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Both by virtue of who he is—an African-American, a relatively young candidate, a fresh face with an unconventional background—and because of his efforts to win voters outside the traditional Democratic primary base, Obama’s candidacy has drawn into the political process many people who have never supported a candidate before. He is able to give them, for the first time, an investment in their government and a sense that the political system is responsive to them...

Author: By Eva Z. Lam | Title: Obama: A New Politics of Change | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...everyone is aware that a victory by Obama in New Hampshire on Tuesday could accelerate a dynamic that could become very difficult to overcome as the campaign moves on. In South Carolina, which holds its primary on Jan. 26, half the Democratic electorate is African-American; though many have been wary of Obama's chances so far, that could change if he starts to pile up victories. Clinton might instead focus her attention on Nevada, which holds its caucus a week earlier, in hopes of snaring a victory there on presumably friendlier turf. But if Obama continues to gain strength...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Machine Shaken by Setback | 1/5/2008 | See Source »

Which may be why The Wire has drawn an African-American and working-class following. The series has rerun on BET, and Simon recalls riding the A train, which runs through Harlem, on a visit to New York City to edit the show: "There were guys on Monday morning hawking bootleg DVDs of the episode that was on HBO Sunday night. The part of me who has a little pirate hat on his head thought that was pretty cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Connecting the Dots | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...also pushed for a South Asian Studies Initiative, and Harvard-Radcliffe RAZA, an organization of Chicano students that has discussed the possibility of a Latino studies program. The Black Students Association also has much insight from which to draw, given the strength of Harvard’s African and African-American Studies Department. In 2002, an attempted coalition between these groups fell apart because of tensions between ethnic-specific goals and the goal of ethnic studies in general. Given the failure of individual groups in the last two decades to make headway by themselves, it would be wise to learn...

Author: By N. KATHY Lin | Title: No to Asian American Studies | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...Bush Administration ought to be commended because they tried to reach out through faith-based initiatives. There were many, many plusses. No Child Left Behind - the concept of that really was to say every child matters. There are kids out there underperforming. There is a huge achievement gap between African-American kids and upper-middle-class white kids. I think the Bush Administration ought to get some credit. They get enough blame for stuff. On this point give them some credit. They saw that. And the President's initiatives, especially in those early years, were very much focused on trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mike Huckabee: Front-Runner Q&A | 12/30/2007 | See Source »

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