Robert Creamer, writing today on the Huffington Post, gives Bush credit for doing one thing right. History will record that George W. Bush made one critically important contribution to our country -- and to the entire world, writes Creamer. He and his administration provided unquestionable proof of the bankruptcy of radical-conservative ideology, and set theContinue reading "HuffPo: The One Big Thing Bush Did Right"
Obama the ‘omnipresent icebreaker’ for talking about race
The New York Times just posted a story on how Barack Obama's election may have changed the way that we talk about race. Curiously, the Sarah Kershaw story is posted in the Fashion & Style section of the nytimes.com website. In "Talk About Race? Relax, It’s O.K." Kershaw relates the views of several 30- andContinue reading "Obama the ‘omnipresent icebreaker’ for talking about race"
NAACP: An African American President. What’s Next in Your Lifetime?
Our friend Ben Jealous emailed today about a very cool web viral campaign from the NAACP where you upload your photo and your hopes for the next "in my lifetime" event. The photos and text get added to a virtual collage. The site is here and Ben's email below: It's real. An African American presidentContinue reading "NAACP: An African American President. What’s Next in Your Lifetime?"