I’d Like the Same Plan Better If It Was Bill Clinton’s

Miller-McCune by Tom Jacobs | Nov. 13, 2009 (Special Report)

(Blog Post) Even among the most extreme opponents of President Obama's push for health care reform — those who equate his proposals to Nazi death camps or Soviet gulags — there's little overtly expressed racism. Aside from the occasional slip by Republican officials in South Carolina,...But implicit racism — prejudice unacknowledged in public and, in many cases, hidden from conscious awareness — is a factor in opposition to Obama's health policies Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Health
Topics: Racism, Obama Administration, Health Care, Psychology, Social Change
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Posted by: Posted by Michael Todd - Nov 13, 2009 - 4:06 PM PST
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), J Sinclaire (review), Priscilla L. Davis (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Ryan Jefferson (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Nov 13, 2009 - 8:01 PM PST
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 17, 2009

Fascinating report on how racism affects political views, with a focus on attitudes towards President Obama's healthcare plan. This article cites two separate studies led by psychologists Eric Knowles of the University of California and Keith Payne of the University of North Carolina, which were just published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Factual overview, with helpful context about this important research, which "suggests the impact of explicit racism on voting behavior may be underestimated."

Disclosure: This report is from our partners at Miller-McCune, who are collaborating with NewsTrust for this Psychology News Hunt. However, my evaluation from this story was not influenced by our pre-existing relationship.

“Our findings suggest that Mr. Obama was not elected because of an absence of prejudice, but despite its continuing presence.” More »

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Priscilla L. Davis
4.0
 by Priscilla L. Davis - Nov. 14, 2009

The story fully explored the reasons for the outcomes of the testing. Very well written. Simple and concise.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 14, 2009
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Ryan Jefferson
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 by Ryan Jefferson - Nov. 15, 2009

This is a very good article about something that everyone suspects but does not have enough data on. The studies were provided in a lucid and unbiased manner.

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J Sinclaire
4.7
 by J Sinclaire - Nov. 14, 2009
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