What Does This Election Mean for Race?

To put it plainly: racism only ends when and as White supremacy is acknowledged as real group-effect and White people decide to do things otherwise. At a minimum, there must be recognition of non-White groups’ actually being asymmetrically constrained (in different forms and degrees among different racially other groups).

On the Eve of the 2008 Election

Most will feel that this message is premature in the highest. But an essential challenge is to stay one step ahead of the political curve, to anticipate the reality our leaders will be trying to impose tomorrow, when the dust is still settling from today. We regular voters are totally caught up in the Presidential [...]

Why I Emphasize Congress So Much.

I wrote this earlier today to a group of my progressive high-information-voter friends on Fb, intentionally hoping to hear multiple viewpoints on this issue. I’ve gotten tons of flack over the past few months for the degree to which I’ve pushed the Congressional elections on par with the Presidential one. I do not claim that [...]

Foucault and Political Capital.

In a choice between analyzing politics with Foucault or Bourdieu (the best exponent of politically and socially mediated forms of capital), I mostly opt for Foucault.
I tend to think of political capital as performatively constituted, not essentially given. The numbers indicate a baseline from every day prior to today’s news cycle. But political capital is [...]

Yes, We Can … Find a Bailout Alternative.

Obama has at least 13 better alternatives to the Paulson/Bush bailout to choose from. He should show real Presidential leadership by doing so.

Obama Has Failed Leadership Test.

Obama just gave away 700 billion chances to re-define this moment for the benefit of middle- and low-income people. He choked.

What’s wrong with Obama’s numbers?

Why are national polls (though not state ones, at least not yet) registering such a huge leap for McCain? (According to RCP’s track, the last time McCain beat Obama in poll-averages was April 14, 2008!) Some say it’s the combination of the post-convention bounce and the Palin bounce. Some say it’s the Palin effect mobilizing [...]

Obama can’t make “CHANGE” without the Senate.

In 2008, the elections for US Senate are just as important as that for the Presidency. Barack Obama cannot accomplish real “change” without a filibuster-resistant Senate. Leftists need to volunteer now to support Democratic candidates in AK, NC, MN, OR, and GA!