Posts Tagged ‘Democrats’

Jeffrey Blankfort: Chomsky misfires on US-Israel relations

Jeffrey Blankfort: Chomsky misfires on US-Israel relations
Jeffrey Blankfort Jeffrey Blankfort is an American journalist and recognized expert on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Kathleen Wells: Hi. I’m Kathleen Wells, political correspondent for Race-Talk, and today I’m speaking with Jeffrey Blankfort. Jeffrey Blankfort has been engaged in political...
November 4th, 2010 | Featured, Middle East, US, World | Read More

Red, Brown, and Blue: How our definition of whiteness has changed with each new wave of immigration

Red, Brown, and Blue: How our definition of whiteness has changed with each new wave of immigration
Destination Casa Blanca’s host Ray Suarez takes a look at a new history of immigration, and the opposition, in America…. One St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, back when I was working as a television reporter there in the 1980s, I wandered up and down the famous parade route on Dearborn...
September 20th, 2010 | Featured, Latinos | Read More

Neither conspiracy nor post-racialism

Neither conspiracy nor post-racialism
David Patterson In the first week of March, 2010, African American Governor of New York, David Patterson was forced to declare that he would not seek reelection amidst allegations that he improperly used the state police to silence a woman who had been abused by his aide; former Washington, DC Mayor,...
March 22nd, 2010 | African Americans, Featured | Read More

Time for US revolution – fifteen reasons

Time for US revolution – fifteen reasons
It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people. The 1776 Declaration of Independence stated...
March 8th, 2010 | Featured | Read More

Congresswoman Woolsey: Baucus’ Bill requires older folks to pay five times more

Congresswoman Woolsey: Baucus’ Bill requires older folks to pay five times more
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D- CA) co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus and also serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. As the first of only two members of Congress to have been a welfare recipient, Woolsey is a vocal leader committed to promoting issues that directly impact children...
September 17th, 2009 | Health, Politics, US | Read More

Congressman Elijah Cummings: It’s Our Moral Responsibility

Congressman Elijah Cummings: It’s Our Moral Responsibility
Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He also serves on the Joint Economic Committee as well as the House Task Force on Health Care Reform. He is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and former chairman. Also, the congressman...
September 14th, 2009 | Politics, US | Read More

Congressman Raul Grijalva’s response to the President’s speech

Congressman Raul Grijalva’s response to the President’s speech
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) is a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, a committee with jurisdiction over health care legislation. Grijalva is also a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as well as the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC). The CPC supports inclusion of a...
September 10th, 2009 | Politics, US | Read More