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February 8, 2007

Cover Story

Left Margin – Bush’s People

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

CNN business reporter Susan Lisovicz got really excited when the President arrived on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. Explaining later to an anchor why she thought the President, whose public approval rating stood at 36 percent, had received a rapturous welcome on the exchange floor, she exuded: “These are his…

CNN business reporter Susan Lisovicz got really excited when the President arrived on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. Explaining later to…

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Commentary

Two Walled Cities: Jerusalem and Johannesburg, Apartheid and Palestine

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

At a briefing at the Palestine Center in Washington, D.C., BC Editorial Board member William Fletcher, Jr. discussed the similarities and differences between Israeli-occupied Palestine and apartheid-era South Africa focusing on the logic, objectives and strategy of settler states. He also addressed the opposition to Jimmy Carter’s new book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, and urged…

At a briefing at the Palestine Center in Washington, D.C., BC Editorial Board member William Fletcher, Jr. discussed the similarities and differences between Israeli-occupied Palestine and…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 9 – Medical Apartheid

By Marilyn Clement

Among the myriad sober and celebratory events of all kinds during Black History Month, medical historian, Harriet Washington, will be recounting the disgraceful use of the bodies of people of African descent for medical experimentation. She is the author of a newly released authoritative book, “Medical Apartheid,” spelling out some of this history in horrific…

Among the myriad sober and celebratory events of all kinds during Black History Month, medical historian, Harriet Washington, will be recounting the disgraceful use of the…

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Commentary

The Hawk’s Nest: Dr. King’s Freedom-fighting and Philosophical African Ancestors

By HAWK (J. D. Jackson) Guest Commentator

Contrary to popular belief, the late but legendary slain Civil Rights Movement activist and leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., followed in the giant footsteps of a countless number of his African (Black) ancestors. Too many to include in this commentary, only a small number of them will be highlighted to emphasize the…

Contrary to popular belief, the late but legendary slain Civil Rights Movement activist and leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., followed in the giant…

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Commentary

Beneath The Spin: Swimming in Racial Backwater of Washinton – Barack Navigates Sharks

By Molly Secours Guest Commentator

This week, so much has been said about the death of beloved NY Times columnist Molly Ivins, a conscious, confrontational and passionate voice that will be dearly missed. As a writer, who has been inspired and goaded by Ivins to always ask ‘what don’t people want to see’?, this column is devoted to her. On…

This week, so much has been said about the death of beloved NY Times columnist Molly Ivins, a conscious, confrontational and passionate voice that will be…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: The State of Black California

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The California Legislative Black Caucus released its commissioned study on the state of Black Californians last week. The brainchild of Caucus Vice Chair, Assembly Majority Leader, Karen Bass, the study is an expansion on the state of Black Los Angeles report released by the Urban League and United Way in 2005. I swear, black people…

The California Legislative Black Caucus released its commissioned study on the state of Black Californians last week. The brainchild of Caucus Vice Chair, Assembly Majority Leader,…

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Commentary

The White Man Who Didn’t Know February Was Black History Month

By Jasmyne Cannick Columnist

Brian Couzens, a professed white man admits that he didn’t know February was Black History Month. Yes, you read right. In 2007, there are still non-Blacks who do not know that February is Black History Month. The admission came courtesy of Hartford’s daily paper the Courant which featured an interview regarding Couzens’ reasons for booking…

Brian Couzens, a professed white man admits that he didn’t know February was Black History Month. Yes, you read right. In 2007, there are still non-Blacks…

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Guest Commentary

100 Senators Quietly Vote: Majority Oppose Escalation

By David Swanson Guest Commentator

This MyDD blog entry and this Politico article describe this PDF showing the results of a poll of all 100 U.S. Senators. It asks how they voted on the war in 2002, whether they regret that vote, whether they support escalating the war, and whether they support ending the war by a certain date. This…

This MyDD blog entry and this Politico article describe this PDF showing the results of a poll of all 100 U.S. Senators. It asks how they…

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