What you should be reading:

AlterNet: Democracy and Elections: How to Rig an Election: Confessions of a Republican Operative
“Allen Raymond, a former Republican National Committee operative, shares secrets from the GOP bunker.”
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Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – books: It’s a great time to be a poetry reader
“It has been claimed that this is not a rich period for verse. There\’s a very long line of very good poets to prove that wrong.” The comments are very interesting, although some of the arguments made are tired.
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Techdirt: Is It Time To Redefine Fair Use?
Techdirt covers the NY Times debate over copyright and wonders if it isn’t time to redefine fair use.
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Shakesville : Are You My Ally?
PortlyDyke on what it means to be an ally. I really like the distinction between “team-based” ally thinking and “cooperation-based” ally thinking.
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Art: A Study in Context at Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture
“What do you see when you look at this picture? What things come to mind?”
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More additive morality, or, The next best thing to getting off clean is blaming the victim | Prometheus 6
“The New York Times has realized the Clintons screwed up so bad, even white folks are calling them out for race baiting.”
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Pam’s House Blend:: Symbolism, Nudity, And Sexuality
“Even though Spruill knows that what he is doing is ludicrous in the eyes of many people, he’s exhibiting what\’s in the hearts and minds of so many people who are seemingly afraid of things sexual;”
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Electronic Village: Three Largest Black-Owned Bookstores Join Forces
The three largest black-owned bookstores join forces.
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