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April 2012

Black Face (or, “Identity Politics Is For Suckers”) — Part 3: Obama’s Putrid Predecessor

OBAMA’S PUTRID PREDECESSOR While regular readers of this blog understand that I am highly critical of the current administration, I don’t mind conceding that, in many ways, President Obama has provided a vitally needed breath of fresh air from his putrid predecessor. George W. Bush in the Oval Office was the embodiment of elitist indifference, an unprincipled, boorish, and petty… Read More »Black Face (or, “Identity Politics Is For Suckers”) — Part 3: Obama’s Putrid Predecessor

Reflecting on last week’s rally and march in Fremont…

[Please forgive this brief interruption in my multi-installment blog, “Black Face/Identity Politics Is for Suckers” — the next installment of which, Part 3: Obama’s Putrid Predecessor, will be posted shortly.] Last Friday, Afghans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, World Can’t Wait, CODE PINK, and Occupy Wall Street (Oakland and Fremont branches, at least) participated in a rare event:… Read More »Reflecting on last week’s rally and march in Fremont…