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HuffPost Review: Prom Night in Mississippi

Katya Wachtel | Posted 08.20.2009 | Entertainment


Katya Wachtel

Morgan Freeman attempts to coax a revolution in his hometown of Charleston, Mississippi, where the local high school still has segregated proms.

Hey Michael Steele Don't Forget the Watermelon

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Republican National Chair Michael Steele sure has a way of ingratiating himself with black voters.

Rick Perry Should Stop Embarrassing Texas

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Joe Cutbirth

Partisanship and political philosophy aside, I can think of few things more irresponsible in this economy than the governor of Texas speaking freely about secession.

Cornelia Wallace Dies: Former Alabama First Lady

AP | PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Alabama first lady Cornelia Wallace, who threw herself over Gov. George C. Wallace when he was shot in a 1972 assassin...

George Clooney Slams Prop 8

Huffington Post | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment


George Clooney has spoken out to E!'s Ted Casablancas about the passage of Proposition 8, banning gay marriage in California: "At some point in our li...

Friday Talking Points [52] -- What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I started blogging over two years ago. That is to say, right about the time the 2008 presidential campaign began. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration...

Palin: The Worst Angels of Our Nature

Charles J. Brown | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Charles J. Brown

The Palinistas are far less interested in electing McCain than they are in putting the Sarahnator one step away from the White House (and, they hope, in it soon).

Exorcising the Ghost of Governor Wallace

Edwin Eisendrath | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Edwin Eisendrath

The GOP bogeymen don't scare us any more. Barack Obama means we can get back to long delayed work of building a government that is worthy of a great democracy.

The Hate-Talk Express -- Is This Really the Way You Want to Go Out, Senator McCain?

Mary Lyon | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


Mary Lyon

I'm sorry, Senator McCain. This IS the bed you and Palin made. And it is hideous. No wonder you don't want to lie down on it.

One Reason Race May Not Derail Obama: The 'Do the Right Thing' Effect

Eric Deggans | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Eric Deggans

It's something people of color face every day: you're a symbol to the world until you get famous enough that you're not.

John Lewis Warns McCain: You're "Sowing The Seeds Of Hatred And Division"

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics


Georgia congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis, reacting to the increasingly incendiary atmosphere at McCain-Palin campaign rallies, condemned...

Hunting Licenses

Charles J. Brown | Posted 11.09.2008 | Home


Charles J. Brown

Over the past week, we have seen a coarsening of political discourse in this country that hasn't been seen in forty years.

Integrity vs Ambition / McPain

Paula Gordon | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics


Paula Gordon

It hurts to watch what's happening to John McCain. We had Senator McCain on our Program in 2002 because democracy requires many perspectives. Much a...

Clinton: A Historical No To The Status Quo

R.T. Eby | Posted 05.27.2008 | Home


R.T. Eby

Clinton and Obama are both standing on the shoulders of one incredible ground breaker and boundary smasher. She was a Congressperson from New York and the first major party black candidate for president.

Democrats For Mitt!? DailyKos Pushes Dems To Back Romney In Michigan

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In 1972, Republican voters in Michigan decided to make a little mischief, crossing over to vote in the open Democratic primary and voting for segregat...

Dan Rather's Emmy Fetches $2,500 On eBay

New York Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Someone has paid more than $2,500 on eBay for one of Dan Rather's Emmy awards. The statue that Rather took home for his 1972 "Coverage of the Shootin...