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October 8, 2009 - Issue 345

Cover Story: Surprise: the Left is Not Going Away - Left Margin By Carl Bloice, BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board

Cartoon
Scared to Death
By Doug Minkler

Cartoon: Scared to Death By Doug Minkler

Out of my Black Church, Into the Streets - Inclusion - By The Reverend Irene Monroe - BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board

Can Richard Trumka Turn Organized Labor Around? - The African World - By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BlackCommentator.com Executive Editor

A Fast for Human Rights in Gaza - Color of Law - By David A. Love, JD - BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board

Tales of the Hunt: Ken Burn’s National Parks - Truly "America’s Best Idea!" - Represent Our Resistance - By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD - BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board

Chicago School Violence and the Urban Crisis - African American Leadership - By Dr. Ron Walters, PhD - BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board

Obama, Fascism, and the Color Line - Keeping It Real - By Larry Pinkney - BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board

Cartoon
Obamas Rhetoric
By Deng Coy Miel, Singapore

Cartoon: Obamas Rhetoric By Deng Coy Miel, Singapore

Pittsburgh Provided Real-Life Test of "Non-Lethal" Weapons - Solidarity America - By John Funiciello - BlackCommentator.com Columnist

How Do We Claim What Is Ours - Let's Try Democracy By David Swanson, BlackCommentator.com Columnist

Is Obese the New “Thick”? - Black Married Momma - The Anti-Statistic By K. Danielle Edwards, lackCommentator.com Columnist

Cartoon
Afghanistan and Vietnam
By Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE

Cartoon: Afghanistan and Vietnam By Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE

African Americans Front and Center in Government Poverty Report - By Racine Tucker-Hamilton, Bread for the World, BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator

Both Forgotten and Misread: Robert Taber’s The War of the Flea - By Daniel N. White - BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator

Skip the Apologies and Pass the Justice: End Jim Crow in Indian Country - By Kevin James - BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator

Art
“Homage to Charles White”
By Larry Richardson

Art: “Homage to Charles White” By Larry Richardson

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