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In the Age of Obama, Still Playing the Race Card
In the Age of Obama, Still Playing the Race Card By William Jelani Cobb Sunday, January 11, 2009 Here’s what hasn’t changed in America. In the past week or so, we’ve seen a threatened Senate stand-off, hyperbolic historical references, an alleged case of stonewalling by the Illinois secretary of state, lawsuits and rumors of lawsuits, a wild-card nominee [...]
Continue reading...Player ripped for Palestine T-shirt
11. January 2009
Player ripped for Palestine T-shirt MADRID–Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute is facing a fine from the Spanish football federation for revealing a T-shirt expressing support for Palestine during a match. Kanoute lifted his Sevilla shirt over his head after scoring in the team’s 2-1 Copa del Rey win over Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday to display a black [...]
Continue reading...Military coup follows death of Guinea’s president
11. January 2009
Military coup follows death of Guinea’s president The Army dissolved government offices just hours after President Lansana Conte’s death on Tuesday. By Huma Yusuf Hours after the death of Guinea’s President Lansana Conte Tuesday, the Army dissolved the government and suspended the Constitution. The African Union is monitoring developments in the wake of the military takeover as an ensuing [...]
Continue reading...Supreme Court to hear challenge to voting rights act
11. January 2009
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear a challenge to the landmark 1965 voting rights act, paving the way for a major decision this term on federal power to oversee state election laws.
Continue reading...Zimbabweans in remote area eat termites to survive
13. December 2008
MHANGURA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn’t eaten for three days. Children use sticks to get termites to eat out of a mound near Murehwa, Zimbabwe, on Sunday. Rebecca Chipika, a child of 9, prods [...]
Continue reading...Can We Save the Planet *and* Rescue the Economy?
2. December 2008
Can We Save the Planet and Rescue the Economy at the Same Time? By Al Gore There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger. In such moments, we are called upon to move quickly and boldly to [...]
Continue reading...Run Cars on Green Electricity, Not Natural Gas
2. December 2008
Run Cars on Green Electricity, Not Natural Gas Jonathan G. Dorn With the dramatic increase in oil prices earlier this year translating into higher prices at the gas pump in the United States, concerns over U.S. dependence on foreign oil are once again part of the national discussion on energy security. Combined with the growing understanding that [...]
Continue reading...3 Green Pre-Conditions for a Big Three Bailout
2. December 2008
3 Green Pre-Conditions for a Big Three Bailout by Matthew McDermott With all the talk about bailing Detroit’s Big Three automakers out of a mess seemingly of their own creation, a number of groups have put forward the idea that if Detroit wants monetary help there are going to have to be some serious conditions placed on [...]
Continue reading...‘What Up, My Obama?’ by Touré
20. November 2008
Rapper Jim Jones talks to The Daily Beast’s Touré about how the new president-elect inspired him to clean up the language in his music. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-20/what-up-my-obama/
Continue reading...Soulja Boy, You Said WHAT?
20. November 2008
A Rapper Salutes the Slave Trade by Touré Soulja Boy. What. Were. You. Thinking? http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-30/a-rapper-salutes-the-slave-trade/ I asked him, “What historical figure do you most hate? He said, “Shout out to the slave masters! Without them we’d still be in Africa.”
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11. January 2009
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