The Right Reacts to Racism Allegations
Countdown : Racism & Discrimination
Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the importance of President Carter's remark that racism has played a role in the opposition to Obama's agenda.

Countdown : Racism & Discrimination
Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the importance of President Carter's remark that racism has played a role in the opposition to Obama's agenda.
A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.
The Israel lobby retains its grip inside the Beltway, but it's starting to lose its hold on the broader public debate.
The flap over Jimmy Carter's new book underscores that the Israel lobby in the United States exists to serve only the interests of the Israeli right wing.
Jimmy Carter's bold new book on the plight of Palestinians has piqued Congressional Democrats who tailor their views to the Israel lobby.
It has been more than two decades since the Iran hostage crisis drove a permanent wedge between the US and its former ally Iran.
