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Clyburn Counts Votes For Healthcare Reform
Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:30 AM EDT
“One here plus one there equals two.” “One here minus one there equals zero.” This is the kind of math House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn will be doing this week in Washington as he keeps an eye on the couple dozen House members not yet committed to voting …
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"Change" Costs Money - Why Congress Is Like A Strip Club
Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:43 AM EST
I spent way too much time last week poring over the numbers of the Congressional Black Caucus and its affiliated charities.
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Vernon Hunter Real Patriot In Attack On IRS
Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:53 AM EST
I made a quick trip back to Orangeburg, S.C. this weekend to see my mother, whom I've dubbed "the Bionic Woman" because she is recuperating from her second hip replacement surgery.
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VIDEO: Racial Discrimination - The Reality Show
Tue Feb 9, 2010 9:01 AM EST
The Brown Man is back on YouTube. The blog post I re-posted from July last week, titled "Racial Discrimination: The Reality Show" has joined the rest of my recent pieces on the Brown Man Thinking Hard channel on YouTube.
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Henrietta Lacks: Life Everlasting? | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 3:23 PM EST (Big Think)
Henrietta Lacks, a thirty-one year old African American mother of five from Baltimore, died of cervical cancer in 1951. By the time she passed away, her cancer cells had been replicating themselves in petri dishes at a Johns Hopkins lab for months.
Greensboro Four Efforts Commemorated By International Civil Rights Center & Museum | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Mon Feb 1, 2010 12:07 AM EST (Big Think)
My mother was a black college student back in the late fifties, when African Americans were protesting segregation and joining together in protest marches all across the country.
Blogosphere Buzzes After GOP Retreat Q&A With President Obama | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:00 PM EST (Big Think)
The political blogosphere was abuzz yesterday after President Barack Obama addressed the House Republican Caucus meeting in Baltimore. The hour and half session also featured a segment where the president took questions from the audience.
The Democratic Party Is Now The Party Of Obama | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:49 AM EST (Big Think)
There is nothing like a speech by a real writer who understands the power of language.
Supreme Court Brings Legal Frankenstein To Life
Seeded on Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:09 PM EST (Brown Man Thinking Hard)
This Youtube video contains political commentary that addresses the terrible mistake the Supreme Court made last week when it ruled on the case of Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission.
Separating The Piggy Bank From The Casino | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Sun Jan 24, 2010 3:58 PM EST (Big Think)
It looks like Alan Volcker's pleas are finally being heard in the Obama Administration. Volcker, a past Fed Chairman, has been advocating for a tighter rein on financial institutions since Barack Obama took office.
Dominant Versus Alternate Narratives And The Haitian Tragedy | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:05 AM EST (Big Think)
There are two different types of narratives about the Haiti tragedy these days -- the ones shown each evening on the nightly news programs of the major television networks and the ones that exists on the internet in the watering holes of cyberspace.
Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis: The Mind Of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:43 AM EST (Big Think)
The most profound moments I have experienced in the presence of King memorabilia has been at a display of the King papers, when I realized just how important Martin Luther King Jr.'s academic training and intellectual development were to the success of the civil rights movement.
Still the Same Old Game | Robert de Neufville | Big Think
Seeded on Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:20 PM EST (bigthink.com)
Sen. Reid's comments may not bother the voting public as much as the media say they should. But they may still be enough to cause real trouble for him. As Nate Silver points out, Reid's numbers have been bad since he took over as majority leader.
Senator Reid Stumbles Into The Elephant In The Room | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:46 AM EST (bigthink.com)
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada has had all of political America talking about an issue that used to be confined mostly to the African American community -- whether or not a black person with a lighter skin tone who spoke in a standard English vernacular without any noticeable twang …
You Zoom With Your Feet | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Fri Jan 8, 2010 12:26 PM EST (Big Think)
It's been a year since I last redesigned my personal blog. This time around, I've been thinking of making more substantial changes -- possibly even getting a new blog host. Lately, I've been envious of my fellow bloggers who use Wordpress.
Time To Play Our Position, Not Be The Opposition
Seeded on Tue Jan 5, 2010 12:57 PM EST (Brown Man Thinking Hard)
I was tooling around the internet yesterday when I happened on a black social commentary site I often visit. Its latest blog post was titled "How Obama Lost My Support, And How He Can Regain It". It stung me so hard I immediately went on a profane rant.
Thinking Big In 2010 | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Mon Jan 4, 2010 8:45 AM EST (bigthink.com)
The new year always brings new beginnings. For me, it is a time to throw out the detritus from last year, including the voluminous pile of notes I've accumulated while researching blog posts or preparing for radio appearances.
Obama Administration Gives Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Blank Check - Part II | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:34 PM EST (bigthink.com)
The Obama Administration's move on Christmas Eve to extend the borrowing power of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has gone largely unnoticed in the holiday aftermath as concerns about recent terrorist attempts and commercial airplane security dominated the airwaves.
Obama Administration Gives Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Blank Check - Part I | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:32 PM EST (Big Think)
The Obama Administration gave Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a big Christmas present last week.
Rocket Stove Launches Third World Into Green Orbit | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:51 PM EST (Brown Man Thinking Hard)
While flipping through a copy of the New Yorker magazine earlier today, I came across an article written by Burkhard Bilger titled "Hearth Surgery", which took a look at the efforts of a group of scientists and engineers to create an inexpensive and efficient cook stove for use i …
Senator "DeMinted" Holds Top TSA Job Hostage
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:39 AM EST (Brown Man Thinking Hard)
Why do we even give a damn about our news people and the stuff they report?
Pundits Push For Presidential Response To Terror Attempt | Kris Broughton | Big Think
Seeded on Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:18 AM EST (bigthink.com)
The members of the punditocracy who reign over political opinion in Washington D.C decided this weekend that President Obama was not displaying the appropriate response to the attempted terrorist act on Christmas Day.
Can Dems Talk Politics And Walk At The Same Time?
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:37 PM EST (Brown Man Thinking Hard)
I say this because there have been times lately during this national healthcare debate that I've been dumbfounded at the amount of angst, rage and "my laundry list of 'things the president said he was going to do but didn't' is longer than yours" that has come from the masses of …
Frank Rich Must Have Been Smoking Crack Yesterday
Seeded on Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:38 AM EST (Brown Man Thinking Hard)
I guess that's as close as I can get to calling Frank Rich a crackhead before the New York Times legal department shoots me an email, but I don't know what else to say except to call a spade a spade when I see one.
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