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June 29, 2006

Cover Story

Imperial Racism

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Racism, the ideology that came into full flower as a justification for European conquest of most of the planet, is now headquartered in the United States – with an annex in Israel. Tel Aviv is a very active annex. There could be no justification for George Bush’s aggressions, without the underlying assumptions of racial superiority.…

Racism, the ideology that came into full flower as a justification for European conquest of most of the planet, is now headquartered in the United States…

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Commentary

An Update On BC’s 20 Percent Goal

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

For better viewing and printing: In case you missed this last week, here’s what we’d like for you to read and seriously consider, along with an update: Really, what is BC worth to you? Is it worth about a $1 an issue to support the only site on the web devoted exclusively to commentary, analysis…

For better viewing and printing: In case you missed this last week, here’s what we’d like for you to read and seriously consider, along with an…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Obama Gets Religion

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

“I agree with Senator Warner that the message should be ‘we really mean business, Iraqis, get on with it.’” – Sen. Barack Obama, on the Senate floor. It is always a bad sign when Democrats publicly proclaim agreement with Republicans. Lately Senator Barack Obama has given pause to progressives every time he makes one of…

“I agree with Senator Warner that the message should be ‘we really mean business, Iraqis, get on with it.’" – Sen. Barack Obama, on the Senate…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Ten Months After Katrina – Gutting New Orleans

By Bill Quigley Columnist

Saturday I joined some volunteers and helped gut the home of one of my best friends. Two months after she finished paying off her mortgage, her one-story brick home was engulfed in 7 feet of water. Because she was underinsured and remains worried about a repeat of the floods, my friend, a grandmother, has not…

Saturday I joined some volunteers and helped gut the home of one of my best friends. Two months after she finished paying off her mortgage, her…

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Commentary

Bruce’s Beat

By Bruce Dixon Editor

A new hue has been added to the list of America’s color coded “terrorist alerts.” It’s black. As last week’s BC cover story pointed out, the indictment of seven black Miami residents for allegedly conspiring to blow up the Sears Tower and according to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez wage a “full ground war” against…

A new hue has been added to the list of America’s color coded “terrorist alerts.” It’s black. As last week’s BC cover story pointed out, the…

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Commentary

Radio BC: The Democratic Self-Destruct Mechanism

By Glen Ford Co-Publisher & Executive Editor

Listen Now in MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page The polls show the Republicans to be in trouble as they face mid-term elections. But are they, really? There are multiple problems for the Democrats, many of their own making. Putting aside the issue of gerrymandered congressional districts, which have ensured victory for the vast majority…

Listen Now in MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page The polls show the Republicans to be in trouble as they face mid-term elections. But are they,…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Progress and the Eye of the Beholder

By Tim Wise Guest Commentator

Two pieces in my local paper today served as a clear reminder of the old adage that there is more than one side to every story. So too, they confirmed the wisdom – however much maligned it may be it by some – that truth is often contingent upon one’s perspective, rather than being something…

Two pieces in my local paper today served as a clear reminder of the old adage that there is more than one side to every story.…

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Commentary

Don’t Tread on Me! – An Open Letter to Senate Republican Leadership

By Walter Fields

This letter originally appeared in Mr. Fields’ personal website, Black Is. TO: Senate Republican Leadership FROM: Walter Fields, Citizen RE: Betraying our Values Once again, you have proven your unfitness to lead this nation by trivializing the Constitution with your blatantly political maneuver to push a flag burning amendment through the Senate. And while you…

This letter originally appeared in Mr. Fields’ personal website, Black Is. TO: Senate Republican Leadership FROM: Walter Fields, Citizen RE: Betraying our Values Once again, you…

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Commentary

Yet Another Hard Road To Glory

By Rhone Fraser Guest Commentator

Historian Darlene Clark-Hine writes that “the experience of black men and women in American sports are a microcosm of their lives in American society. The privileges whites enjoyed in sports paralleled the disadvantages and exclusions that were a constant part of black life.” Certainly the ordeal experienced this year by 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist Shani…

Historian Darlene Clark-Hine writes that “the experience of black men and women in American sports are a microcosm of their lives in American society. The privileges…

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