Politics
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What Has Been the Impact of Anita Hill?
Twenty years ago Anita Hill, University of Oklahoma law professor and private citizen, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and threw a giant monkey wrench into the well-oiled, old-boys machine that was rubber-stamping Clarence Thomas’ confirmation to the Supreme Court. Of course, to the shock and lingering dismay of many (Thurgood Marshall still sits somewhere…
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Clarence Thomas: Black Nationalist?
It has taken 20 years for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to strip away the political filth that nearly buried him. In 1991 his left-wing critics created a public image of Thomas as a monster. They trashed him as an Uncle Tom, Anita Hill’s harasser and the vote on the Supreme Court that would end…
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What Has Obama Done for Poor People?
Anger and disillusionment over the widening wealth gap may have reached a national tipping point, as evidenced by the Occupy Wall Street movement. Yet leading politicians rarely mention poor folks. “It’s almost as if poverty is a dirty word,” economist Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College for Women, told The Root. “Joe Biden is leading…
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Obama and First Lady to Promote Plan for Unemployed Vets
Julie Pace of the Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will promote a plan for unemployed veterans during the final leg of President Obama’s three-day bus tour. The White House says that this plan would put more of the nation’s unemployed veterans back to work. During a joint…
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VIDEO: Cain vs. Obama Would Be 'Fascinating'
In the MSNBC segment “Sound Off,” Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry, a contributor to the Nation, jokes that she would quit her job if the Republican Party nominated Herman Cain, saying that he and President Barack Obama would make for a fascinating match. If Cain wins the GOP nomination, I think I may have to just…
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There's More Than One Way to Insult Blacks
Herman Cain’s claim that black people who vote Democratic are “brainwashed” was hardly gracious. It is true, one must admit, that our allegiance, so fervent, to one party is not the healthiest thing, whether it’s been a matter of “brainwashing” or not. As long as Democrats don’t have to work for our vote, they won’t…