How I dealt with bald-faced racism while canvassing
I've always kind of assumed that the overt racism being talked about recently is confined to rural West Virginia and other such places. But I was canvassing this yesterday afternoon in Northeast...
View ArticleInauguration tickets - Is this really how it should be done?
I don't like to toot my own horn, but I think I deserve a friggin' inauguration ticket. I was on board with the Obama campaign before it was even officially announced, spreading the word about the...
View ArticleBill Clinton backs same-sex marriage
President Clinton has revealed he is now a supporter of same-sex marriage. I spoke to him last week at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, D.C.My article in The Nation is below the...
View ArticleShould Corzine step down?
Jon Corzine is the only incumbent governor up for reelction this year, and despite his deep pockets, isn't looking so good. And on the heels of last week's massive corruption bust, it's beginning to...
View ArticleThe Generational Shift in Newark, NJ: Conversations with Councilman & Senator...
I interviewed Councilman Ron Rice, 41, and State Senator Ron Rice, 63, about what some have called the changing generational tide in Newark that began in 2006 when Cory Booker won the mayorship....
View ArticleRally with us for marriage equality in New Jersey!
Greetings friends,A vast, ideologically diverse coalition of social and political organizations have unified to call for a rally on the State House in Trenton, NJ, to show our support for the marriage...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage in New Jersey -- or, the need for intellectual clarity
In the wake of today's predictable yet stinging marriage equality loss, one thing is clear. No matter how strong our finances may be, no matter how robust our lobbying arm might appear, no matter how...
View ArticleWhy did Cory Booker accept $11,000 for a speaking engagement...
...at a public university, during a time of economic recession?The TCNJ Perspective has the full story here: http://tcnjperspective.wordpress.com...As far as we can tell, there is nothing legally...
View ArticleHuckabee compares same-sex marriage to drug use, incest
In an interview Wednesday, former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee weighed in on embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, slammed his...
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