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Rebel Music
Here’s some international dopeness, Iranian-American hip-hop group Revolution of the Mind packing a Steven Kinzer book or two into a four and a half minute banger. This video offers a glimpse into the complexity of Iran (and the mid East … Continue reading
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‘Merica
Good Lord. How is this guy real? I don’t want to hear any more Christians tell me about how Muslims are so frighteningly fundamentalist and willing to merge state power with hardline, violent religious dogma. Christians like this guy would … Continue reading
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Georgia’s Statewide Primary Elections
[Originally appeared here in Flagpole Magazine] They may not all know it yet, but the Georgia Republican Party is facing something of a crisis. After eight years of solid GOP rule, the state is out of money and seemingly out … Continue reading
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“…a spot only South Carolina can find itself in.”
This is pretty amazing. Just when I was shedding the paranoia of the Bush years, that worry that the GOP was up to big time shenanigans, this happens. Check it. So the South Carolina Democratic primary for Senate occured in … Continue reading
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Paul’s Gospel
I’m actually heartened, in a way, at the victories of outsider-ish candidates in Tuesday’s elections. Though it likely announces a new era of polarity, rancor and fierce debate in politics, it sets the stage for discourse that has been missing … Continue reading
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Obama and Racism, Way Back When
Just so folks don’t get it twisted: all this racism didn’t just materialize when Jimmy Carter named it. This is a column of mine from October of last year (originally published here), written after months of witnessing Obama’s racist critics … Continue reading
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