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Obama’s appeal to black voters was too little, too late
According to exit polling, black voters who came out in unprecedented numbers in 2008 to help put President Barack Obama in the White House, decided to stay home this time around. An estimated five...
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Midterm elections decimate black political leadership
The absence of black faces in the Senate is not even half the story when it comes to black political fallout from the midterms. By: Devona Walker | TheLoop21 (Add to your loop) Thu, 11/04/2010 – 10:10...
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Social Security, Dead Peasants and Debating the Budget in the Age of...
“Once upon a time, a whole lot of just plain Americans woke up to realize the economic system was working against them. They had believed in it; they worked hard to make it work for them. They knew...
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
As part of a move to create a space for an “exchange of dialogue,” Patricia Duff founded the organization The Common Good. Her goal is to make sure that people are willing to keep an open ear and...
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Alice, When Does Congress Behave Like the White Rabbit?
Have you ever waited until the last minute to grocery shop for a holiday party or a big family dinner only to get home and realize that you’ve forgotten a key ingredient in a recipe? Or, have you ever...
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A Lesson From Joseph Sebarenzi for 2011
As a writer who covers women’s issues and human rights, I am fortunate to meet many people who are on the cutting edge of working to effect change in the world. This past October, I was invited to...
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The Hubris of Scott Walker
During the months leading up to and following the impeachment of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, current Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker must have been living in a cave or in a coma....
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The President’s Missed Opportunity
In a recent article for TruthOut.org, Russ Baker wrote an article titled, “Qaddafi, Bush and the Iraq Big Lie” in which he reminds us of the troubling ties between the US and Libya’s despotic leader,...
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Pennsylvania, Budget Cuts, Nuclear Energy & a State Energy Executive?
While Wisconsin didn’t have a budget deficit until Governor Scott Walker created one, Pennsylvania did. However, as in the case of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania’s newly-elected Republican Governor wants to...
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Naomi Klein: Addicted to Risk
On December 8, 2010, Naomi Klein delivered a TED talk at the first-ever TEDWomen conference in Washington, DC., during which she raised the question of why our culture is so prone to reckless...
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