Category Archives: Progressive

dead prez featuring Malcolm X – “Politrikkks”

October 26, 2008 – 8:29 pm

Shout out to D. Prosper for this leak. The RBG’z, dead prez are back, and just in time to make their voices heard about the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election with their latest song – “Politrikkks.” The track, which appears to be the first single off of their forthcoming album, Information Age, is a cautionary, radical [...]

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Change…True

October 26, 2008 – 10:06 am

Shout out to Jycorri and the big homie, Ryan for this one. Filmmaker Charles Stone III (Paid In Full, Drumline and Mr. 3000), most notably known for the Budweiser True ad campaign, a.k.a. “Whasssuuuppp” TV commercials in 2000, is back with a redux of that classic spoof – just in time for Election Day.
Stone is [...]

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Is Eight Points Enough?

October 21, 2008 – 10:28 pm

According to the Zogby International Poll, Senator Barack Obama is up +8% versus McCain as of today’s (10/21) data release. However, just this past Sunday Obama was up by only +3% points.
One distinguishing characteristic about the Zogby poll is that they weight down responses from Democrats to fit the general population of voters. [...]

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Black Prosperity And The “Messiah Complex”

October 16, 2008 – 7:59 am

Okay, I will put it on the line – in spite of the recent gains in the polls – I still think Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) will not be President. I could be wrong about this, and in fact it feels like I’m wrong, but my skepticism still doesn’t allow me to think America is [...]

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Talk Black To Me

October 15, 2008 – 1:50 pm

Now this is a power move. Variety reports that comedian D.L. Hughley will be given his own show on CNN. For those who have been following Hughley, post-The Original Kings Of Comedy, you’ll know that this cat has one of the sharpest minds when it comes to political commentary and satire. He’s often a regular [...]

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