A Contrarian Open Letter to Black America
The reality of politics and race are such that having a black president will mean little if there are no changes in the material conditions of Black America.
The reality of politics and race are such that having a black president will mean little if there are no changes in the material conditions of Black America.
Sarah Stephens | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
In the election returns, hidden in plain view, is license for President-elect Obama to fundamentally rethink U.S. policy toward Cuba and expand on his incremental approach.
Jill Robinson | Posted 12.06.2008 | Living
Being pleased to make this vote, this connection with my land again will stay with me for as long as what forever might be.
Judy Wieder | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
It looks like I still have a lot of work left to do, a lot of marching and protesting--even though I did that already for others and they're not doing the same for me.
Av Sinensky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
For the first time in my life I got a glimpse into what it must have felt like for my grandparents in 1948: to witness with their own eyes the realization of an impossible dream.
Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Obama is our country's better nature: A blend of the best of our world's cultures, Made real as a divine gift, so that we each better remember who we are, and what we can yet become.
Maura Judkis | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green
Among the many celebrating Barack Obama's victory today are environmentalists. Here's what some have to say:
Simon Rosenberg | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Following the Iowa caucuses, I came away believing then, as I do now, that Obama's powerful voice that emerged that night had the potential to have a profound impact on America.
Francine Hardaway | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
I'm so glad to be alive. I'm wiped out by the last eight years, but I don't care. Some things are bigger than I am, and bigger than life, and I just lived to see one of them. Toot, 'ya did good.
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business
AdAge announced today that yesterday, November 4, is the most significant day for marketers in the history of the world.
Henry Blodget | Posted 12.06.2008 | Business
If President-Elect Obama were an incoming CEO, he would now be preparing for a massive write-off of the mountains of rotted junk buried on the company's balance sheet and an announcement that recovery will take a long, long time.
Matthew Stein | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green
It has been estimated that we could fund the changes necessary to turn our world around by shifting just 1/6th of the world's military budget into programs that support energy efficiency.
Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green
An advocate for the environment will be the next US president. We may be eight years late, but America is finally poised to enter the 21st century.
Elon James White | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
The Brooklyn Comedy Company is proud to present its 12th installment of the web series. Comedian Elon James White has a few spaztastic moments after hearing of the Obama win.
Bill Chameides | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green
America's infrastructure is aging. The time to rebuild has come, but the need to bolster our infrastructure also presents a great opportunity to ramp up renewable energy sources.
Steven Crandell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President David Krieger is drafting a special First 100 Days program. Dr. Krieger has already completed a briefing for the new president.
Harry Shearer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
President-Elect Obama is clearly a very smart guy and a very good politician. Unlike the last Dem with those credentials, he's also exceedingly disciplined. Those qualities will come up against a couple of very major problems.
Jan Herman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media
It is the Journal, in a column this morning by Thomas Frank, an addition to the Journal's opinion pages to balance all the resident right-wingers, that puts Obama's victory in proper perspective.
Nancy Keenan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Last night, while standing just a few feet from the podium from which our next pro-choice president spoke, I was overcome with pride and emotion.
Art Brodsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media
From top to bottom, the Obama/Biden plan has just about everything the tech/Internet industry could ask for. But Hollywood is at a crossroads as it decides how to leverage its usual influence within a Democratic administration.
Richard C. Thompson | Posted 12.06.2008 | Living
During your acceptance speech last night, which was a great and compassionate one, you told your daughters that you are getting them a puppy for the White House. Adoption is the option.
Elizabeth Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
I did not fully understand the power of our inspired cliche; until I moved to a place - even one as civilized as France - where they are not born with it .
Jon Klane | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
I'm experiencing something unbelievable, transformational, surreal. It occurs to me that the last time I had this feeling was on the morning of 9/11. Only this time, the towers are going back up.
Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
Obama has not hit a home run; he has merely earned the right to step into the batter's box.
Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics
"Americans Chose Change" was the striking blue headline in Wednesday's An-Nahar daily of Lebanon.
Michael Fauntroy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics