggle for racial equality in America. The crime was too raw, and unless you do not have a heart, you should be shaken. Not surprisingly,...
Young man killed in Brunswick, Georgia sparks protest in Jacksonville
CSMS Magazine Yesterday afternoon, downtown Jacksonville near the Court House was the scene of a mass protest against racial injustice committed in Brunswick, Georgia in last February when two white supremacists gunned down 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery when...
W.E.B. Du Bois on Socialism
CSMS Magazine Hatred for American socialism, now openly expressed in the corporate media, is nothing new. To help you understand this reality, Ardain Isma refers to a historic speech delivered by WEB Du Bois on April 9, 1960 at the Wisconsin Socialist...
Income inequality in the land
By Ardine Isma CSMS Magazine Until I started researching healthcare practices and its relationship with wealth, I was clueless about the plight of those who live below the poverty line. As I began researching the issue, I was quite surprised to see how...
Watch Ardain Isma’s remarks over Bernie Sanders’s exit from the presidential race
CSMS Magazine After weeks of rumors, Bernie Sanders announced on Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign. Obviously, it was a very sad moment for the progressive movement. Life is unfair as we all know, but the struggle must continue because we’re...
Coronavirus in the US: the death toll keeps rising
Jacob Davis CSMS Magazine We’re living in uncertain times. Five months ago, life seemed fine, nothing out of the ordinary, until mid-November when news of covid-19 started trickling out of Wuhan, China. Then, few folks in America had heard of Wuhan,...
Terrence McNally dies from covid-19
CSMS Magazine Terrence McNally, the legendary playwright, was reportedly to have died earlier this week from complications related to the coronavirus. McNally won four Tonys, along with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. He also wrote critically acclaimed...
Anger and resentment after Bernie’s loss in Michigan
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine Grief and rage reign supreme within our progressive movement after the recent primary election losses, especially the one in Michigan where Bernie was expected to win. What went wrong? The answer is NOTHING—at least in my view....
Bernie Sanders remains resolute despite Super Tuesday disappointing results
Ardain Isma CSMS Magazine Before the results started coming in Tuesday night, the whole world knew the Democratic Party leadership had gone to war against Sanders. Although I knew the revolution was under pressure, I could not, however, foresee the extent...