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Community Organizing is Real Worknew

With the exception of trial lawyers and drug dealers, it's not often that politicians directly insult a profession. But community organizers found themselves in the spotlight recently when speakers at the RNC took potshots at their vocation. A few Charlotte organizers weigh in.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Karen Shugart | 09-17-2008 | Commentary

Tags: Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, activism, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin, community organizers

Sarah Palin's White Female Privilegenew

White women have privileges that a black woman will never have. Take, for example, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. I could never run for vice president of the United States of America with her resume, scandals and daughter.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Nsenga Burton | 09-11-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, race relations, Sarah Palin, vice presidential nominees

Bear-Baiting in Georgia: It's the Oil, Stupidnew

Not one American in ten could find Georgia on a map, but all of a sudden that country's "freedom-loving" government is of great importance to our national security. Bullshit. The situation in Georgia, pure and simple, is about access to oil and our contemptuous treatment of Russia in the post-communist era.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | John Grooms | 08-27-2008 | Commentary

Tags: oil, Georgia, foreign policy, international, Russia, war & peace

A Rift in NC's Democratic Party in Otherwise Bright Election Yearnew

Both Michael Lawson and Kevin Smith of Wake County claim to be head of the N.C. Democratic Party African-American Caucus.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Karen Shugart | 08-27-2008 | Politics

Tags: African-American Caucus, North Carolina Democratic Party

Jesse Helms Reconsiderednew

Jesse Helms' career, I see now, was simply an exercise in nostalgia, a pining for the good old days and a worldview rooted in the gallantry of the Old South. Jesse, I fear, was probably one of the last remnants of the wonderful way of life he fought to the last to preserve.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | John Grooms | 08-21-2008 | Commentary

Tags: politics, Jesse Helms, race relations, the South

As Edwards Goes Down, He Takes the Media with Himnew

In the end, former Sen. John Edwards' affair was about a lot more than just sex. For the journalism profession, it may come to mark a historical turning point in which traditional journalists no longer set the national news agenda. And that's coming from some of the media outlets that deliberately ignored the story.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Tara Servatius | 08-21-2008 | Commentary

Tags: John Edwards, politics, media, infidelity

Five Myths About Barack Obama and John McCainnew

The rhetoric that is floating around these candidates, also known as "spin," is astonishing. With this in mind, I thought it would be fun to explore and possibly explode the falsehoods in which these two giants have encased themselves. As we count down to Nov. 4, let's start poking at a few myths.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Nsenga Burton | 07-31-2008 | Commentary

Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008 presidential elections, spin

Jesse Jackson Sticks Foot in Mouth ... Againnew

Jackson has crossed the point of no return and for what? His obsession with being in the limelight pushed him to sabotage what's left of his career as a public and relevant figure in the world community for 15 more minutes of fame, or should I say infamy.

Creative Loafing (Charlotte) | Nsenga Burton | 07-16-2008 | Commentary

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, race relations, Jesse Jackson