This article just went live at The Guardian website and was the cover feature (in print) for G2, the arts supplement.  In it, I look at the changing relationship between Obama and hip hop.  I don’t expect everyone to agree with it, but there’s really no denying that hip hop is nowhere near as central to the 2012 campaign.  I try to figure out why.

I wrote this piece last week for Salon.com on felony disenfranchisement laws, which now keep nearly 6 million Americans from voting.  Virginia is one of the worst states in the U.S. on this…

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