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Ritter: Recommendations for Obama’s Iran Policy
A woman in the streets of Tehran holds up the Iranian daily Rozan with a photo of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama the day after the American election.Photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian.With Iran, Obama Needs More Carrot, Less StickBy Scott Ritter … Continue reading →
Republicans Still Accusing Obama of Treachery
These guys just won’t quit, eh? Republicans surely are the most insecure, fucked-up group of people on Earth. Mr. Broun’s remarks say much more about him than they do about Barack Obama or the President-Elect’s policies. Richard Jehn / The … Continue reading →
Changing the Treatment of Veterans by the US Government
Veterans Day, 2008 : Tasks for the Obama AdministrationBy Aaron Glantz / November 11, 2008 On Veterans Day, we as a nation pause to honor those who have served their country. Problem is the Bush Administration doesn’t want us to … Continue reading →
Barack O.: Mike Albert’s Imagination Run Wild
An Interview I Would Love To ReadBy Michael Albert / November 05, 2008 Imagine it is January 2, 2011. Imagine that Barack Obama has been President of the U.S. for two full years. Finally, imagine also that the following interview … Continue reading →
Paul Buhle : The American Elections of 2008: A First Take
Banners congratulating president-elect Barack Obama hang Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, outside of City Hall and the Cook County Building in downtown Chicago. Photo by José M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune.‘Obama, former community organizer, is the figure of a new century, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2008 Elections, American History, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Harry Belafonte, New Left, Peace Movement, Progressive Movement, Sixties, The Left
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Makani Themba-Nixon : A Black Woman Looks at the Election
Celebration at Grant Park, Chicago, after Obama victory. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.‘Last night for the first time in my life, I saw people gathered to say unequivocally that they finally feel at home in this country.’By Makani … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2008 Elections, African-American, American Society, Barack Obama, Community Organizing, Racism, Social Change
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Obama’s Rhetoric Toward Iran Leaves Something to Be Desired
As far as I am concerned, what this article describes is horrible. Barack Obama shows a clear ignorance of the facts in this matter, and a typical American style of arrogance and belligerence. The most recent National Intelligence Estimate has … Continue reading →
Ron Ridenour on Obama : Conditional Hope from Across the Seas
Lazane Tyler (center) celebrates Barack Obama’s victory in Grant Park, Chicago, on Nov. 4, 2008. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune. ‘I must confess that I feel a vague hope that he — this black man who was three … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Denmark, Obama Presidency
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Zwarich Responds to Tim Wise’s Optimism
Tim WiseDancing Toward Danger? By Zwarich / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2008 In an article ironically entitled ‘Avoiding Overconfidence and Cynicism in the Age of Obama,’ an article that is being widely circulated on the Left, Tim Wise … Continue reading →
Tim Wise : Tuesday Night Obama Made History; Now the Work Begins
Zeborah Ball-Paul (right) and Theodora Beasley join 250,000 others in celebrating Barack Obama’s victory during Obama’s election night rally in Chicago’s Grant Park. Photo by Kuni Takahashi / Chicago Tribune.Avoiding cynicism and overconfidence in the age of Obama.By Tim Wise … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Chicago, Community Organizing, Obama Smear Campaign, Progressive Movement, Racism, Social Justice, The Left
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Baylor : Obama Signs Burned; Noose Hung from Tree
Noose. Photo by AP.University officials denounce racial actions on election day. October 5, 2008 WACO — Baylor University officials said they are investigating an apparent noose hanging from a tree the day Barack Obama was elected the nation’s first black … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Baylor, Bigotry, Racism, Texas
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Franklin’s Advice to Barack Obama (Channeled Through Paul Richard Harris)
Remember, remember, the fifth of NovemberBy Paul Richard Harris / November 5, 2008 On this day in 1605, for those of us who weren’t there, an event known as the Gunpowder Plot unwound in London. A group of disaffected Catholics, … Continue reading →
