by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I, along with Jim Collier of Acting White, and Shay Riley of Booker Rising were on News and Notes yesterday to discuss how some conservatives are saying Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is out of her league and want her to bow out of the race for the sake of the […]

by guest contributor Jen Chau, originally published at The time is always right
Over the last couple of months, I have begun to expect that every un-identified number that pops up on my cell phone is probably connected to a well-intentioned (most of the time) reporter wondering if I could offer my thoughts on Obama‘s mixed […]

blackagendareport.com - People of Color Face Historic Wealth Loss
"The wealth loss is staggering: People of color have collectively lost between "$164 billion to $213 billion over the past eight years," with Latinos losing slightly more than African Americans. For the average American, wealth is passed on through the value of homes. That dream, as the […]

LGBT related hate crimes on the rise in DC - Feministing
"LGBT related hate crimes have been on the rise in the district lately. There have been at least three incidents in the last few weeks, involving young gay men being brutally beaten while out in the streets. We're not talking about people who were out […]

Post #2 on Bilerico: Whose Responsibility Is It? « Questioning Transphobia
"Being trans isn’t a moral condition, it’s not a delusion, it’s not confusion about gender or identity. The problems and barriers trans people face are social - the fact that people do not believe we are who and what we say we are."
(tags: intersex)

Dude, where's […]

Kornheiser's offends*, apologizes - King Kaufman's Sports Daily - Salon
"Spanish-language announcer Alvaro Martin's description of Jones' run consisted of one line, repeated once: "Nadie lo va a tocar!" Kornheiser said, "I took high school Spanish, and that either means 'nobody is going to touch him' or 'could you pick up my dry cleaning in the […]

Up is Down. Night is Day. « PostBourgie
"Fox News is …grilling Republicans for lying?"
This election gets weirder and weirder. - LDP
(tags: media politics)

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Blogger's detention sparks fears
"Although there is tight regulation of traditional media in Malaysia, with newspapers requiring an annual licence from the government to publish, there have been no […]

by Latoya Peterson
This election is really testing me in terms of the comment policy. So, here are a couple things to keep in mind while commenting:
1. Racialicious is first and foremost an anti-racist space. Most of our comment policy is designed to reflect the common issues that arise in discussing race in […]

Stereotyping the Working Class « Working-Class Perspectives
"The second problem is that the stereotype suggests that only working-class people are racist. But racism doesn’t recognize class borders. Some middle-class and elite people won’t vote for Obama because of his race, but nearly all of the commentary focuses on working-class racism. "
(tags: race racism class […]

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez: Latinas and Palin
"We have heard a lot about McCain's failure to capture the overall women's vote by selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate. We have even heard that this move has been mildly effective among "white" women. What we have not heard about, however, is the impact Palin is going to have […]

What small-town America is saying about Obama | Salon News
"Some voters revealed support for Obama even in blunt terms that seemed to run against their racial preferences. "I'm not a fan of the blacks," explained Dennis Rodriguez, 48, a restaurant manager from Manistique, Mich., "but I just think Obama is the right man for the […]

The misogyny in Mad Men is ironic, all right | the Hathor Legacy
"I recently watched the first season of Mad Men on DVD. I got that it the sexism and misogyny in it were retro. I assumed the creators were painting a picture of how things once were, not how they long for things to […]

by Special Correspondent Thea Lim, originally published at the Shameless Magazine Blog
Rebecca Traister has an article about Sarah Palin in Salon where she asks: “how did I, a die-hard feminist, end up terrified at the idea of a woman in the White House?”
What Palin so seductively represents…is a form of feminine power that is utterly […]

The Hate Hits Close to Home for ABC News Correspondent - mediabistro.com: TVNewser
"The rooftop terrace at New York's Empire Hotel was a fitting location for the launch party of ABC News correspondent Jim Sciutto's new book, "Against US." Through stunning interviews and a riveting narrative, Sciutto reports on the growing pan-Arab hatred toward Western imperialism. […]

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Addicted to Race Premium is the premium version of New Demographic’s podcast about America’s obsession with race.
Since this is the public RSS feed, you will receive just a 15-minute preview of the interview. If you’d like to hear the hour-long interview in its entirety, subscribe to Addicted to Race Premium today!
Here’s what […]