by hilzoy at Obsidian Wings. Cross-posted with permission. Geraldine Ferraro wrote a horrible op-ed in the Boston Globe. She says a number of things about the effects of sexism on the Clinton campaign, which I do not propose to consider here. But she also claims that the concerns of Reagan Democrats have not been heard: Read More
By M. Leblanc over at Bitch. Ph.D. Cross-posted with permission. By now, everyone’s already blogged about this horrible op-ed in the Boston Globe by Geraldine Ferraro (see, for example, Jill at Feministe, Ta-Nehisi at Matthew Yglesias, and Megan Carpentier at Jezebel). Most have zeroed in on the most ridiculous sentence in the piece, where she Read More
Ever since Lola* — one of those eateries that attracts impeccably dressed, upwardly mobile young Negroes — moved from Chelsea to SoHo, it’s been fighting with the neighborhood alliance over its petition for a license for liquor and the right to have live entertainment. The Patrick-Odeens, the mixed-race couple that runs the spot, said that Read More
Ta-Nehisi is guest-blogging over at Yglesias, and says racism is not only a moral problem for America, but is a practical economic hurdle one, as well. His example? The Boston Red Sox and The Curse of the Bambino.
Wow. We have no words right now.
[Cross posted from Bitch Ph.D. Big up, Tedra.] Mildred Loving died [Monday] at the age of 68. Here is a copy of a statement she made on the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, last June. A few thoughts on the occasion: first, obviously the freedom to marry is still contested for a lot of Read More
Adam Liptak reported on a study that found the way race factors into the death penalty in Harris County, Texas. This is important because Harris County (where Houston in located) puts more people to death than any other state in the U.S. (besides Texas, of course). So what did the study find? Well, besides echoing Read More
The way crime is prosecuted in America is inextricably linked to race and class. Yeah, yeah. Everyone knows that, right? But it bears repeating for the myopic ‘personal responsibility’ reactionaries: two new reports say black men are more likely to be arrested and convicted on drug offenses even though white and black people use drugs Read More
‘Daisy’ wrote a very thoughtful blog entry about how just having a name that sounds ‘ethnic’ has consequences, even if you’re white. My blog name is my grandmother’s name, Daisy. My real name is one that would identify me very easily, so I don’t use it. But I recently realized that something is missing in Read More
Amanda Marcotte. BrownFemiPower is a well-respected, much-read blogger who took up the mantle of immigration as a feminist issue on the innanets. Amanda Marcotte, another well-respected, much-read feminist blogger (who is no stranger to controversy) wrote an article for Alternet that some some people say borrowed liberally from an uncredited BFP (of whom Marcotte was Read More
