Critics fear that Jewish genetic research also opens a Pandora\’s box. The discovery of a shared genetic marker among men who claim to be descended from Kohanim grew into wild, exaggerated claims in the media that geneticists had confirmed the story of Aaron
The French now understand that Obama\’s election will set off a long overdue debate about the status of minority communities within their own nation. Why, people are asking, are there not more minority members of the national legislative bodies?
The Muslim issue is a way to talk about race without talking about race, and without having to squirm about saying that race is not an issue.
\”Every election, I get calls from around 15 people asking my advice on how to vote in specific judicial races,\” said Wapner, whose son, Fred, is a current judge
An African American candidacy is different. Obama can\’t easily be the racial middleman as Clinton was. And being aggressive carries its own special dynamics.
Government \’public service\’ movie admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into \”suckers.\”\n\n\”Let\’s forget about \’we\’ and \’they\’ — let\’s think about us!\” In the context of the emerging Cold War, this film appears paradoxical.
Barack Obama\’s presidential candidacy is providing a crash course on race in America.
Are we electing a candidate based on his or her ability to lead the country, or are we crowning a king who looks good in pictures and who is above criticism, examination and challenge?
In defending middle-class neighborhoods, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is taking on an issue that reaches to the heart of Los Angeles\’ ethnic, political and class divide
Last week, President Bush remarked that the United States should have bombed the Auschwitz death camp in 1944. Next week, Americans will commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and the struggle for Civil Rights. What do these two occasions have in common? More than one might think.
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