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Can Democrats learn to talk about race?
Hillary Clinton's "hardworking Americans" comment seemed to exclude blacks. Donna Brazile's "new" Democratic vision marginalized working-class whites and Latinos. How does the party unite?
Joan Walsh [2008-05-09]

  • Why Democrats can't talk about race

    Because the War on Drugs is the number one engine of racial inequality in the country. Youthful experimentation stays in the past for young whites; it mushrooms into a criminal record and denial of college financial aid for young blacks.

    But we can't talk about that. It's just some mysterious aspect of nature that scientists don't understand and technology can't control.

    We're all powerless to do anything about it. So why talk at all?

    -- Silenced
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    Friday, May 9, 2008 10:50 AM
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