With health care reform on the ropes, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)-labor's number one legislative priority-on life support, a stimulus package yet to reach Main Street, no clear plan to close Gitmo, two wars going badly (July was deadliest month yet for U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan), President Obama's agenda has hit a snag, and his poll numbers are dropping. Among the president's supporters, anxiety is quickly setting in.
James Thindwa's blog
The Republicans' Democracy Double Standard
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The GOP's passion for "democracy" in the Middle East has been on full display and in overdrive of late. Republican leaders have called for unqualified support for Iranian demonstrators, condemned the Iranian regime, and castigated President Obama for not speaking out more forcefully.
Beating the drums for democracy can be inspiring, but in international affairs, the credibility of the messenger is as important as the message itself.
James Thindwa on Bill Moyers: A Living Wage in an Ailing Economy
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James Thindwa was featured on Bill Moyers Journal on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) on March 27, 2009 discussing his role as a community activist fighting for a living wage for working people and his background. WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE
GOP's Vanishing Options: Obama Call For Racial Healing Threatens Key Electoral Strategy
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The McCain campaign's turn to demagoguery, fear, hate speech and painting Barack Obama as The Other, a dangerous and unpatriotic consort of America's enemies, makes James Thindwa's April 10 article on this site all the more relevant and prescient. read more »
No Jobs Make Mean Streets
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As urban economies collapse, gun violence rise.
When Anthony Haydin woke up on June 30, he did not imagine his street would be the scene of one of Chicago's most deadly shootings. Three people had been shot in an apartment right across the street from his. Police said the victims had been murdered in a "gang-and-drug related shooting."
