Quick hits:
* Barney Frank argues that the ability of the private sphere to create wealth has outstripped its ability to create jobs. What this means, is that we need MORE rather than LESS government in order to both employ people, and help them live up to their capacity. David Broder talks about this idea here. I think Frank's on the money, but while I support Kerry there's no way in hell I see him touching this.
* Prince gets put in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame today. I used to be able to name every Prince album off the top of my head sequentially. I stopped being able to do this after...Diamonds and Pearls I think. But no one has had more of a profound impact on American popular music in the last 25 years. I'm surprised more folks aren't giving him his due.
* I finished The Invisibles over the weekend in two sittings. Trippy. What if the political battles that we wage war over were all illusions? Morrison's got Steve Cokely beat.
* I distilled my various thoughts on Al Sharpton into an Africana.com piece that is appearing today. It's called It's Time for Al to Go. I actually don't believe he should GO. There's definitely a place for him. Seriously. But I think that place is probably television, or film, rather than in politics.
Al just endorse Kerry;claims will stay in the race for his urban agenda,LKS already critigue his agenda NOTHING
tootsie
Posted by: tootsie at March 16, 2004 09:03 AM
I cannot agree with you more about Sharpton. It kills me that in 2004, people still treat African Americans as this mindless blob. The reason commentators do that is because guys like Al won't get off the stage. Locally, I hate the fact that every four years the Democratic nominee goes courting pastors who have sold themselves as the gatekeepers of "the community" and act like they speak for all of us.
Posted by: Jesse at March 15, 2004 01:49 PM