Although the scope at which private citizens and companies enslaved post-war Black Americans is new to me, it's been well documented for years how much state governments reaped obscene profits from these laws through convict leasing. David … [Read more...]
Republican Incumbent Campaigning With Pro-Obama Ad
This is embarrassing for Republicans. Oregon GOP Senator Gordon Smith is touting his connection to the presidential nominee as a selling point of his re-election campaign. The problem is it's not his party's nominee featured in the ad, … [Read more...]
Russert: the worst possible year for a political junkie to pass
Here are my thoughts on Tim Russert's passing, which EaBo broke here yesterday. Not that there's ever a "good time" for an otherwise healthy 58-year-old to go, but Tim dying this election cycle is like Tim dying during a season in which his … [Read more...]
Poll: Should Obama help alleviate Hillary’s campaign debt?
I've been hearing this rumor for a few weeks now. From TPM Election Central: Money is expected to have a key place in the peace-making process between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, with Clinton advisers telling the Associated Press that … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Poll: How is the government treating our troops?
What has Bush and the Republican administration done for the quality of life of our bravest in recent years? They assured everyone the Iraq war would end in "weeks rather than months". VA staff ordered to avoid diagnosing returning heroes … [Read more...]
IMF: “largest financial shock since Great Depression”
Sweet. America's mortgage crisis has spiralled into "the largest financial shock since the Great Depression" and there is now a one-in-four chance of a full-blown global recession over the next 12 months, the International Monetary Fund … [Read more...]
Odds and Ends: Notes from my recent travels around the internets
1.) Barack Obama tells a largely Black and Christian Texas audience to cut the shit when it comes to homophobia. Politico's Ben Smith describes the scene: "Now I'm a Christian, and I praise Jesus every Sunday," [Obama] said, to a sudden … [Read more...]
Why America isn’t America for Every American Family
Alternate title: Gay Marriage Protects American Families. Science Blogs' Dispatches from the Culture Wars brings us a story originally found at 365Gay: Janice Langbehn and Lisa Pond had planned to take their three children on a family … [Read more...]
This Week in Lame Campaign Songs: John McCain
Johnny "Bomb Iran" wants to show a softer side, employing an ABBA song as a campaign theme. From The Times Online (London): He battled the Vietcong but now John McCain has apparently come a-cropper against the Swedes. The Republican … [Read more...]
Where have I heard this before?
Based on Hillary's criticism that Barack was offering nice speeches and no substance, I knew this was coming. I think the original (if it was the original) was better than the cover version. I have no problem with shared rhetoric - … [Read more...]
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