COLORLINES - Politics

Bell Curve Author Charles Murray Talks White America on MLK Anniversary

by Asraa Mustufa on April 5 2011, 1:42PM

The American Enterprise Institute doesn’t shy away from high-profile, conservative speakers.

Topics: Politics

Another Budget Deadline Approaches, Poor People Still Screwed

by Shani O. Hilton on April 4 2011, 1:33PM

Congress has until Friday to decide whether to scapegoat struggling families by a lot, or just a little.

Topics: Budget, Economy, Politics

Manning Marable: Scholar, Activist, Visionary

by Jamilah King on April 4 2011, 12:11PM

Remembering the life’s work of a great mind dedicated to racial and economic justice.

Topics: Politics

CBC Marks 40th Anniversary With “Substantive” Talks With Obama

by Shani O. Hilton on March 31 2011, 6:29PM

But it’s not clear exactly what substance they hashed out.

Topics: Politics

GOP Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain Buys Into Anti-Sharia Hysteria

by Asraa Mustufa on March 31 2011, 11:40AM

The former pizza company CEO stands by his comments that Muslim Americans are “not totally dedicated” to the U.S.

Topics: Politics

Sen. Durbin Holds Hearing on Threats to Muslim Civil Rights

by Shani O. Hilton on March 29 2011, 4:38PM

Assistant attorney general Thomas Perez vows to use “every tool in our arsenal” to fight anti-Muslim discrimination.

Topics: Politics

John Stossel: No Group’s Been Helped More By Gov’t Than American Indians

by Shani O. Hilton on March 24 2011, 2:04PM

Yes, he’s serious.

Topics: Politics

One Year Later, People of Color Are Health Reform’s Strongest Backers

by Shani O. Hilton on March 23 2011, 4:59PM

They’re also the ones who stand to lose the most if the GOP effort to repeal or defund it succeeds.

Topics: Health, Politics

Juan Williams: ‘I Get Nervous Walking Past Young Black Men’

by Jorge Rivas on March 22 2011, 1:26PM

Is there anyone he isn’t afraid of?

Topics: Politics

Juan Williams Says It’s Time to Defund NPR

by Jamilah King on March 21 2011, 12:12PM

And forget journalism. His beef is deeply personal.

Topics: Politics

Why Wisconsin GOP Is Keen on Voter IDs

by Kai Wright on March 18 2011, 2:05PM

Jeff Chang points out it’s because youth organizing was so key for Wisc. Dems from 2004 to 2008.

Topics: Kai Wright, Politics

Wisconsin Leads on 2012 Campaign Tricks with Voter ID Law

by Julianne Hing on March 18 2011, 10:20AM

Dozens of states are already gearing up efforts to surpress voting among people of color and youth.

Topics: Politics, Wisconsin

Obama Gears Up for a Gun Fight, but Doesn’t Fire on Race

by Shani O. Hilton on March 17 2011, 6:30PM

Race is conspicuously missing from a growing D.C. conversation about gun violence.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Politics

From ACORN to NPR: We Rate O’Keefe’s Fake, Sadly Effective Stings

by Channing Kennedy on March 16 2011, 5:24PM

No matter how badly he bungles it, his so-called journalism keeps getting the smear-job done.

Topics: Media, Politics

Herman Cain Wants To Lead After “This First Black President Thing”

by Thoai Lu on March 15 2011, 1:28PM

So who is this guy? The latest GOP primary sideshow.

Topics: Politics

Rep. Keith Ellison’s Tearful Defense of Muslim American Patriots

by Kai Wright on March 11 2011, 11:22AM

Here’s video of Ellison’s testimony at Peter King’s Muslim “radicalization” hearing.

Topics: Kai Wright, National Security, Politics

The ‘Congressional Theater’ of Peter King’s Muslim Hearings

by Shani O. Hilton on March 11 2011, 11:00AM

Democrats argue King’s probe of “radicalization” in Muslim American communities is both useless and dangerous.

Topics: National Security, Politics

Dingell to Peter King: Don’t Become the Next McCarthy

by Shani O. Hilton on March 10 2011, 12:31PM

Homeland Security hearings into the “radicalization” of Muslim Americans begin with push back from Democratic lawmakers.

Topics: National Security, Politics

Census: California’s Latino and Asian Populations On the Rise

by Jorge Rivas on March 9 2011, 4:50PM

Big changes could be in store for the state’s political landscape.

Topics: Politics

Shirley Sherrod: Moving Past Colorblind, Toward the End of Racism

by Shirley Sherrod on March 8 2011, 10:00AM

Having battled racism all my life, I have to wonder how this wonderful nation can overcome its obsession with skin color.

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