Archive for June 9th, 2009

  • Sotomayor, Obama, and the divide on racial politics

    Sotomayor, Obama, and the divide on racial politics

    Poster by Favianna Rodriguez It’s altogether unsurprising that racial politics have dominated the discussion of  President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Mr. Obama is the nations first Black president, and Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve on the Court. The language of “inspiring stories” and “empathy”, discussions of [...]

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