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November 10, 2005

Cover Story

Whose Plan for New Orleans?

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“Every resident must have a voice in the rebuilding process. This will take a coordination of community town halls and meetings to an unprecedented level given the geographic dispersion of residents. Community involvement will be a challenge, but one that cannot be ignored. To truly rebuild communities of lasting value, residents, business interests and elected…

"Every resident must have a voice in the rebuilding process. This will take a coordination of community town halls and meetings to an unprecedented level given…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Imus and Andy

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

Andy Rooney is a very lucky man. He is paid a very large sum of money to say absolutely nothing at all. For many years he has appeared on 60 Minutes and commented on the most inane subjects imaginable. He will begin his weekly dose of foolishness with a statement such as, “Do you ever…

Andy Rooney is a very lucky man. He is paid a very large sum of money to say absolutely nothing at all. For many years he…

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Commentary

No Place to Call Home: People of the Dome, Revisited

By Mitchell Cohen

This article originally appeared in Counterpunch.org. “I’m sick to death of hearing things from uptight narrow-minded pig-headed politicians. All I want is the truth. Just give me some truth.” – John Lennon As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf States, many organizations kicked into high gear to send relief to local groups in Mississippi and Louisiana,…

This article originally appeared in Counterpunch.org. "I'm sick to death of hearing things from uptight narrow-minded pig-headed politicians. All I want is the truth. Just give…

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Commentary

Resisting the Pistons of Empire: One America for Peace

By Greg Moses

This article originally appeared on PeaceFile.org. Whip lashed by serial collisions of imperial power, dissident movements in the USA brace for the next shocking thing. We have been hijacked into a crashing invasion of Iraq, slammed around by evasive maneuvers in New Orleans, and now along the borderlands of the Southwest USA, signs warn that…

This article originally appeared on PeaceFile.org. Whip lashed by serial collisions of imperial power, dissident movements in the USA brace for the next shocking thing. We…

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Commentary

Congressional Black Caucus: Katrina Relief Bill

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following is based on a November 3 press release from the Congressional Black Caucus. All 42 House members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today introduced HR 4197, the Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005. The bill is designed to provide for the recovery of the Gulf Coast region…

The following is based on a November 3 press release from the Congressional Black Caucus. All 42 House members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today…

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Commentary

On the Tenth Anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Exeuction

By Ken Wiwa

This article originally appeared in The Sunday Observer, UK. “Your dad’s dead.” For most of my adult life I’d lived in dread of hearing those words. Even before he became a global icon of social justice I was keenly aware that my father’s death, whenever it came, would have a profound impact on my life.…

This article originally appeared in The Sunday Observer, UK. “Your dad's dead.” For most of my adult life I'd lived in dread of hearing those words.…

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Commentary

Think Piece: What’s the Matter with What’s the Matter with Kansas

By Tyrone Simpson

The most compelling evidence that half of the nation’s electorate has raised arms against the other in what author Thomas Frank refers to as “The Great Backlash” comes not necessarily from pop pundits hired to encourage the revolt like Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter, but from the testimony of a less polished commentator like John…

The most compelling evidence that half of the nation’s electorate has raised arms against the other in what author Thomas Frank refers to as “The Great…

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