David A. Love

As the country’s middle class vanishes before our very eyes, now is the time to deal with the student loan crisis. It’s wrong to let more people needlessly suffer under the weight of oppressive debt simply because they tried to get an education.read more

We need to wipe out hunger in America. It’s a sin that it not only exists but is actually increasing in the richest nation on Earth.read more

The foreclosure crisis in America is a problem of legal representation, according to a recent report by the Brennan Center for Justice. And if the country doesn’t do something soon to address the problem of scarce legal services to the poor, the crisis will only further deteriorate.read more

One million schoolchildren are homeless in America. That’s an intolerable number, and it’s likely to rise unless we do something about it.read more

We need to beware of the right-wing militia movement in America. It poses a danger to our democracy. And shamefully, it is fueled by a few mainstream politicians and media personalities.read more

The Valley Swim Club incident forced me to remember my own painful and humiliating experiences with racism, growing up as a black youth in America in the 1970s and 1980s.read more

President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court reminds us of the importance of diversity in the judiciary. In order to have a vibrant democracy and a fair justice system, our courts should reflect the richness and variety of America.read more

Unfortunately, the Internet is buzzing with people hurling ugly names at Mexicans and calling for closing the border. This is just the latest sign of the rise of right-wing hate groups.read more

“At a time when the country is excited about the election of the first African-American president in U.S. history, it is unthinkable that minorities would be so grossly underrepresented on broadcast television,” said NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous.read more

The U.S. auto industry is solely to blame for its problems, and any government aid package must have strings attached.read more

The results of the presidential election could go a long way toward improving America's image around the world.read more

In its 6-3 decision in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, the court ruled that the law, which requires Indiana voters to show photo identification at the polls, is constitutional. read more

We are locking too many people up in the land of the free.

For the first time in the United States, more than one in 100 adults is a prisoner. This is news that should concern all of us.read more

A nation is best judged by the manner in which it treats its children. America’s treatment of children is shameful. Now is the time to clean up our act and give all kids an equal chance in life.read more

April 24, 2007

April 29 marks the 15th anniversary of the acquittal of four white Los Angeles police officers in the severe beating of Rodney King, a black motorist. Sadly, America seems to have learned nothing from this case.read more