President Barack Obama must sell a complex idea to a Congress that prides itself on simplicity. This Congress, namely the House Republicans, were elected on the premise that massive budget cuts are essential for this country’s economic survival. This line of thinking argues that these kind of program cuts will certainly cause hardship [...]
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A little more than one year ago I wrote a column about the year 2012. The emphasis I made was that the ancient Mayans did not make predictions as much as they made calculations that have withstood the test of time and have proven to be unerringly accurate. For some odd reason I have been [...]
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Originally published on Center for American Progress blog Race and Beyond, So now we know what the Tea Party stands for and who stands behind it. Until this past weekend, the various factions of what’s collectively known as the Tea Party struggled to define who they are and what they represent. The amorphous movement backed [...]
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Internationally recognized as one of America’s most critically-engaged public intellectuals today, Noam Chomsky spoke with me about Israel and its interplay with the United States. Listen or read entire interview. Listen to the interview. Photo by: AP
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At its 101st annual convention, the NAACP adopted a resolution “calling on Tea Party leaders to repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches.” NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous and David Webb, a co-founder of Tea Party 365, debated the tempest in a teapot on CBS’ “Face the [...]
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by: Steven Newcomb For some 30 years, the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse), often known as the Six Nations Confederation, have been accustomed to traveling internationally from and back to North America on Haudenosaunee passports. Now, however, the United States government has evidently taken issue with the Haudenosaunee passports. As a result, the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team has been delayed from its [...]
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Against blatant racism there are weapons and white allies; against stealth racism, not so many. It is now politically incorrect to call anyone a racist, even if they are. But how can you tell anymore? Those who used to be identifiable as black racists now have white friends and white racists have black friends. [...]
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When Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced his vice presidential running mate in the summer of 2008, his choice was greeted with equal servings of curiosity and enthusiasm. Movement conservatives saw the selection as a game-changer: the little-known vice presidential nominee brought youth, charisma, and energy to the Republican ticket and would give McCain a [...]
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Prince Abdul Ali Seraj is a direct descendant of nine generations of kings of Afghanistan. He is also the president of the National Coalition for Dialogue with Tribes of Afghanistan, a grassroots trans-tribal movement that has had much success in unifying all the tribes and an organization that works towards the goal of dealing with [...]
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Hi. This is Kathleen Wells. I’m the political correspondent for Race-Talk. Last week, I had an opportunity to talk with Dr. Cornel West. He is the professor of Religion and African American studies at Princeton University. Hope you enjoy listening to the conversation. Listen Now Kathleen Wells: Dr. West, I’d like to thank you for [...]
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