the design/videography/whatever you call it is amazing. you can download vote for hope in mp3 formate at mcyogi.com : )

obama 08!

parody of mccain's television ads as done by the brilliant jay smooth...

"barack obama claims he has no secrets, but did you know he's a life long member of a group known as the black community? FACT, obama launched his career as an organizer for the black community and he funneled millions of dollars into making them healthier and stronger. yes. the same group who invented gangster rap..."

ICE swept through California this week and arrested over 1,000 people. Captioned/subtitled music video above by el chivo shows how much United States depends on Latino immigrants and the effect ICE raids are having on families of color.

Long-awaited! Nez tells the story of a group of progressive bloggers going to the DNC, interweaving [lack of] coverage of ICE raids going on simultaneously, racial tensions in Denver, the politics of the convention, and what it meant to be a person of color there.

at 18 minutes and 54 seconds in:
so there were almost two different narratives going on. there was the one we were very aware of, on the television and most of the media--- narrative that talked about the politics, the vice presidents, the scanda