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'War in Afghanistan' Too Long, Too Heroic
How long are we going to call this 'the war with Afghanistan'?
'War in Afghanistan' Too Long, Too Heroic
How long are we going to call this 'the war with Afghanistan'?
Obama Ball, Wall Street and the No Girls Allowed Club
NOW president Terry O'Neill has concerns about POTUS' pick-up games. I have some about her analogies...
Protestors Storm Bankers' Convention
As House gears up to make sure no bank is "too big to fail," a real taxpayers' revolt unfolds at the banking lobby's Chicago convention.
Hate Isn't a Crimal Justice Problem
The Senate has finally passed its anti-gay hate crime bill--the nation's first LGBT civil rights law. It'll do little to address anti-gay hate.
"Whitopia" and the Subliminal Joy of Target
"Best of" lists love Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, and Denver--some of the nicest cities to live in the United States. Is it because nothing disturbs the racial peace?
"The Wire"'s Omar Little Lives in New Jersey, Believes in Obama
Actor Michael Kenneth Williams, best known for playing Omar Little, Barack Obama's favorite character on HBO's "The Wire," is jumping into the political fray with an endorsement of sitting New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine
Obama Says: Puff, Puff, Give a Pass
President Obama will respect state laws that allow for use and distribution of medical marijuana...
Obama Says: Puff, Puff, Give a Pass
President Obama will respect state laws that allow for use and distribution of medical marijuana...
Is Michelle Rhee Wrong?
As Washington DC's public schools hang in the balance, a school chancellor and teachers union battle for position...
Is Michelle Rhee Wrong?
As Washington DC's public schools hang in the balance, a school chancellor and teachers union battle for position...
Michelle Obama Knows Healthy Eating Isn't Just About Healthy Eating
First lady Michelle Obama made a big speech addressing the matter at the Department of Health and Human Services this week. Her remarks—like her entire approach to food policy since moving to Washington—were casual, yet insistent, speaking not just to the federal employees but to all working families.
In American Schools, Racial Learning Gap Persists
This story on education in Wednesday's New York Times ought to scare the pants off all the nincompoops who believe we've arrived in post-racial America:I don't have an explanation for this seemingly unbridgeable divide.
Beat The (Black) Press: White House Launches E-Magazine
The Obama administration launches White House Wire, a newsletter on the government for African Americans. Is this part of its new "beat the press" strategy?
Mad Men's "I Have A Dream" Sequence
If you really wanted to stretch the allegory, Carla and Betty’s relationship is the relationship between black and white America.
