November 2, 2011
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Neoliberalism and black politics?
October 17, 2011
October 17, 2011
Has neoliberal ideology among black elites narrowed our conceptions of what's possible in black politics as well as our focus on means to electoral politics & lobbying? If so, is this a good or bad development for blacks' quest for social justice?
He's Black.
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September 8, 2011
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May 15, 2008 by Michael Dawson
Why Grand Theft Auto IV falls short of its promise.
I have been gaming longer than most gamers have been alive. In the early 1970s, I was one of a handful of electronic technicians at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center who used what was allegedly the most powerful computer complex outside of the military and intelligence communities to play geeky Star Trek strategy games during lunch and after work.