In America, Journalists “Push Back”: The Magnificent Hypocrisy of Touré
Update (2/17/13) below: Yesterday, the news of the leaked Department of Justice white paper brought on a flurry of “debates” …
Category Archives: Election Season 2012
Power, Ethics, Etiquette: The Liberal Sincerity of MSNBC Journalists
Updates I & II below: I’m having difficulty seeing what others on Twitter have called the ‘mean-spiritedness’ and ‘antagonism’ of …
It’s Still Not Safe to Read The Nation
Update I (below): I thought it was safe to read The Nation again, since election season is over. I was …
Post-Election Day 2012: The Good Guys Won, but Did Progressives?
Update I & II & III: Below Well, here we are. On the other side of that Great American (non)Test. …
Election Day 2012: It’s the Day After That Matters
Update I below: This past weekend I talked with a philosopher friend about her conundrum over how to vote in …
The Progressive Retreat from Obama: Who is to Blame?
As you may be aware, Matt Stoller’s most recent Salon column and other progressive critical perspectives, including my own, have …
Emily Hauser’s Disgusting Indifference to Women of Color
Update I & Update 2: Below On yesterday’s on-line “HuffPo Live Debate” on supporting Obama, between Daniel Ellsberg, Daily Beast …
Prez Debates 2: Indifference and Changing the Premise
After getting through the second round of Prez debates last night (with the forceful help of some astute Twitter companions), …
Argo: Iran, Empire, and American Privilege
Spoiler Alert: (I point to the obvious ending of the movie; it’s a spoiler if you know nothing about the …
Jill Biden, Democrats and USAID: Doing Good by Doing Good
Watching television a couple nights ago, I found myself watching a gritty, in-your-face advertisement featuring Jill Biden advocating for relief …
