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White Folks Have a Hard Time Hearing the Truth
Of National Lies and Racial Amnesia: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and the Audacity of TruthBy Tim Wise, March 18, 2008 For most white folks, indignation just doesn’t wear well. Once affected or conjured up, it reminds one of a pudgy … Continue reading
Richard Dawkins and "The God Delusion"
Photo by Bret Gerbe / Austin American-Statesman.Atheist author draws impassioned crowd in Austin.By Eileen E. Flynn / Austin American-Statesman / March 20, 2008 Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist with star power, drew some 1,200 people to hear his take on … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton and Her Secretive Religious "Fellowship"
Illustration by Andy Friedman / Mother Jones Hillary’s Nasty Pastorateby Barbara Ehrenreich / The Nation / March 19, 2008 There’s a reason Hillary Clinton has remained relatively silent during the flap over intemperate remarks by Barack Obama’s former pastor, Jeremiah … Continue reading
Barack Obama’s Speech on Race, Religion and Jeremiah Wright
Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union (Full Speech) March 8, 2008 Source.
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Iraq Moratorium, Friday March 21st
Iraq Moratorium, Good Friday coincide The convergence of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19 and the monthly Iraq Moratorium observance on March 21 has sparked hundreds of antiwar actions across the country this week. The Iraq … Continue reading
Healing the Wounds of Race
Rev. Jeremiah Wright at Trinity United Church of Christ. Prophetic truth-telling from the black pulpit.By Jim Wallis / Huffington Post / March 18, 2008 It has simmered throughout this campaign, and now race has exploded into the center of the … Continue reading
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