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June 2, 2017

The Republican Party is starting to look a lot like a terrorist group

Republicans are calling for violence, even threatening acts of terror themselves--a sign of a party that is off the rails…
January 24, 2017

The GOP’s war on Obamacare puts millions at risk

When it comes to healthcare, Donald Trump and the Republicans want two things: They want Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) to
March 25, 2016

Confession of a former black Republican: The party I loved despises my people

Earlier this week, a 22-year-old interview with John Ehrlichman, a former aide to President Richard Nixon, was published in Harper’s
September 1, 2015

Donald Trump goes full Willie Horton on Jeb Bush with new immigration attack ad

Donald Trump--the vocal and divisive current frontrunner in the GOP presidential field--is attacking Jeb Bush by borrowing from the playbook…
February 16, 2015

The image that destroys the black 'welfare queen' myth

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, it might be worth a thousand food stamps.
October 21, 2013

The Willie Horton ad revisited 25 years later

OPINION - Twenty-five years later, the infamous Willie Horton ad continues to make its impact on American politics...
October 3, 2013

Head Start is another casualty of government shutdown

OPINION - Head Start is on the chopping block? Is nothing sacred?...
November 21, 2012

GOP attacks on Susan Rice make for bad racial optics

OPINION - The image of a party of angry old white dudes going after an accomplished black woman will not…
August 3, 2011

Tea Party still a largely southern phenomenon

OPINION - From its inception, the Tea Party 'movement' has been touted as something new...