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by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 02. Nov, 2008 in civil rights movement, election, family, liberal party of new york, nyc politics, Paul Greenberg 101, photo, race and racism, situations and predicaments, southwest ms

You may have noticed that Hungry Blues has changed its look. After more than two and a half years with my heavily modified versions of Scott Wallick’s VeryPlainTxt theme, I’ve been feeling the urge to change up the look of my site. When I came across Lucian E. Marin’s Journalist theme a little over a [...]

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How Much Time Should She Do?

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 31. Oct, 2008 in election, politics, women and feminism

http://www.howmuchtime.org/

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Our Votes Don’t All Need to Be Counted if the Election Isn’t Close

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 31. Oct, 2008 in election, race and racism, voting rights

That’s pretty much the New York Times analysis. Provisional ballots will also come into play if a huge turnout causes long lines in Ohio, leading lawyers to ask the courts to keep polls open late. When polls are kept open after hours, the ballots cast must be provisional. Problems with the ballots will not affect [...]

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Poem for the Youth Voter

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 29. Oct, 2008 in election, politics, Weblogs

Make sure everyone you know who is eligible votes in the presidential election.

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John McCain’s Character

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 28. Oct, 2008 in election, politics

In song: In prose: Just six months after being rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee for exercising “poor judgment” when he interfered with federal regulators on behalf of a wealthy donor, Senator John McCain engaged in activities that may have constituted an abuse of his office for personal gain. In August 1991, McCain hosted a [...]

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Please Sarah

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 20. Oct, 2008 in election, politics, women and feminism

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McCain’s Self-Immolating Campaign

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 11. Oct, 2008 in civil rights movement, election, friends, politics, race and racism, Weblogs

For an elaboration on why the McCain/Palin hate mongering is a losing strategy see Abby’s post. I feel like McCain is doing a great job appealing to the bottom 16th percentile…. And “shoring up” the bottom 16th percentile isn’t going to win him any elections. There’s just not enough population there. Let me tell you [...]

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“Uppity,” That’s Racist for “Kill”

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 04. Sep, 2008 in breaking news, civil rights movement, election, race and racism, southwest ms

US Representative Lynn Westmoreland, a Republican from Georgia, made a very bald appeal to racists to unite against Obama. This wasn’t a private statement caught on a mic he didn’t realize was on. This was a statement for the record, to reporters, in the halls of the United States Congress. Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential [...]

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Hillary Clinton Exploits the Race Chasm

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 16. Apr, 2008 in election, politics, race and racism

I missed this fascinating article by David Sirota when it came out a couple of weeks ago, explaining why and how race matters in Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign against Barrack Obama. (View full size image.) Since at least the South Carolina primary, the Clinton campaign’s message has been stripped of its poll-tested nuance and become [...]

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Did Martin Die in Vain?

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 04. Apr, 2008 in civil rights movement, election, friends, marsha joyner, politics, race and racism, women and feminism

By Marsha Joyner Did Martin die in vain on that fateful day of April 4, 1968? What has transpired in these 40 years with respect to King’s dream? There are several events in the Bible where the number 40 is of paramount importance—can any of them be related to our struggles these past 40 years? [...]

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Dick Gregory: Bill Clinton is NOT Black

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 24. Feb, 2008 in civil rights, election, nola, race and racism, Weblogs

Great clip from yesterday’s State of the Black Union footage in NOLA (via Baratunde): If you know some of my other work, you’ll know why I love Gregory’s quote from way back: “If these Mississippi white Klansmen, who do not know how to plan crimes, who are ignorant, illiterate bastards, can completely baffle our FBI, [...]

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More Reasons to Vote for Obama

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 05. Feb, 2008 in children, education, election, labor movement, politics, Weblogs

(Via P6.)

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Obama

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 05. Feb, 2008 in election, politics

(Image by Shepard Fairey.)

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Vote!

by Benjamin T. Greenberg on 05. Feb, 2008 in boston, election, politics, race and racism

If you are like me, and you struggle to find full throated enthusiasm for any of the Democratic candidates, I want to encourage you vote and to vote for Barack Obama. In my most cynical moments I fear that there is little difference between Obama and Clinton and that neither will be a progressive President. [...]

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