222 – Black Commentator

Cover Story

Left Margin – Bush’s Latin Reality Show

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

One thing had to dawn on Bush while on a recent seven-day, five country Latin American tour: the Monroe Doctrine is deader than a doorknob. Unilaterally proclaimed by the U.S. in the 19th Century, ostensibly to keep European competitors out, the doctrine secured domination of the lands to the south – frequently guaranteed by armed…

One thing had to dawn on Bush while on a recent seven-day, five country Latin American tour: the Monroe Doctrine is deader than a doorknob. Unilaterally…

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Cartoon

Cartoon: Latin America First Aid

By Dario Castillejos

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Guest Commentary

Why I Don’t Hate Asians

By Dr. Eugene Stovall, PhD Guest Commentator

“That was just some punk trying to make a name for himself.” “It’s a magazine just trying to sell subscriptions.” These were just some of the comments my black friends made about Kenneth Eng’s “Why I Hate Blacks” article that appeared in San Francisco’s Asian Week Magazine last month. But these responses seemed too shallow…

“That was just some punk trying to make a name for himself.” “It’s a magazine just trying to sell subscriptions.” These were just some of the…

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Commentary

Inclusion: Fighting the War at Home in the Military

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

While it is not surprising that Marine Gen. Peter Pace gave his personal opinion about gay service men, stating that homosexuality is “immoral”, it is surprising, however, that in the midst of a war that needs every able body that wants to fight, the enlisting of our American patriots continues to include a debate about…

While it is not surprising that Marine Gen. Peter Pace gave his personal opinion about gay service men, stating that homosexuality is “immoral", it is surprising,…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 14 – Two Visions of Healthcare

By Adrienne Maree Brown

There are two visions to consider in any discussion of American healthcare. One is a vision of a world in which there are enough resources to cover healthcare for everyone, but millions of people are turned away. They are turned away because healthcare has fallen into the hands of insurance and pharmaceutical corporations. In this…

There are two visions to consider in any discussion of American healthcare. One is a vision of a world in which there are enough resources to…

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Art

Art: Dance Class

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Beneath The Spin: Let’s Just Get Over It – Being Racist That Is

By Molly Secours Guest Commentator

Whenever I engage in a conversation with another white person or speak to an audience about how white people tend to whisper around issues of systemic and institutional racism – and thereby participate in perpetuating it – I urge people to to challenge themselves. To dig underneath their resistance and become deeply curious about not…

Whenever I engage in a conversation with another white person or speak to an audience about how white people tend to whisper around issues of systemic…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: Exploitation of the Patriot Act

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

“Big Brother” looking over your shoulder is literally in the here and now in the United States. Many are asking the question, “Are there any privacy rights in America any more?” When George Orwell wrote the book, Nineteen Eighty-Four, in 1949, in the midst of the emerging McCarthyism (the purging of Communist sympathizers in the…

“Big Brother” looking over your shoulder is literally in the here and now in the United States. Many are asking the question, “Are there any privacy…

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Commentary

Worrill’s World: Self-Determination and Nationalism

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

In order for the African Community in the United States of America to continue our fight for self-determination and dignity, it is important that we remind ourselves of the nature of the American dynamic. Essentially, and at the foundation of the American-European dynamic, is the fact that it is made up of many nations who…

In order for the African Community in the United States of America to continue our fight for self-determination and dignity, it is important that we remind…

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Commentary

Sidetracked: How Runaway Inflation Has Slipped Under Our Radar

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

In 1975, there was this cute little two-bedroom house for sale on Grant Street in Berkeley. I loved that house! I wanted to buy that house! But I dithered around and missed my chance because I couldn’t come up with a down payment for its outrageously expensive asking price — $25,000. I’d be extremely lucky…

In 1975, there was this cute little two-bedroom house for sale on Grant Street in Berkeley. I loved that house! I wanted to buy that house!…

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Issue: 222