Washington It is the damnest thing that in this country we trumpet democracy all around the world but we simply cannot seem to get our government to commit to making voting something that is easy and accessible. The Supreme Court seems to have beaten and bloodied the lawyers from Indiana pretty badly …
Month: January 2008
Gender and Race
Houston Every once in a while an article becomes viral. Yesterday’s op-ed piece by Gloria Steinem, the legendary feminist, in the New York Times was forwarded to me a half-dozen times, clearly hitting a deep chord with many women and others who share these concerns. Hillary Clinton’s edging of Barack Obama in the New …
Race and Ethnicity Viewpoints
New Orleans In the wake of the LSU victory in the Bowl Championship Series at the Superdome, we now await with some interest and anticipation the results tonight of the New Hampshire primary to determine whether or not the momentum is building for candidates that are “first of their kinds” in so many ways. …