Suzan Shown Harjo

Massachusetts Senatorial Race: Identity Standards, Not Identity Politics

The senatorial race in Massachusetts is too close to call—between incumbent Senator Scott Brown, Republican, and Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren, Democrat—and could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate....

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September 26, 2012
Cole R. DeLaune

Democratic National Convention 2012: Blackface Runs Red

Digesting the broadcast of this month's Democratic National Convention, one was reminded of an expertly polished minstrel show....

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September 22, 2012

Marty Two Bulls, 'DNC, RNC: Same Ol' Same Ol''

Native Representation at DNC is Washington State’s Largest Ever

Richard Walker
September 14, 2012
Eight enrolled Native Americans from Washington state were in Charlotte, North Carolina as delegates to the Democratic National Convention, September 4-6...

Elections 2012: Employing Indian Country

Mark Trahant
September 10, 2012
Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney would like this election to be about one topic: jobs. Romney’s been blasting away on this topic...

Elections 2012: Was There a Convention Bounce?

Mark Trahant
September 07, 2012
Which convention, the Democrats or the Republicans, will get the biggest bounce? That’s actually a tough question with lots of answers. First there’s the national polls...

Elections 2012: I Am the President: A Defense of Government

Mark Trahant
September 07, 2012
The back and forth of the 2012 campaign, the nasty, the exciting, full of mistakes, promises, cynicism, and dreams, were captured in a single moment on a stage at the Democratic Na...

Elections 2012: North Carolina Is a Swing State

Mark Trahant
September 09, 2012
Why is the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte? It certainly was a city that put on a good show (unless you count thunderstorms over a stadium)...

American Indian Delegates Swarm Democratic National Convention

Rob Capriccioso
September 06, 2012
American Indians, making their presence known as a force to be reckoned with in American politics—especially in an age of close swing-vote elections where every vote matters—are al...

Elections 2012: Denise Juneau: It Looks Great to Be Up Here

Mark Trahant
September 06, 2012
Denise Juneau’s speech was not long. It wasn’t the kind of keynote talk where commentators on Fox News jump in and complain...

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