Issue: 14
October 17, 2002
Commentary
Permanent War
Guest Commentator
George Bush has embarked on a strategy of permanent war abroad. The inevitable result will be a permanent state of emergency within the borders of the United States. There is no possibility of separating the two. And permanent domestic emergency will certainly mean a permanent state of siege for Black America, the permanent domestic enemy.…
George Bush has embarked on a strategy of permanent war abroad. The inevitable result will be a permanent state of emergency within the borders of the…
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Commentary
Trojan Horse Watch
Guest Commentator
BET billionaire Bob Johnson’s Social Security privatization message is reaching millions of Black radio listeners through at least two GOP and associated far right advertising campaigns worth $2.5 million. The larger of the buys is funded by a Hard Right group associated with white, Christian evangelicals. As we explored in our October 3 issue (BET’s…
BET billionaire Bob Johnson's Social Security privatization message is reaching millions of Black radio listeners through at least two GOP and associated far right advertising campaigns…
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Commentary
Briefs
Guest Commentator
The Four Eunuchs of War History will render its immutable judgment on U.S. Representatives Harold Ford, Jr., William Jefferson, Albert Wynn and Sanford Bishop. These men are like the Sultan’s eunuchs, for whom submission is a trait of character; the mere presence of Power dominates them, completely. They bowed to George Bush’s declaration of permanent,…
The Four Eunuchs of War History will render its immutable judgment on U.S. Representatives Harold Ford, Jr., William Jefferson, Albert Wynn and Sanford Bishop. These men…
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Guest Commentary
Iraq, War & Color Racism
Guest Commentator
I am convinced that resistance to color racism will grow as will the rejection of the idea that there are inherently superior and inferior peoples on this globe. My fear is that this may not be that moment. My hope and my conviction is, that moment will come. Permanent War: Permanent State of Emergency Trojan…
I am convinced that resistance to color racism will grow as will the rejection of the idea that there are inherently superior and inferior peoples on…
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Commentary
E-Mailbox Issue 14
Guest Commentator
The National Security Adviser, Dr. Rice, is wholly unrepresentative of the feelings in the community. I was aghast when she received the NAACP Image Award recently. Even worse is the silence of the NAACP in face of the targeted attacks against African-American Congressional Representatives like Ms. Cynthia McKinney and Mr. Earl Hilliard. NAACP officials we…
The National Security Adviser, Dr. Rice, is wholly unrepresentative of the feelings in the community. I was aghast when she received the NAACP Image Award recently.…
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Commentary
A Jewish Peace Activist on Baraka’s Poem
The writer is a founding member of the Jewish Mobilization for a Just Peace, a grassroots organization in Philadelphia. Last year, not long after the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, I overheard two well-dressed businessmen talking in the streets of Philadelphia. “Oh yes,” one of them told the other. “All of the…
The writer is a founding member of the Jewish Mobilization for a Just Peace, a grassroots organization in Philadelphia. Last year, not long after the September…
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Commentary
Harry Belafonte on Colin Powell
Guest Commentator
believes Harry Belafonte’s remarks to Larry King of CNN were eloquent and inspirational. We also think he is right. We present a transcript of the entire interview, courtesy of CNN as a service to you if did not see it. If you did see the broadcast we feel you may want to read the text…
believes Harry Belafonte's remarks to Larry King of CNN were eloquent and inspirational. We also think he is right. We present a transcript of the entire…
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Commentary
Inteview with Henry Nicholas
Guest Commentator
“Make sure that you’re not organizing solely to collect dues,” says Henry Nicholas, President of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees (NUHHCE) and an International Vice President of AFSCME, the giant public employees union. Nicholas, 65, has led NUHHCE since 1981, when it was known simply as Local 1199 AFL-CIO. 1199 set…
"Make sure that you're not organizing solely to collect dues," says Henry Nicholas, President of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees (NUHHCE) and…
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