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10 books to read after the election
Election season is finally almost over. Now it's time to actually tackle America's problems. Here are 10 books that offer context.
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GOP convention winners and losers, from Condoleezza Rice to Clint Eastwood (+video)
It was a chaotic week in Tampa, Fla., as Mitt Romney accepted his party's nomination and hurricane Isaac crashed the party. From the major speeches to some trivial moments, we rate some of the winners and losers to come out of the 2012 GOP convention.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/26/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/19/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/12/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Opinion Giffords shooting: What the Civil War can teach us about political restraint
The past year in US politics has been full of more alienation and polarization than at any time since 1861, all of it now capped off in the Arizona shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. As in 1861, today's divide has opened up over a single deep question. But this fundamental collision of values doesn't mean violence is inevitable.
01/10/2011 10:06 am -
Chapter & Verse Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” on "the biggest underreported story of the 20th century"
Why did 6 million US blacks leave their homes? Author Isabel Wilkerson talks about "the Great Migration" and how it reshaped the US.
10/14/2010 07:05 am -
Extraordinary, Ordinary People
Condoleezza Rice’s memoir is largely a loving tribute to the parents who were "anxious.... perhaps a little too anxious" to give her a head start in life.
10/12/2010 07:05 am -
Editor's Blog What we see when we see race
Even in the era of a black president, Americans are never far from conversation, argument, or conflict over race. But while racism is real, race itself is a mirage.
09/20/2010 11:56 am -
Beyond racism: lessons from the South on racial discrimination and prejudice
Seven lessons from the deep South on racism, racial discrimination, and prejudice.
09/18/2010 11:40 am -
Opinion Election 2010 surprise: rise of black Republicans
The Republican Party has fielded more than 30 African-American candidates this year, renewing a historic alliance.
09/03/2010 02:00 pm -
Opinion Middle East peace talks: Why there's hope the bitter divide can be bridged
A university seminar involving Palestinian, Israeli, and American students showed us that even passionate disagreement can be surmounted with a universal language of democratic moderation and mutuality.
09/02/2010 04:35 pm -
Opinion Do anarchists at tea parties really want to kill all politicians?
John Boehner accused tea party anarchists of promoting violence. But the truth is that anarchists promote peaceful choices, individual freedom, and opposition to institutionalized aggression.
08/30/2010 12:55 pm -
Reader recommendation: The New Jim Crow
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
08/20/2010 06:05 am -
Shirley Sherrod: Does she have a case against Andrew Breitbart?
Shirley Sherrod said Thursday that she 'will definitely sue' Andrew Breitbart over the video that falsely portrayed her as a racist. The lawsuit could be a landmark for the blogosphere.
07/29/2010 06:11 pm -
After the Shirley Sherrod furor, a pivot on racial entitlement?
The US Department of Agriculture, from which Shirley Sherrod was fired for appearing to discriminate, stood at the forefront of institutional racism for decades. The question of whether America has righted historical wrongs against blacks ignites today's heated race debate.
07/24/2010 04:18 pm -
Tim Scott: Can a black Republican win in South Carolina?
In South Carolina, black Republican Tim Scott is taking on one-time segregationist Strom Thurmond's son in a race for the US House GOP nomination that explodes Southern stereotypes.
06/15/2010 05:28 pm -
'Gladiator graveyard' discovered in England
Archaeologists at a northern English construction site have excavated dozens of headless skeletons who appear to have belonged to professional fighters.
06/09/2010 03:56 pm -
Opinion Rand Paul and the Civil Rights Act: Was he right?
The controversy over Rand Paul’s comments about the Civil Rights Act shows a major misunderstanding of freedom and the road to racial equality.
05/26/2010 12:29 pm -
Rand Paul and the limits of the 'tea party' revolution
Rand Paul, Republican candidate for US Senate from Kentucky, is perhaps the closest thing there is to a 'tea party' candidate. In that light, his recent controversial comments are telling.
05/23/2010 04:51 pm -
Lena Horne: an actress of color who refused to be defined by it
Lena Horne passed away Sunday. The world-famous actress and singer was Hollywood's first African-American starlet, known for her refusal be stereotyped in 'black' roles.
05/10/2010 07:44 pm -
Opinion Justice Stevens, ObamaCare, and the Constitution. Is federal power now unlimited?
To defend the nominee President Obama chooses to replace the liberal Justice Stevens, Democrats will be forced to say what they really believe about the Constitution and the limits of federal power.
04/12/2010 11:41 am -
ThinkMarkets Repeal the New Deal? It's sacrosanct. But it shouldn't be.
Repealing or seriously revising the Depression-era New Deal legislation would benefit today's economy.
04/04/2010 08:36 pm -
It Is Well with My Soul
Ella Mae Johnson shares the wisdom garnered in more than a century of courageous and generous living.
04/02/2010 10:32 am -
Opinion Why Israel jailed me for ‘talking too much’
All we Palestinians want is a life free from racial discrimination. We could use a little support from Obama.
03/09/2010 11:59 am -
'Run, Sarah, run': Sarah Palin's tea party speech a hit
Light, folksy, and full of jabs against President Obama and the Democrats in Washington, Sarah Palin’s tea party speech in Nashville, Tenn., marked a possible milestone for her future presidential plans. But will the tea party movement help or hurt her plans in the long run?
02/07/2010 11:13 am -
The Vote Blacks weigh in on Harry Reid's racial comments
In one corner of Atlanta, at least, Senate majority leader Harry Reid's racially insensitive comments about Barack Obama don't seem to be worthy of much concern.
01/12/2010 05:54 pm -
Harry Reid: racist or political realist?
Critics are calling Senate majority leader Harry Reid racist for suggesting in 2008 that Obama was electable because he was 'light-skinned' and had 'no Negro dialect.' Republican National Chairman Michael Steele says he should resign.
01/10/2010 12:53 pm -
Walter Rodgers The dangers of revolutionary right-wing rhetoric
When Glenn Beck and others talk about an antigovernment revolution, we should recall the 1898 Wilmington race riot.
11/27/2009 12:00 am -
Fort Hood review may challenge political correctness up the ranks
Critics want Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey fired for being too concerned about ‘diversity’ amid Fort Hood carnage. Will Obama go that far?
11/14/2009 12:00 am
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