- Tea Party Obsession With Size of Government: Really About Race? | The Root
- In a piece for ColorLines titled The Long Racial History of the Tea Party's Deficit Trojan Horse, Warren agrees with the popular assessment that the Republican agenda is more about conservative social ideals than it is about spending.
But he says a focus on abortion, the environment or even the deficit actually "misses the long racial history behind the current debate." Instead, he connects what he calls "the political genealogy" of the right's obsession with the size and cost of government directly to America's racist past (and present).
- HGTV: Most Diverse Network | The Root
- …features people of color as hosts and homeowners as well as designers and retailers, offers the most diverse images of people on television. The programming includes Latinos, Asians and African Americans, as well as gays and lesbians, in significantly larger numbers than in much of the rest of broadcast and cable television.
The president of HGTV makes clear that the diversity of participants — not only the homeowners but also the design professionals and other consultants — is entirely intentional and has resulted in an overall increase in its audience, and an even bigger increase in its minority audiences.
- Hear This: Les Nubians, Ambrose Akinmusire, Pharoahe Monch | The Root
- April brings eclectic offerings from The Root’s Roundup, from Spanish-and-African-flavored jazz to conscious rap to Pan-African neo-soul. Good listening awaits.
- Bernie Sanders talks historic filibuster in new book – CBS News Video
- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a new book titled, "The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class" based on his famous 8 1/2 hour filibuster of the Bush tax cuts in December 2010.
- When Unemployment Runs Out: Meet the 99ers | The Root
- Given the focus on spending cuts in Washington, one might think that America's unemployment problem was under control. But our jobs quandary is far from over, surpassing even the Great Depression in one respect: The gap between the number of people out of work (13.9 million) and the number of job openings (2.8 million) has never been so wide.
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