EJS President Eva Paterson is scheduled to be on NPR’s “News & Notes” program today at approximately 1:05 p.m. ET/10:05 a.m. PT. You can listen online at npr.org. Eva will be sharing her thoughts on the Obama Administration and civil rights – and how the movement of the ’50s and ’60s might have some lessons for [...]
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 the [...]
From Robert Greenwald: Since the race-baiting and fear-mongering from the McCain campaign have intensified in recent weeks, we have escalated our campaign to end the politics of hate. This week on Meet the Bloggers, we will discuss race in the presidential race with special guest Rinku Sen, executive director of The Applied Research Center and [...]
The continuing stream of articles dealing with race and the presidential campaign contrasts with the infrequent coverage we saw in the primary season. Just a sampling of articles in the past 24 hours: TIME’s Peter Beinart in an article titled “Is He American Enough?“: “With their incessant talk about who loves their country and who [...]
Associated Press writer Douglass K. Daniel yesterday writes about how Palin’s attacks on Barack Obama’s relationship with University of Chicago Prof. William Ayers embed negative racial connotations without resorting to “overt racism.” Palin’s words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false image of a black presidential nominee [...]