Issue: 222
March 22, 2007
Commentary
Think Piece: The War on Drugs is Still Unconstitutional
Columnist
Legal Training, Legal Mind When I was in law school, professors always extolled the virtues of “thinking like a lawyer.” What they meant by that, in the abstract, was that one develops the capacity to be able to argue either side of an issue. As part of a mere academic exercise, designed to prepare one…
Legal Training, Legal Mind When I was in law school, professors always extolled the virtues of “thinking like a lawyer.” What they meant by that, in…
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Guest Commentary
How This System Has Betrayed Black People: Crucial Turning Points
Guest Commentator
Note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from writings and talks by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, which deal with the bitter reality—and the fundamental source—of the oppression of Black people throughout the history of the U.S., from the days of slavery down to the present time, and which…
Note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from writings and talks by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, which deal with…
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Guest Commentary
Never Ending Loans
Guest Commentator
As the Georgia state general assembly prepare to consider once again payday lending, there are some serious ethical and moral questions raised within the context of the industry at large and our state elected officials. In 2004, the same Georgia State legislature sent a clear and concise message to this most predatory industry that in…
As the Georgia state general assembly prepare to consider once again payday lending, there are some serious ethical and moral questions raised within the context of…
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Guest Commentary
FBI Hunting the Dead: Can John Bowman Ever Rest in Peace?
Guest Commentator
John Bowman is a former Panther who was arrested in New Orleans in 1973 and was tortured by a task force of law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions. In 2003, some of those same agents came to his home in Oklahoma City and confronted him about an unsolved 1971 police murder in San Francisco. So…
John Bowman is a former Panther who was arrested in New Orleans in 1973 and was tortured by a task force of law enforcement officers from…
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