Monthly Archives: September 2008

September 14, 2008

Felony Disenfranchisement

(This post is similar to the one that I originally wrote for this Web site) Yesterday my colleague Amy Wysowski began an interesting and relevant conversation about this issue especially as we rapidly approach this year’s Election Day. Also, another … Continue reading →

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Tagged as ACLU, Amy Wysowski, Brennan Center for Justice, Civil War, Dan Filler, disenfranchisement, Election Day 2008, FairVote2020, Felon Disenfranchisement, Felonies, Felony Disenfranchisement, Jacqueline Linge, Kieran K. Meadows, New York, New York Times, Race, Racism, Right To Vote Campaign, The Faculty Lounge, The Sentencing Project, Voting, Voting Rights

September 7, 2008

A Few Stories Eclipsed By the Conventions

With all the political convention coverage the last two weeks, you might not realize that there was other worthy news during those two weeks. NYT Op-Ed Contributor William Falk keeps tabs on a few stories we may have missed, but … Continue reading →

Mocking Community Organizing Is Telling

The most consistent theme of last week’s Republican National Convention seemed to be Anti-Community Organizing. Speaker after speaker belittled Sen. Barack Obama’s community organizing experience — as if it wasn’t experience at all. This, however, was actually quite telling. It … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Barack Obama, Community Organizing, Craig Newmark, Craigslist, Democracy, GOP, John Atlas, Kieran K. Meadows, Peter Dreier, Republican National Convention, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Service, The Nation

Monthly Archives: September 2008

Felony Disenfranchisement

A Few Stories Eclipsed By the Conventions

Mocking Community Organizing Is Telling

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