By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was reading an editorial criticizing President Obama for not doing more in the international realm. Specifically, it suggested that he...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The crisis that has rocked the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) over the last year has frequently been...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The crisis that has rocked the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) over the last year has frequently been...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck by how quickly Secretary of State John Kerry backed down when he was chastised by anti-Palestinian...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist As someone who was a fan of the original Cosmos series, hosted by the late Dr. Carl Sagan, I was excited to...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It was 20 years ago this month that the monstrous Rwandan genocide unfolded. In less than 90 days, close...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist When I first heard the news, my response was one of both outrage and a calm lack of surprise....
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I found myself thinking about the notorious Dred Scott decision (1857) by the U.S. Supreme Court while traveling the streets...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr NNPA Columnist Whether under Bush or Obama the U.S. appears determined to destabilize the Bolivarian government of Venezuela. The U.S. political...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Haiti and the Dominican Republic are locked in negotiations aimed at resolving a dispute that potentially has hemispheric implications....
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was pleased that President Obama spent so much time on the matter of economic inequality and the need...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist One of the basic rules of thumb when it comes to solving a problem is that anyone who is...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The streets of South Tel Aviv were teeming with people. We first saw...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist One of the most fascinating articles I read over the holidays was by Lydia DePillis in the Dec. 29 Washington...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I have had difficulty believing the uproar in right-wing circles over President Obama shaking hands with Cuba’s President Raul...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Some of the responses by the Republicans and their friends to the Iran nuclear deal have been nothing short...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist The recent news about NFL Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett was more than unsettling. Having been diagnosed with the...