Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Maxine Waters and the Upside Down Morality of Congress
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-08-12 08:20 Authored by Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report Original ArticleWall Street reversed its fortunes by seizing total control of the U.S. state and its treasure. No greater conflict of interest can be imagined than that which exists between bought-off Democratic and Republican office holders and corporations that are deemed "too big to fail." Yet "they're trying to burn" Black Congresswoman Maxine Waters "for the crime of giving the little guy an opportunity to plead his own case."
Congressional Black Caucus meeting to plot its strategy for Supreme Court nod
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2010-04-26 05:20 Authored by The Hill Original ArticleIn the wake of Texas Education Agency proposing that we eliminate historic figures like first African American Supreme Courtt Justice Thurgood Marshall from our textbooks, maybe nows the time to make some new history and get behind the push the Congressional Black Caucus is mounting to replace retiring justice John Paul Stevens. We say this with a bit of tongue and cheek, but in all seriousness all of us should be paying close attention to this process and advocating for who we like.
How and Why the Congressional Black Caucus Has Become More Corporate & a Fundraising Powerhouse
Submitted by Southern Shift on Thu, 2010-02-18 10:06 Authored by Davey DThe NY Times recently wrote a compelling article on the growing fundraising influence and corporatization of the Congressional Black Caucus. The article is eye opening on a number of levels... First, it outlines some of the ways money exchanges hands in Washington which is something we should always be informed about.
This article outlines all the ways that Washington is disfunctional in terms of how policies and laws are literally brought and paid for, and with the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money and resources in elections this is likely to get worse…
The fact that the Congressional Black Caucus has always described itself as the conscience of the Congress, makes this story even more troubling…
Congressman James Clyburn House Majority Whip Talks About 2010 Census and Redistricting
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2009-09-28 09:48 Authored by Davey DWhile attending the Congressional Black Caucus conference in Washington DC this past week, Davey D caught up to Congressman James Clyburn who is the House Majority Whip. He talked to him about the 2010 Census and redistricting and how it will impact Texas and Southern states in general.
