2008 Election and Race

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The Hidden Race and Gender Factor in Presidential Campaigns

Jackson Katz | Posted 02.26.2008 | Politics

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Millions of Democratic primary voters are casting aside the old idea of the American president as the embodiment of white patriarchal authority.

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A No-Brainer

Shola Lynch | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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As a black woman, race and gender are neither as complicated nor as "precious" a commodity as they are for non-black or non-female folks. I do not feel the need to base my voting decisions on either.

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Is Electing A "Woman" All That "Historical"?

June Koch | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics

In terms of historical importance, the election of a woman to the nation's highest political office would not remotely be comparable, domestically or internationally, to the election of an African-American.

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Obama "Unbound": Why We're Excited About Him and Why He Continues to Win

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

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In A Bound Man, Shelby Steel examines Sen. Obama's quest for higher office, making a distinction between Obama the man and Obama the symbol.

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Finally Waking To Obama's Dream

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 02.14.2008 | Politics

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It's bittersweet to know that the most dynamic leader we could hope for, if elected, would likely be distracted with the global needs of the U.S. presidency and not some "Black agenda."

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The South Has Not Yet Been Won

Anne-Marie Slaughter | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics

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Many white men in the South may be voting against Hillary more than they are voting for Obama.

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The "Generic" Woman's Vote Proves to Be Anything But

Marie Wilson | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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When women have open disagreements, the press revs it up, exploiting the healthy ritual of debate as hostile, destructive, divisive. But we know better.

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Obama Reaches Out to Women and the Art World - Part 1

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

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It has been very disturbing to witness the divisiveness and acrimony that has enveloped the feminist stratosphere this election.

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Super Tuesday Media Musings, Part I: Why Media Forced Edwards Out of the Race

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 02.05.2008 | Media

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The Dems are left with only two contenders to choose from because corporate media rafted a narrative around Edwards as a non-viable also-ran from the get-go.

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Barack Obama, The Female Vote, and Why It Matters in the Workplace

Penelope Trunk | Posted 02.04.2008 | Business

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We can stop dividing things by men and women. I don't need to vote for Clinton to show that I support women. I support women by looking ahead to the next generation.

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Sex, Race and Presidential Politics

Derek Shearer | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

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Kristol's concern for the Democratic Party is touching. Of course, it was just the boys having fun again at the expense of the first serious woman candidate for president.

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Iraq, Iraq, Iraq: Remember the Bush Quagmire on Feb. 5

John Seery | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

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If the general election comes down to McCain vs. Obama, then the campaign becomes a national referendum on the war. The GOP will have to defend it at every turn.

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The Monster, The Prince and the Good Ol' Boy

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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The Democratic Party doesn't see itself for what it is -- a big tent party that alternates between pandering to non-whites and insulting them.

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Monsters in the Democratic Id

RJ Eskow | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

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The entire Clinton team could suddenly have become accident-prone when it comes to racial statements. But there are books on subliminal messaging in politics and they have read them.

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Response to Steinem

Vanessa Tyson | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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Senator Clinton, who, for all intents and purposes, has been the front runner for the majority of 2007, does not fit well into Steinem's message.

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My Debate with Gloria Steinem Continues: Race, Gender & the Election

Sally Kohn | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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Steinem said that she sees racism and sexism as linked, but the piece ends up conveying something opposite.

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The Fence

Rebecca Walker | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

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The idea that young women are too naive to realize the pervasiveness of sexism is an old Second Wave feminist trope used to dismiss and discredit an entire generation, many of whom now support Obama because he doesn't insult them.

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Rove Cheerleads Obama for a Reason: He Thinks He is Easier Prey for the GOP than Clinton

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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An on-the-attack Obama who dogs Clinton at every step can create havoc in the Democratic Party and plunge it into an orgy of Clinton-Obama sniping, bashing, and finger pointing.

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