January 2011
24 posts
“Scalia’s recent statement sent shivers down feminists’ spines, but...”
– Revive the ERA? | The American Prospect
1/26/11: Dissecting the State of the Union →
Adam Serwer and Jamelle Bouie take apart Obama’s speech last night.
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1/20/11: The ACA Repeal Bill Act Podcast →
Jamelle Bouie, Monica Potts, and Gabriel Arana talk about black and Hispanic assimilation, and the GOP health-care repeal vote.
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“In a world where America is No. 2, suddenly a “G3” meeting between...”
– Matthew Yglesias: The Problem With the Bilateral “Summit” | The American Prospect
“But [King’s] legacy for other minority groups is less obvious. In public...”
– Jamelle Bouie: Foot in the Door | The American Prospect
On this week’s podcast from The American Prospect: Monica Potts, Jamelle Bouie, and Mark Schmitt talk about Obama’s speech on Giffords — and Palin’s.
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“It’s easy to forget just how bipartisan an issue closing Gitmo once was....”
– Adam Serwer: Endless Guantánamo | The American Prospect
“Given an opportunity to show some class, Palin whiffed again.”
– —Paul Waldman, “You Stay Classy, Sarah Palin”
Is Marriage Equality In DC In Peril? →
Is Marriage Equality In DC In Peril?
“You don’t have to think the right is “responsible” for what...”
– Paul Waldman: Taking, Not Placing, Responsibility
The President has called for a national moment of...
“Loughner’s mad act was not random. Brian Levin, director of the Center for...”
– Michelle Goldberg: Weighing the Consequences of Political Rhetoric
In Wake of AZ Shooting, Let's Focus on Mental... →
Dana Goldstein suggests two policy points to consider in the wake of the Giffords shooting
“At this early stage, I think Loughner is probably best described as a mentally...”
– Who is Jared Lee Loughner? | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center
“It took the shock of an assassination attempt to show us the ugliness to which...”
– George Packer (via thedeadline)
1/6/11: Fraud Politics →
Monica Potts, Jamelle Bouie, and Tova Wang discuss Republican-backed attempts to pass voter ID laws and how they end up disenfranchising poor and minority voters.
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“The Save Darfur movement may have come of age too late to actually save Darfur,...”
– Mark Leon Goldberg: Stopping a Genocide Before It Starts
“The force of one politician’s personality has never and will never be...”
– Paul Waldman: The Practice of Politics
Could opening juvenile court hearings and records... →
