Besieged from three sides, the Dictator embraces a dictator

By Robert A. Vella In the last months of World War II, fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was besieged from three Continue reading →

Solidarity is Power: University of Missouri president abruptly resigns amid racial turmoil

By Robert A. Vella People really do have the power to change the world.  All it takes is the strategic Continue reading →

Missouri college football strike illuminates the severity of America’s racial tensions

By Robert A. Vella When the day-to-day struggles of life become too difficult or too mundane to bear, Americans have Continue reading →

Whistleblowing officer makes tape of top cop ordering stop-and-frisks of black males

Officer Pedro Serrano began taping his superior officer Deputy Inspector Christopher McCormack after he was given a poor performance review. Continue reading →

Doubt persists over N.C. teenager’s hanging death

BLADENBORO, N.C. — A young black man is dead. The police are roundly criticized. Angry protesters march through the streets. Continue reading →

Throwing Racism back into the faces of Racists

By Robert A. Vella At its sharpest, sarcasm can expose societal ills far more effectively than reason.  When it comes Continue reading →

Study: Millennials less trusting than Gen X was

CHICAGO (AP) — They’re often pegged as the civic-minded, do-gooding generation. But while they’re still optimistic about their own personal Continue reading →

There could be violence in Ferguson, Missouri tonight

By Robert A. Vella Missouri governor Jay Nixon concluded a press conference at 14:00 PDT today (Saturday, August 16th 2014) Continue reading →