Politics
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Is Rural Broadband Really So Urgent?
Last week, when the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve a $4.5 billion fund for extending high-speed Internet service to millions of Americans who lack broadband access, it seemed like a victory for disadvantaged communities. “We are taking a momentous step today … to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and advanced communications…
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Cain Likens Abortion to Genocide
This week, news of the sexual harassment allegations against GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain has overshadowed comments he made on Sunday’s Face the Nation that some might find even more disturbing, since they reflect not what he might have done in the past but what he admits he believes now. In an exchange with host…
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Herman Cain's Scandal Boosts Obama's Chances?
Patricia Zengerle of Reuters is reporting that there may be an upside to GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain’s downward spiral amid reports of a sexual harassment settlement 12 years ago. Zengerle writes, “The longer the Republican presidential hopefuls battle over sexual harassment claims against Herman Cain, the better things look for President Barack Obama as…
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GOP Blocks Obama's Infrastructure Plan
The Associated Press is reporting that Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Barack Obama the third in a string of defeats on his stimulus-style jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion measure for building and repairing infrastructure like roads and rail lines. Supporters of the failed measure said it would have created tens of thousands…
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Wait, Isn't the Right Supposed to Be Racist?
As sexual harassment allegations against black Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain surfaced this week, conservative supporters rallied to his defense. Rush Limbaugh, who’s famous for nothing if not his racist radio rants, has taken up for the gospel-singing, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO who’s leading in the GOP polls. Conservatives who would normally balk at any…
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The High Cost of Being an EPA Whistleblower
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo vividly recalls a meeting during her early days at the Environmental Protection Agency. It was 1992, and the MIT-trained African-development expert was one of two black employees in the mostly white, mostly male senior ranks. “Come on in, Marsha,” her supervisor beckoned as she arrived at the conference room. “We’ll make you an…
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VIDEO: Herman Cain Broke Out in Song After Press Conference
The Washington Post is reporting that embattled GOP presidential front-runner Herman Cain broke out into song at the National Press Club on Monday. The Reliable Source reports: Too bad about Herman Cain’s recent troubles — otherwise this would be a watershed moment for a nation of Gleeks. C-SPAN viewers may have been stunned when the…
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What Happens When 'the Man' Is Us?
The Man nowadays can be female — even a minority woman — or a black police chief or black mayor, and cops will always be cops: “I was only following orders.” It’s true about cops; that’s what they do and have done since time immemorial. All of that and more has been on display since…
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Conservatives Play Race Card for Cain
“It’s really about blacks and Hispanics getting uppity.” “It’s a high-tech lynching.” “What’s next, folks? A cartoon on MSNBC showing Herman Cain with huge lips eating a watermelon?” Reading these quotes would make you think you were eavesdropping on a conversation among liberals. Charges of racism, “uppity” Negroes being punished for their arrogance and racist…
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New Details of a Second Woman in Cain Story
There are reports of explosive new details in the continuing saga of sexual harassment charges against GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association. Charlie Spiering of the Washington Examiner quotes the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times: Cain has already explained one incident of sexual harassment…