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Faith-Based Bribery

The fears of those who predicted that billions of dollars in faith-based subsidies distributed by the Bush Administration to churches across the country would build a Republican patronage machine in white constituencies, and severely blunt the prophetic edge of the Black Church, may be coming to pass. Where once Black pastors were among the few [...]

Posted 21 January 2008 † Ray Watkins § Economics § Miscellaneous § Online Places ‡ Comments (0) °

Class Tells

One of the many things we find hard to talk about — not only here in Princeton, but nationally — is class. That helps to explain why we do such a bad job when we try to talk about the social mission of elite universities. Take Drew Faust — the excellent historian who recently became [...]

Posted 18 January 2008 † Ray Watkins § Composition § Language § Professional § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Blackout on Global Warming

More, from MoveOn:
1. “What Are They Waiting For?”, League of Conservation Voters
http://www.whataretheywaitingfor.com/facts.html
2. “Desperate times, desperate scientists,” Salon News, December 12, 2007
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/12/ipcc_report/
3. “Poll: Finding Their Voice as Agents of Change,” Democracy Corps, October 30, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3317&id=11909-5668395-3gRX.x&t=167

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Posted 16 January 2008 † Ray Watkins § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Barack and the Black Agenda Report

And now we are left only with the politics of “Change” - which is anything the various audiences want it to be. Through relentless pandering to white desires for an end to Black agitation and reminders of enduring institutional racism, Obama has proven his ability to amass huge white support. As a result, much of [...]

Posted 14 January 2008 † Ray Watkins § Economics § Language § Online Places § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °