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July 26, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Would African-American history -- and indeed American history -- have been different if Abraham Lincoln had lived?...
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May 15, 2012
OPINION - To be fair, Andrew Sullivan has the best intentions. But it seems curious that he thinks he can…
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May 10, 2012
OPINION - The crucial issue for Romney is gaining acceptability among social conservatives, as he needs them to rally behind…
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May 8, 2012
OPINION - Seeking to subvert President Obama's foreign policy success record is both incredibly irresponsible and unpatriotic...
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April 25, 2012
OPINION - When it comes to blacks and gays, the GOP strategy is to divide and conquer...
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April 16, 2012
OPINION - Perhaps the Trayvon Martin tragedy, and the president's acknowledgement that the slain teen could well have been his…
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April 9, 2012
OPINION - Not every case of white-on-black violence involving young black males is equivalent to the Trayvon Martin incident...
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March 30, 2012
OPINION - Zimmerman's father has chosen to spin a tale he knows will garner dog whistle support from far-right conservatives,…
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March 23, 2012
OPINION - Though measured, the subtext of Obama's statement was easily understood, especially for an African-American community eager to hear…
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March 14, 2012
OPINION - Derrick Bell and fellow law professors in the 70s and 80s understood that though blacks had technically gained…
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March 9, 2012
OPINION - President Obama's campaign had raised roughly $105 million, 80 percent of which was made up of small donations…
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March 1, 2012
OPINION - There is one subject Romney has consistently avoided -- for good reason -- and that is the sordid…
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February 9, 2012
OPINION - By saying that his position on same-sex marriage is 'evolving,' Obama expects to please both sides...
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February 2, 2012
OPINION - Mitt Romney, who has built his entire campaign on the premise that he's a businessman who knows how…
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January 10, 2012
OPINION - The 2012 swing constituency of the moment are white working-class voters and Mitt Romney knows it...
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January 5, 2012
OPINION - President Barack Obama's newfound defiance may be in part a response to Democratic supporters calling for him to…
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January 1, 2012
OPINION - Now that 2011 has faded to black, let's explore some of the major issues President Barack Obama will…
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December 27, 2011
OPINION - Paul has pocketed at least a million dollars from newsletters that promoted racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic propaganda throughout…
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December 20, 2011
OPINION - Is the NBA ready for an openly gay player? Mark Cuban seems to think so...
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December 12, 2011
OPINION - According to the latest NBC/Marist poll President Obama now leads both GOP candidates in South Carolina...