Hope everyone had a good break! These two articles from The Nation were really awesome. The first is an op-ed supporting Obama written by four big-name progressive leaders: Tom Hayden, Bill Fletcher Jr., Danny Glover and Barbara Ehrenreich. They talk about how the huge grassroots movement that has sprung up in support of Obama is very promising for progressives as a whole.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080407/hayden_et_al
The second is Howard Zinn's reasoning why Democrats should look to FDR and offer a huge New Deal-like platform in the 2008 elections.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080407/zinn
Monday, March 31, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Obama's speech on race
I know it's exam week, and people have things to study for, but if you're done or procrastinating, you need to watch and/or read Obama's speech on race from earlier today.
It's awesome. Beautiful. Brilliant. Etc. I'm very glad I watched it instead of studying for my contemp african worlds final, because I'm pretty sure it'll stick with me a lot more than the stuff from that class.
The only real issue is that it's like 37 minutes long. But if you've got time, watch it.
It's awesome. Beautiful. Brilliant. Etc. I'm very glad I watched it instead of studying for my contemp african worlds final, because I'm pretty sure it'll stick with me a lot more than the stuff from that class.
The only real issue is that it's like 37 minutes long. But if you've got time, watch it.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Obama article in NYT
Obama in Senate: Star Power, minor role
Great NYT article about Obama's time in the Senate so far... the article balances the positive and negative, but reinforces my doubts about the junior senator. Enjoy!
Great NYT article about Obama's time in the Senate so far... the article balances the positive and negative, but reinforces my doubts about the junior senator. Enjoy!
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