African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, but have less than 3 percent of total wealth.
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What’s Missing in the American Media: Working People
So far this year not a single representative of a labor union has appeared on any of the four Sunday network talk shows, according to a new report. And entertainment TV has abandoned the working class.
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The Stupidity of Hating Your Senator for Living Where You’ve Sent Her to Work
Should we really get mad if our representatives spend too much time in Washington, where they’re supposed to be doing their jobs?
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Why the Legacy of Katrina on New Orleans Is Different From Disasters That Befell Other Cities
Nine years after the storm, why is it that divine retribution remains in the discussion when considering Katrina?
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How Chuck Todd Can Save Meet the Press
If he can make it as awful as it was in Tim Russert’s day, he just might succeed.
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Watch Paul Waldman on Washington Journal
See the Prospect’s contributing editor not react to a caller’s assertion of a particular sort of enagement by members of a political party with a moose appendage.
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Dear Thom Tillis: How Long Does It Take For a Black Person to Become a Traditional North Carolinian?
An open letter to the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who is currently running for U.S. Senate, is prompted by his comments about the Republican Party’s demographics.
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Epic! Cheney Made to Answer to Paul Waldman’s Assessment of Iraq Record
In an epic bit of television, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly reads Waldman’s critique of Cheney’s Iraq record to the former vice president on the air—and demands a reaction.
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HBO Movie on Prop 8 Marriage Equality Case Fails As Documentary
By omitting the faces and fears of those opposed to same-sex marriage, The Case Against 8 presents its story as nothing more than a victory lap, assuming every viewer is happy the Supreme Court decision that overturned California’s ban.
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Daily Meme: Fans of War Shoot at Straw Men
Yesterday, President Obama gave a speech at West Point outlining his vision for the use of American power in the future. So how did people react? The consensus on the right was that Obama’s speech was a litany of arguments against straw men. “In rebutting his many critics, Obama would be more persuasive if [he] […]
