WE ARE CITIZENS, HEAR US ROAR.
by Jennifer Harvey Any news story on the wrangling over the “fiscal cliff” yesterday inevitability invoked the name “Grover Norquist.” Norquist is the founder of Americans for Tax Reform. Last year 60 minutes described him “as the person most responsible, more than anyone else, for rewriting the dogma of the Republican Party.” In the news … Continue reading
IT’S MORE THAN DEMOGRAPHICS…
by Jennifer Harvey You’ve probably heard a lot about “non-white” turnout post-election. Or that shifting “demographics” decided the presidential election. The more crass version of this refrain, spoken aloud by Bill O’Reilly, laments that the “white establishment voter” is now a “minority.” Yes, communities of color supported President Obama by huge margins. But, let’s avoid … Continue reading
