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Slow Words
By
Diana Butler Bass
People often ask me why I don’t blog more often in the crucible of the news cycle when an issue is “hot.” My friends and editors are always trying to get me to speed up–as I tend to be slow with my words. Last week, for example, I was quiet as the war of words…
Rising Racism of the Right
By
Paul Raushenbush
The racism of the right is getting louder and meaner as the Presidency of Barack Obama rounds the half way mark of the first year.  Defying his racist detractors, President Obama is about to invite a white cop and a black professor to the white house for racial reconciliation talks – proving once again that he is…
Support a Public Option for Health Care
By
Paul Raushenbush
The time to fight for a public option healthcare program is now. As reported on the Huffington Post, the Senate finance committee has offered a bi-partisan proposal that would drop the public option for health care: These officials said participants were on track to exclude a requirement many congressional Democrats seek for large businesses to…
Talking While Stupid: White Evangelicals, Dr. Gates and President Obama
By
Brian McLaren
I think President Obama was right to soften the tone of his statement the other day on the Gates arrest incident; the word “stupid” wasn’t a helpful word choice. But the word, I think, accurately describes the reaction of a lot of white male commentators to the incident. Let’s assume (for a minute, anyway) that…
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