In the midst of barbaric war in the Caucus region, a rising China showcasing its power through the magnificence of the Olympics, and the continual election of left-leaning, populistic leaders in Latin America, we are witnessing the development of a uniquely 21st century paradox: the re-emergence of nationalism within an internationalistic framework.

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In September of 1895, Booker T. Washington took a radical
step and addressed a predominately white audience at the Cotton
States and International Exposition in
Atlanta. During
this time racial tensions in the South were still very high, and many people
did not think Atlanta
was ready for such an event. However, those Southerners in charge of the event
wanted to impress the Northerners in attendance with Washington's address, using it as evidence
of racial progress in the South. Throughout the speech, Washington spoke about Black people in a
matter that today many would call "accommodationist" or "assimilationist." He
spoke to the white people at the exposition in a way that communicated they

Tuesday, Jun 13, PFAW and YP4 staff and interns attended a forum at Demos on Immigration and Voting Rights. After remarks by Demos president Miles Rapoport, panelists Ron Hayduk and Tamar Jacoby

laid out two remarkably different positions.

Say what you want about the Senate immigration bill. I was struck by the meta-level questions that immigration and non-citizen voting raise.