Violence is Not Power: Meditations on Obama’s Second Term
Revised 1/7/12, 3:25 pm. Pervasive violence is the ever-louder siren of the U.S. state’s impotence. It is the beacon of …
Tag Archives: Democrats
Holding Their Feet to the Fire: Are We or Aren’t We Serious?
Robert E. Prasch The reelection of Barack Obama has induced two responses from liberals and progressives. On the one hand, …
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 …
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 …
Democratic Accomplishments At Home since 2008
Slightly updated version In my earlier post on White Privilege (which you should read before reading this), I argue that …
White Privilege, American Privilege: Does It Make Sense to Be More Concerned with Rights at “Home”?
Updated Version I love how white folks are going around deploying “white privilege” pejoratively at this particular moment, 6 weeks …
