Founding Fathers

Thomas Paine: The Man Who Taught Us That America Is Radical To Its Core

American News Project | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics


An Independence Day look back at the radical influence of Thomas Paine, the often-overlooked founding father whose words sparked the American Revoluti...

Barack Obama, Race, and the Message of Change

Martin Carnoy | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Martin Carnoy

Anyone who is the least bit candid on this issue knows that race permeates many aspects of American society. Why wouldn't the race issue pervade the election of a black presidential nominee?

There ISN'T anything wrong with that

Mariangela Anzalone | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home


Mariangela Anzalone

Obama is not Muslim. He's not a terrorist, either. He has said so many, many times. Yet the internet campaign continues. Addressing the matter again this week, he at last said what I wanted to hear.

The Founding Celebrities

Eric Burns | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Eric Burns

Alexander Hamilton was no less ambitious than Ryan Seacrest, but to Hamilton and the other Founding Fathers, fame was different then from what it is now.