by admin | Jan 11, 2008 | Black Leadership, Black Power, Campaigns and Elections, Democracy |
I’m snatching the following quote from Adolph Reed’s important work Stirrings in the Jug: Encouraging popular participation is the only effective possibility for reinvigorating a progressive movement in black political life because people respond by...
by admin | Jan 9, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy |
If for no other reason than the candidates move to the right unless he’s in, as competitive as it is. The longer he stays the more concessions his forces can get if he leaves. Along similar lines the more competitive the race is, the better it is for the left....
by admin | Jan 4, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, Pop Culture |
CHORONZON: I am a dire world, prey-stalking, lethal prowler.MORPHEUS: I am a hunter, horse-mounted, wolf-stabbing. CHORONZON: I am a horsefly, horse-stinging, hunter-throwing. MORPHEUS: I am a spider, fly-consuming, eight legged. CHORONZON: I am a snake,...
by admin | Jul 24, 2007 | Campaigns and Elections, Crime and Punishment, Democracy, The Mass Media
It isn’t that hard to think about how the prison industrial complex influences people who are caught up in it. Mothers and fathers have to pay massive loot to talk to their kids in jail, to even get to the prisons in some cases. Jails themselves are focused much...
by admin | Jul 20, 2007 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
This week’s barbershop segment came out today. On the docket? We talked about immigration policy, about Michael Vick’s legal troubles, and we talked about John Edwards’ campaign and his anti-poverty platform. Makes for interesting...
by admin | Jul 19, 2007 | Campaigns and Elections, Obama, Politics
Earlier, I had some strong criticisms of Obama. I didn’t really care about the “he ain’t black” stuff–that’s for the birds. Today I was taping for The Barbershop, and one of the bits was about Johns Edwards’ poverty tour. I...
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