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Issue: 200

October 5, 2006

Cover Story

BC Celebrates Issue 200 and Forms Editorial Board

By Peter Gamble Publisher

There are a couple big news items at BlackCommentator.com this week. The publication of issue #200 is cause enough for celebration. However, add to that achievement the creation of a multi-dimensional BC Editorial Board, and the news becomes spectacular. With the creation of the BC Editorial Board, BC is taking a new, more inclusive and…

There are a couple big news items at BlackCommentator.com this week. The publication of issue #200 is cause enough for celebration. However, add to that achievement…

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Cartoon: King Dubya

Cartoon

Cartoon: King Dubya

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Oil Trip: Rich Pocket Profits – Poor Suffer Environmental Consequences

By Emira Woods Editorial Board

It is almost impossible to imagine, as we sit in a well-lit, fully functioning gas station on Main Street, USA, that a community blessed with oil riches under its soil could look as impoverished as Yenagoa in the Nigerian state of Bayelsa. Yenagoa is the site of one of Nigeria’s first oil wells, built in…

It is almost impossible to imagine, as we sit in a well-lit, fully functioning gas station on Main Street, USA, that a community blessed with oil…

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Commentary

Left Margin: Fleecing Working People Part 1

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

In case you missed the story, I’ll recap. There was a big increase in the number of homes purchased last year with “sub-prime” or “near-prime” mortgages. These are the ones that people take out after they find it difficult, if not impossible, to secure housing loans at regular rates; or, as the New York Times…

In case you missed the story, I'll recap. There was a big increase in the number of homes purchased last year with "sub-prime" or "near-prime" mortgages.…

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Commentary

Between the Lines: The Devil Is Alive-Recognize ‘Em Or Not

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

In his recent address to the United Nations two weeks ago, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President George W. Bush “the devil,” in reference to the U.S. President’s address the day before. Chavez said he could still smell “the sulfur.” Almost a week later, ultra conservative religious right evangelist, Jerry Farwell, stated that a Hilary…

In his recent address to the United Nations two weeks ago, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President George W. Bush “the devil,” in reference to the…

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Commentary

Mark Foley Scandal Reveals Hypocrisy of Political and Religious Leaders

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following is a joint statement issued by the leadership of African American Ministers in Action and the African American Ministers Leadership Council: This weekend, we learned that Congressman Mark Foley, who resigned on Friday, repeatedly used the Internet to make sexual advances to minors serving as congressional pages. We also learned that some top…

The following is a joint statement issued by the leadership of African American Ministers in Action and the African American Ministers Leadership Council: This weekend, we…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Queer Socialism

By Badiu Jones

The discussion of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning (LGBTQ) movement concerns a movement of profound difference that in and of itself is a convergence of differences centered on the question of sexuality and gender variance. Homosexuality and bisexuality is about sexual orientation while transgenderism is about gender. These differences at times intersect one…

The discussion of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning (LGBTQ) movement concerns a movement of profound difference that in and of itself is a convergence…

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Guest Commentary

Hidden Costs of the Iraqi War Exposed

By William Hughes Guest Commentator

“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government, when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain Washington, D.C. If you need a boost to your morale, or better yet, something to restore your faith in our fast-fading Republic, then I suggest that you make room on your schedule to attend a hearing of the “Out…

“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government, when it deserves it.” - Mark Twain Washington, D.C. If you need a boost to your morale,…

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