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garyyounge

  1. For "anyone interested in identity, power, privilege & the role they play." Very thoughtful review of my book. http://bit.ly/odkVXT 14 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  2. Queen's response to Rebekah Brooks' resignation. http://bit.ly/9Dlrug about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. It's soon going to make more sense to ask News International which distressed member of the public's phone they neglected to hack about 23 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. US viewed less favourably in Arab world now than under Bush: Obama's favourability ratings there are below 10%. Poll. http://bit.ly/qmGtYR 2:50 AM Jul 14th via TweetDeck
  5. "Across DC officials were weighed down with a sense they were hurtling toward a crisis." NYT on the debt ceiling. http://nyti.ms/raxusc 7:02 PM Jul 13th via TweetDeck
  6. I'll be on Brian Lehrer's radio show http://bit.ly/kIJuo at 11.25 talking about my new book, Who are We? http://bit.ly/nuq8j3 8:19 AM Jul 13th via TweetDeck
  7. Great news about the bid. Shows what happens when Labour steps up to represent public frustration. Too bad they won't do it over the cuts. 6:26 AM Jul 13th via TweetDeck
  8. It seems there's not a black journalist in the US good enough for prime time CNN.wapo.st/oxt6fd Sometimes you just can't get the staff. 6:36 AM Jul 12th via web
  9. "The problem isn't discriminating between people but discriminating against them." http://n.pr/odLqJr My interview on talk of the nation 4:28 AM Jul 12th via TweetDeck
  10. C'mon Obama. You were elected to make a difference, not split the difference. http://nyti.ms/nI2vyY 3:58 AM Jul 12th via TweetDeck
  11. @brianamc Glad to hear you enjoyed the book. Sorry to hear about the festival though. Hope your holiday continues with further disruption. 3:56 AM Jul 12th via TweetDeck in reply to brianamc
  12. "At one & the same time we are many things & just one thing - ourselves." My interview with salon.com about my new book. bit.ly/oceHLN 12:42 PM Jul 11th via web
  13. "Younge synthesizes ideas with impressive clarity, making this book as relevant as it is readable." Boston Globe review. http://bo.st/r8VvMo 6:43 PM Jul 10th via TweetDeck
  14. "For every $1 of wealth a white US household has, a black household now has just 2 cents." Race & the recession. http://usat.ly/q7N1tZ 2:56 AM Jul 10th via TweetDeck
  15. Racist UK stop & search law challenged after police 'restrained' black woman for "holding her handbag suspiciously". http://bit.ly/nO6f4m 1:28 PM Jul 9th via TweetDeck
  16. "Black families were closer under slavery than under Obama." From the marriage vow signed by Michelle Bachmann. http://wapo.st/osoeNM 12:09 AM Jul 9th via TweetDeck
  17. #ff @FMFPconference - a great conference for youth & educators engaged in progressive social change taking place in Providence right now. 9:45 AM Jul 8th via TweetDeck
  18. #ff @donald_harding because he makes great films like this http://bit.ly/pFFetU and this http://bit.ly/r2g2he and has great politics too. 9:41 AM Jul 8th via TweetDeck
  • Name Gary Younge
  • Location Brooklyn
  • Web http://www.guardi...
  • Bio New York based columnist for The Guardian and The Nation. Recent author of Who are We: And Should it Matter in the 21st century.
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