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Issue: 120

January 6, 2005

Cover Story

Black Point Man for the Right – Rep. Harold Ford, Jr

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“You have to understand people like George Bush. He’s a nice guy. We need to learn from him. Remember what Bill Clinton did: He figured out what Republicans were doing well, and instead of complaining about it, he figured out a way to do it better.” – Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) The Black body…

"You have to understand people like George Bush. He's a nice guy. We need to learn from him. Remember what Bill Clinton did: He figured out…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Tsunami of Ignorance

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake in Indonesia spawned a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. The tsunami didn’t stop until it reached the coast of East Africa, 3,000 miles away. The first reports indicated a terrible toll of 12,000 killed by waves that may have reached heights of twenty feet. Each day the…

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake in Indonesia spawned a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. The tsunami didn’t stop until it reached the coast…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Gary Webb, African American Paranoia and the Black Consensus

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Gary Webb, former investigative reporter at the San Jose Mercury News, passed away December 10, an apparent suicide. mourns his passing. In 1996 Webb broke a story detailing how CIA and DEA “assets” used cocaine shipments that ended up on the streets of black Los Angeles to fund the Reagan administration’s mercenary armies in Nicaragua.…

Gary Webb, former investigative reporter at the San Jose Mercury News, passed away December 10, an apparent suicide. mourns his passing. In 1996 Webb broke a…

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Commentary

Affirmative Action, Cuban Style

By Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D

This article originally appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, and was republished in Portside. “I feel as if I’m standing on the backs of all my ancestors. This is a huge opportunity for me,” Teresa Glover, a 27-year-old medical student, told me during a recent visit to her medical school. “Nobody in my…

This article originally appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, and was republished in Portside. "I feel as if I'm standing on the backs of…

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Commentary

Haiti: Blood, Faith and Tears – Democracy is Not Just a Word

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

This article originally appeared on the web site of the Haiti Action Committee. Because of the current reign of terror in Haiti, the journalists of the Haiti Information Project must remain anonymous. Port au Prince, Haiti – While so many of us take for granted that our votes will be counted in our own countries,…

This article originally appeared on the web site of the Haiti Action Committee. Because of the current reign of terror in Haiti, the journalists of the…

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Commentary

Facing Our Own Tsunami

By Walter Fields

The author is publisher of The NorthStar Network, where this article originally appeared. Get Ready For the Wave of Destruction Well it’s here. After a tumultuous 2004 the New Year was ushered in with a natural disaster of Biblical proportion – an ocean borne earthquake that spawned a tidal wave, or tsunami, in the Indian…

The author is publisher of The NorthStar Network, where this article originally appeared. Get Ready For the Wave of Destruction Well it's here. After a tumultuous…

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