The Globalist

A personal perspective from an American Jew at a truly momentous time in U.S. history.

Which of the United States’ major racial groups has the highest poverty rate?

Time for action: Black America’s sad balance sheet 50 years after major civil rights reform.

Fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, how much progress have black Americans made?

In too many ways, African Americans aren’t much better off today than 50 years ago.

The rift between African-Americans and recent African immigrants to the United States.

Is the U.S. headed for another civil rights movement in response to proposed harsh immigration law reforms?

Kurds have no physical nation, but could they still be unified?

How can we better approach the problem of world peace?

How has Fela influenced the new wave of African musicians trying to find their beat?