Judy Lubin, PhD, MPH

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Health Care Showdown: How Did We Get Here?

March 29, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Cross-posted on The Huffington Post and Politic365 Passing the Affordable Care Act was no easy feat. The legislative and political battle over health reform was sharply drawn along ideological lines. After months of political wrangling and Tea Party protests that underscored fundamental differences on the role of government, the public option was off the table […]

Filed Under: Blog, Health Policy, Politics Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, conservatives, health care, health reform, Individual Mandate, obama, Obamacare, President Obama, Supreme Court

Netroots Panel On Black Voter Turnout Sparks Debate

June 21, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

With Obama-bashing at fever pitch in certain circles, some reactions to our Netroots Nation panel demonstrate that disappointment in the president can overshadow meaningful attempts to reach out to voters.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2012 campaign, black voters, liberals, Netroots, obama, progressives

Exclusive: Interview with PBS’ Tavis Smiley On Media Diversity and Jan 13 America’s Next Chapter Forum

January 6, 2011 By admin 1 Comment

The lack of diversity in the media has long been a source of frustration for media watchers. Turn on network or cable television and its clear that the value of racial, ethnic and gender diversity continues to be ignored by decision makers at mainstream television broadcast outlets. The result of the lack of inclusion of new and varied voices in the national media is a largely white, male, elitist perspective devoid of the richness and complexity of American experiences. “We live in the most multicultural, multiracial, and multiethnic America ever, but there is no appreciation for diversity in our conversations and in the media,” said PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley during our one-on-one telephone interview today.

Filed Under: Blog, Media & Society, Politics Tagged With: diversity, media, obama, people of color, politics, tavis smiley

Will Young, Disenchanted Voters Show Up for Midterms?

October 22, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

In an increasingly unpredictable midterm election cycle, young voter turnout could make a difference in highly contested races around the country. With President Obama on the campaign trail and new efforts to reach targeted demographic groups including millennials, there is still time to turn out the vote among key Democratic constituencies. But it will not be easy. Young voters are still not inclined to head to the polls.

Filed Under: Blog, Politics Tagged With: congress, democrats, elections, midterms, obama, youth

The Right’s ‘Post-Racial’ War on Civil Rights

July 30, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Tea Party Racism

In the wake of the election of President Obama, the mainstream media posited the false notion that America was now in a ‘post-racial’ era in which the civil rights battles of the past were no longer relevant.

Filed Under: Media & Society, Politics, Women's Issues Tagged With: Andrew Brietbart, civil rights, NAACP, obama, post-racial, Sexism, Shirley Sherrod, Tea Party

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