| Feb 7, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyThe N-word is perhaps the most powerful word in the English language. It carries 400 years of brutal American history that can strike with the force of a lash. Nice people don’t say it. F-bombs are soggy firecrackers compared to the explosive power...
| Jan 31, 2011 | Peace / SecurityThe repercussions of the attempted assassination in Tucson of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in which six people were murdered and 13 wounded, continue to resonate. The discussion–and discussions about the discussion–continues. Meanwhile, we’re failing to...
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| Jan 18, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyPerhaps by now we are accustomed to the annual right-wing co-opting of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. Over at FPIF, Mark Engler offers an instructive example from the Pentagon. He quotes DoD’s general counsel Jeh C. Johnson: “I believe that if Dr....
| Jan 17, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyA Southern heritage group is planning a celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, that will feature a parade down the city’s historic Dexter Avenue. That’s the same street where thousands of civil rights marchers rallied in support of voting rights at the...
