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Issue: 103

September 2, 2004

Cover Story

Bush’s Black Attack Dogs

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The sham of GOP Black voter outreach is over and the true Republican mission has begun: suppress the African American vote, by any means possible. To that end, the Bush men have enlisted the mercenary services of Black front groups invented by rightwing foundations in the Nineties to push for school vouchers and other elements…

The sham of GOP Black voter outreach is over and the true Republican mission has begun: suppress the African American vote, by any means possible. To…

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Cartoon: The Issues

Cartoon

Cartoon: The Issues

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Stupid White Liberals

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

These are very difficult times for progressives in America. There is one-party, right wing rule in Washington, a media that serves only corporate interests, and an opposition party that doesn’t do a very good job of opposing. These are difficult times for black people too. Our leadership, such as it is, has succumbed to the…

These are very difficult times for progressives in America. There is one-party, right wing rule in Washington, a media that serves only corporate interests, and an…

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Commentary

No Fools Allowed: Still upset with reactionary tripe and more

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

We’re back from our break. We accomplished a great deal on projects you will see the results of in the not too distant future. One change is an updating of our Advertise with Us and rate pages making our ad sizes and prices much easier to understand. Gone is the arcane rate chart. Now we…

We're back from our break. We accomplished a great deal on projects you will see the results of in the not too distant future. One change…

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Commentary

Charity and Homeland Security

By Patrice D. Johnson Guest Commentator

In the name of the “war on terror” the Bush administration has upset American businesses and consumers with color-coded alerts and has inconvenienced innocent travelers with unwarranted security checks at airports. Even Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy, probably one of America’s most recognizable politicians, was stopped repeatedly at airports earlier this year while trying to…

In the name of the “war on terror” the Bush administration has upset American businesses and consumers with color-coded alerts and has inconvenienced innocent travelers with…

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Guest Commentary

Think Piece: The Continuing Miseducation of the Negro

By Dr. Edward Rhymes, PhD Guest Commentator

“There can be no great disappointment, where there is no great love.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I am disappointed, I am a bit dismayed and I am somewhat disturbed. Why, you may ask? I’ll tell you. The remarks made by certain entertainers and personalities; as well as the apparent culpability of the “leaders”…

“There can be no great disappointment, where there is no great love.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I am disappointed, I am a bit dismayed…

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Guest Commentary

Mumia and the NAACP: Finally, a Call for Justice

By Bill Bachmann Guest Commentator

In a historic move, the 95th annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on July 15 for the first time took a strong stand in defense of celebrated Pennsylvania death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. The hard work and hardball tactics of activists committed to Mumia’s freedom turned up the heat…

In a historic move, the 95th annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on July 15 for the first time…

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Commentary

What Do You Mean We Need a Movement?

By David Swanson Guest Commentator

There’s a line of thinking I keep running into that goes something like this: Because John Kerry supports Bush’s illegal and unpopular war, we should stop focusing on the election and concentrate on building a grassroots movement. This argument has a number of variations in which it’s maintained that we should focus on building a…

There's a line of thinking I keep running into that goes something like this: Because John Kerry supports Bush's illegal and unpopular war, we should stop…

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