Confederacy

Confederate Group League of the South Gets All Up in My Face and Whatnot

Barrett Brown | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


Barrett Brown

There's a bit of good news for those various conservative commentators who've been defending Robert Stacy McCain -- you fellows have some powerful new allies!

The Real Reason Obama Deserves the Nobel Win

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


Ali A. Rizvi

The impact of Obama's election stretches far beyond even what Martin Luther King, Jr. called the "fierce urgency of now." It goes beyond race and beyond policy issues.

Secesh 3.0: Fear Of A Black President

David A. Love | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


David A. Love

When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s health care address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time th...

Carter Racism Charge Triggers Next U.S. Race Debate

Christian Science Monitor | Patrik Jonsson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


In asserting that some Obama foes are prejudiced, the ex-president rekindles a difficult discussion. The right sees it as a way to squelch legitimate ...

Veterans' Day Parade To Go Ahead -- With Rebel Flag

Miami Herald | Tania Valdemoro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Organizers will go ahead with the popular Veterans' Day parade in Homestead despite the controversy over a group marching for the first time with the ...

Sotomayor, Obama, and the Looming Republican Race Problem

William Bradley | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

The "Manchurian Candidate" fantasy is alive and well in Republican ranks. And is it a long-term problem that they are largely opposed to the first black president and first brown Supreme Court justice?...You bet.

Punching the Tar Baby

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Larry Gellman

From the moment Judge Sotomayor was nominated to the court, the Right wing made it clear that they were going to play the only card left in the Republican deck -- the race card.