Thugs Are Stealing Our Children's Lives

January 30, 2012

Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch says that the mayors of Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia are rising to the challenge of dealing with gang violence at a time when it is annihilating generations of young people in cities across the nation.

Romney, First Lady Coverage a Distraction

Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch writes that coverage about the way GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney treated the family dog years ago and whether Michelle Obama is being depicted as an angry black woman are distractions from truly important political issues.

The Year of the Republican Loon

From House Speaker John Boehner to GOP presidential contender Ron Paul, Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch says that the right showed itself to be crazier than ever in 2011.

Soul Food Is Killing Black America

Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch examines a new documentary by Byron Hurt that takes a closer look at the harms of Southern cuisine.

Buffoonery From the Left and the Right

In his Daily News column, Stanley Crouch calls out the "conservative elephant" Donald Trump and the "academic donkey" Cornel West for an irrational narcissism that threatens both the right and the left.

Cain, the GOP's Black Friend, Has Come Undone

In his column at the Daily News, Stanley Crouch argues that tribal and racial politics had more to do with Herman Cain's undoing than anyone cares to admit.

Wall Street and Penn State: America Sees Itself More Clearly

America is in a state of deep self-examination, from the Occupy Wall Street protests to the Penn State scandal, Stanley Crouch writes in his Daily News column.

Koch Brothers' Billions Help Them Avoid Reality

With Herman Cain as their GOP presidential candidate, the infamous conservatives get to steamroll over issues, Stanley Crouch writes in his Daily News column.

OWS Highlights Real Problem: Corporations Run Amok

The Occupy Wall Street movement has made public a problem that we can best understand by looking back at the Enron scandal, Stanley Crouch writes in his Daily News column.

Cain and the Koch Brothers: It's About the Bottom Line

The mysterious billionaire brothers fund Herman Cain's campaign because he trumpets the interests of the 1 percent of our population, Stanley Crouch writes in his Daily News column.