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Workers Should RSS Feed Supreme Court Decisions

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 02.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Supreme Court, 401(K) Plans, 401(K), Pension, Labor, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay, 401k, Retirement, Sexism, Ageism, Racism, Supreme Court Labor Issues, Business News
Eve Tahmincioglu

Many of the conservative judges on the high court may not always be on the side of workers.

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

June Koch | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics

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June Koch

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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Time For Bill O'Racist To Resign In Disgrace

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Michelle Obama Lynching Party, Michelle Obama, Lynching, Fox News, Racism, Roger Ailes, Race, Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'reilly Lynching Party, Media News
Bob Cesca

There's no reason why Bill O'Reilly should be surprised when reasonable, rational, thinking Americans want him to be summarily fired for using the word "lynching" in the context of a rant about Michelle Obama.

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Mr. Obama: I Now Pronounce You - Unlabeled

Leslie Griffith | Posted 02.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Racism, Political Labels, Labels, Barack Obama Race, Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Media News
Leslie Griffith

Labeling is an epidemic in America; there's pressure to be the first this or that. If we must put a label on Obama, how about honest, intelligent and fearless?

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Sexism and a Woman's Vote

Patricia O’Brien | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Women, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sexism, Voting, 2008 Election and Sexism, Hillary Gender Election, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Politics News
Patricia O’Brien

At this point in history, the boys who want to jeer and laugh have the heady sense that they have been unleashed.

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Obama Caught Between Race Bias and Class Politics

David Sirota | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Racism, Joe Klein, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News
David Sirota

Obama knows that if he voiced a more full-throated populism, he would be depicted in the media as a race-centric candidate -- even if his populism was race-blind.

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Conservative Hell

Bob Franken | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Race, Conservatives, 2008 Election, Politics News
Bob Franken

If nothing else McCain could maintain GOP solidarity with a campaign slogan like. "Hey, at least I'm not Hillary."

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Racism Greater Factor Than Sexism On Super Tuesday

John K. Wilson | Posted 02.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Sexism and Politics, Sexism vs. Racism, 2008, Racism 2008 Primary, Sexism, Racism and Politics, Democratic Nomination, Racism, Racism Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sexism Hillary Clinton, Gender vs. Race 2008, Barack Obama, Election, President, Sexism 2008 Primary, 2008 Primary, Home News
John K. Wilson

Barack Obama squeaked out a narrow win on Super Tuesday to expand his small lead in the pledged delegates. While many of the exit polls were off as pr...

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What The Debate Over Obama's Race And Clinton's Gender Says About Us

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Racism, Obama, Clinton, Race, Sexism, Gender, Home News
Kelly Nuxoll

let's talk about what's really happening: when Obama and Clinton spar in a debate or speak at a rostrum in front of the American flag, we as the American public are forced to associate black and female with power.

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

John Seery | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, John McCain, Sexism, 2008 Election and Race, 2008 Election and Sexism, Super Tuesday, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, 2008 Election and Gender, Barack Obama, Philip Roth, Politics News
John Seery

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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Asians -- A Practical Guide to Cellists

Sam Means | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Asians, A Practical Guide to Racism, Politics News
Sam Means

I believe that the widespread hatred and mistrust of our mysterious neighbors to the east (or west, depending which way you go around) comes more from ignorance than actual distaste.

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A Practical Guide to Racism

Sam Means | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Daily Show, Race, 2008 Election, Satire, A Practical Guide to Racism, Politics News
Sam Means

To add to the confusion, Dems have a surfeit of acceptably PC options to choose among, with a white woman, a black man, and, according to Ann Coulter, a gay man.

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It's Not Easy Defending A Loser

Ashleigh Banfield | Posted 01.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Racism, Jeremiah Munsen, Politics News
Ashleigh Banfield

While browsing through the sample questions for my upcoming citizenship test, the TV in the waiting room announced details of some criminal charges being levied against Jeremiah Munsen in Louisiana.

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Racism and Sexism

Leslie Griffith | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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Leslie Griffith

Anyone who compares a presidential candidate to the most renowned terrorist in the world is looking for attention at the expense of a country already torn apart.

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All's fair in love, war, and politics

Mark Kleiman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Obama, Campaign, Clinton, Politics News
Mark Kleiman

Is Bill Clinton a racist? Hell, no! Is Bill Clinton willing to use racism to get back into the White House? Hell, yes!...

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Writing the Obituary for Bradley Effect is Premature and Foolhardy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tom Bradley, Barack Obama, Harvey Gantt, Opinion Polls, Racism, Doug Wilder, African-American President, Democrats, White Voters, Republicans, Bradley Effect Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Bradley Effect is the label for the penchant of white voters to deceive pollsters when they tell them that color doesn't mean anything to them in an election -- and it's alive and well.

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Memo to Senior Citizens: Racism is Over (If You Want It)

Joe Vogel | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Senior Citizens, Older Voters, Senior Citizens, Obama Youth Vote, Senior Citizen Voters, Obama Elderly Vote, Don Imus, Racism, “I Have a Dream” Speech, Mlk, Jena 6, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joe Vogel

Senior citizens, who make up a significant and reliable percentage of the voting bloc, are having a difficult time voting for a black man.

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South Carolina in Black and White

Linda Hansen | Posted 01.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Racism, South Carolina Primary, Barack Obama, Smear and Fear Campaigns, Home News
Linda Hansen

The politics of racist fear and loathing has surfaced in South Carolina since the New Hampshire primary. A viral campaign is in effect here; a massive email assault, "Who Is Barack Obama?"

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Who's The Real Racist? Where's the True Sexist? Let's Get a Grip!

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Msm, Sexism, Ageism, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Race, Politics News
Kathleen Reardon

Accidental offense is not the same as intentional insult. We need to get these differences clear in our minds and demand the same of the press.

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

Sally Kohn | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gloria Steinem New York Times, Sexism, Gloria Steinem, 2008 Election and Race, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Feminism, Barack Obama, 2008 Election and Gender, Politics News
Sally Kohn

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

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Your Genes Made You Do It? Guilt, Innocence, and Behavioral Genetics

Dan Agin | Posted 01.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Crime and Responsibility, Human Behavioral Genetics, Crime, Incarcerated Black Youths, Racism, Discrimination, Behavioral Psychology, Police Bias, Living News
Dan Agin

There is now a current interest in the legal community in modern behavioral genetics and in the idea that since behavior may be controlled by genetics, what does "responsibility" mean?

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Clinton and Obama Joint News Conference on Race/Gender

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, Campaign, Gender, Politics News
Tom D'Antoni

Sen. Obama: Let that moral compass come from us, by example. And with that... Sen. Clinton and Obama together: Let the best candidate win! And then I woke up.

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Tribute To Oscar Peterson

Bob Rae | Posted 01.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar Peterson Dead, Oscar Peterson Dies, Racism, Oscar Peterson, Music, Jazz, Canada, Entertainment News
Bob Rae

Oscar knew prejudice and despised it. He refused to play to segregated audiences, he fought for human rights, he loved Canada at its best and spoke out when he saw us falling below the standards he believed in.

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The Fence

Rebecca Walker | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Second Wave Feminism, Gloria Steinem New York Times, Sexism, 2008 Election and Race, Gloria Steinem, Women and Politics, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem Hillary, Feminism, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, 2008 Election and Gender, Gender, Third Wave Feminism, Politics News
Rebecca Walker

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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I Love the 90s: Gender, Race and the Clintons

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: 1960s, Al Sharpton, Women's Issues, African-Americans, Bill Shaheen, George W. Bush, Drugs, Primaries, Joycelyn Elders, Identity Politics, Sexism, New Hampshire, John Edwards, Racism, Senators, Nita Lowey, Bill Clinton, Gender, Black Voters, Lani Guinier, Clintons, Joe Biden, Black Issues, Feminism, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, 1990s, New York City, New York, Elections, Sister Souljah, Rudy Giuliani, Race, Martin Luther King, 2008 Presidential Race, South Carolina, Iowa, Homophobia, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Presidential Race, Lyndon Johnson, Senate, Gay Issues, White Voters, Governors, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Hillary has begun a campaign based on rigorous 1990s politics of identity, a game at which the Clintons excel, using one group against another as the need arises.

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