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Commentary
The Ugly Roots of the Light Skin/Dark Skin Divide
By Allison Samuels Talk about words that sting to the core. Harry Reid’s recent comments about President Barack Obama’s light skin and acceptable non-”Negro” vocabulary and speech brought back a rush of memories that I’m sure most African-Americans would like to forget. Since the days of slavery, skin color has been used as a tool of... »
Obama can’t create change with words alone
By Eugene Robinson It’s ironic that President Obama could never be convincing as populist in chief. He had a modest upbringing — his family was on food stamps for a time — and he needed scholarships and loans to pay for his fancy education. He is no stranger to the struggles of everyday Americans. By contrast,... »
Tiger’s validation complex
By Eugene Robinson Leave Tiger alone. Enough with the puns — we get that he’s really just a “cheetah” in disguise. Enough with the Barbie-of-the-Day revelations — we get that he’s attracted to a certain type. Enough with the whole thing — we have far more important things to worry about. Yeah, right. Sit down with... »
Obama’s decision an act of leadership
By Ed Rollins, CNN Senior Political Contributor (CNN) — After months of review, President Obama has made a decision that will not please the base of his party. The majority of Democrats in Congress are opposed to expanding or prolonging the war in Afghanistan. Many Americans share their concern. This decision to send 30,000 additional troops... »
Racism in the Middle East Deserves Our Attention
By Shamara Riley “Clean your plate if it is touched by a dog, but break it if it’s touched by a Khadem.” This popular Yemeni idiom – which equates blacks with servants (khadem), and ranks blacks below animals – captures the treatment of blacks in most of the Middle East and North Africa. While criticism... »
Limbaugh’s Message Made Him Rich — And Cost Him
By Michael Wilbon The free market, rather loudly, told Rush Limbaugh it wasn’t interested in what he sells. Undoubtedly there are NFL owners who share Limbaugh’s brand of conservatism. A few, I’m told, are so far to the right politically they think Limbaugh is liberal. But the voices that spoke up in the private club... »
The Politics of Spite
By Paul Krugman There was what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment last week, when the International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago’s bid to be host of the 2016 Summer Games. “Cheers erupted” at the headquarters of the conservative Weekly Standard, according to a blog post by a member of the magazine’s staff, with the... »
Race is Obama’s catch-22
By Dr. Boyce Watkins A few years ago, Dr. Cornel West wrote an outstanding book called “Race Matters.” In the book, he explains why a post-racial America is not yet a reality. Race certainly matters in our nation, and we don’t need to look any further than the anti-Obama lynch mobs to find evidence of... »
President Obama is the real target of health care protesters, not policy
by Mike Lupica The woman went to an airplane hangar in Belgrade, Mont., the other day, prepared to actually listen to President Obama talk about health care reform in America. She has watched, the way the rest of us have watched, as the debate about health care has turned into a sideshow and in some cases... »
Governor Palin’s Crazed Health Care Rant: Blame the Washington Post
By Dean Baker As a basic rule, politicians will say anything they can get away with. If an effective politician thinks that he can call his opponent a drug-dealing, serial-murdering gangster, and have the charge taken seriously by the media, then he will do it, even if there is no reality whatsoever to the allegation.... »
