It's been a wild couple of weeks--well, make that nine years, maybe. Anyway, I really haven't seen that much sign of teaching in the "teachable moment" that Obama talked about, so this weekend we're going to see if maybe Open Left can take up some of the slack.
I'll be doing a three-diary series on color blind racism, including an overview/referesher on what colorblind racism is, and how it fits into a larger threoretical framework, a look at GOP/conservative racism as it has manifested itself recently, and a look back at a discussion thread here at Open Left last weekend, to tease out the more subtle workings of racial blindspots and denial. I'm also contemplating a number of shorter, perhaps even downright snarky diaries on the subject.
On Sundary, I'm posting a dynamite diary by Robert Fuller--with some introductory commentary by me--which I think perfectly illustrates how the "rankism" frame could do a far better job of teaching us all something valuable in the "teachable moment" aftermath of the Gates arrest.
Also, I'm expecting a diary from Valatan presenting a more fleshed out explanation of the undemocratic pitfalls that lurk in a parliamentary system--a topic that flared up in comments last weekend that I thought deserved a deeper, more studied focus from all of us.
And somewhere in the mix, I'll be sharing the story I wrote for Random Lengths about the California Budget pseudo-resolution.
So that's some of what's in store this weekend. Now to what really matters.... What's on your mind at the end of this week?
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