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Tim Wise is the Director of the newly-formed Association for White Anti-Racist Education (AWARE) in Nashville, Tennessee. He lectures across the country about the need to combat institutional racism, gender bias, and the growing gap between rich and poor in the U.S. He is white but his understanding of racism in America is astounding. He spoke at Stanford in 2006, I think, and he was amazing! His blog is so on point, it makes me want to scream, "PREACH white man! PREACH!" (jk...not really tho lo… Continue

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/opinion/22observer.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin

Barack Obama, John McCain and the Language of Race

By BRENT STAPLES
Published: September 21, 2008

It was not that long ago that black people in the Deep South could be beaten or killed for seeking the right to vote, talking back to the wrong white man or failing to give way on the sidewalk. People of color who violated these and other proscriptions could be designated “uppity niggers” and subjected to acts o… Continue

"Iraq's oil-fueled surplus could hit $80 billion, report says"...i'm sorry, WHAT?!! the U.S. has a deficit of how many billion from funding this war and there's now an $80BILLION surplus in iraq?! this is ridiculous and just further proof that we need to get the hell out of… Continue

"The decision by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to seek the arrest of President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is a bold human rights intervention, but one that will cause problems on the diplomatic front.

It is bound to complicate, some will say destr… Continue

During my internship here at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia my portfolio includes the drought, and the effects of it. I'm surprised that many people in the U.S. don't know how serious it is, but here's an article that may shed some light.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0… Continue