Looking Toward the Mountaintop
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 22nd, 2009 5:34 am by HL
Looking Toward the Mountaintop
We have overcome. We have reached the mountaintop. We have entered a post-racial era. We are witnessing a racial thaw. For many Americans–especially whites–the Obama inauguration is a moment of self-congratulation. That 43 percent of white voters pulled the…
The Importance Of Political Cunning
Sitting here in The Nation’s London bureau watching Barack Obama take the office was a surreal experience. I’m still coming down from the thrill of hearing Aretha make “My Country Tis of Thee” a truly beautiful song–and the deep,…
