Doing Antiracism Wrong At Jezebel.

on November 12th, 2012
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Should Jezebel have contacted the schools of several students who tweeted racist things following Obama’s re-election? [...]

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Revisiting Real Americas.

on November 9th, 2012
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Sarah Palin wouldn’t recognize these places. [...]

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About Last Night.

on November 7th, 2012

Here’s Jam-Rock with the topline:

Together with one of the most hard-nosed campaigns in recent memory, Obama managed to bounce back from the nadir of 2011 to one of the broadest re-election victories in recent memory. At this point, news networks have called New Hampshire, Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada, Virginia, and Ohio for [...]

Category: 2012 Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, Gender, LGBTQ Issues, Mitt Romney, Policy, Politics, Race, Republicans | 2 comments

Your Random-Ass Roundup: The Wait on Their Shoulders.

on November 5th, 2012

For lots of poor and working-class people, voting is a choice between casting a ballot or getting a day’s pay for work. [...]

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It’s Only Identity Politics When They Do It.

on November 4th, 2012

The Washington Post says that 91 percent of Romney voters are white. Why isn’t Romney’s concerted courtship of white folks considered playing identity politics? [...]

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Your Random-Ass Roundup: Mia Love’s Racial High-Wire Act.

on October 31st, 2012
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While Mia Love’s victory would be a milestone, her candidacy encapsulates a lot of the practical and ideological obstacles the GOP faces in becoming less white. [...]

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Your Random-Ass Roundup: Oh, Hai! Yo!

on October 25th, 2012

It’s all about Ohio. [...]

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Podcast #21: Blackface Christmas!

on October 22nd, 2012

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