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April 19, 2007

Cover Story

Left Margin – Racism At Home & Abroad – Don Imus, Tony Blair & Ann Coulter

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Don Imus wasn’t the only person to open his mouth and unleash a political storm on the subject of race. It went hardly mentioned in the major media of this country but as the Guardian (UK) put it, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, last week claimed a recent spate of knife and gun murders in…

Don Imus wasn’t the only person to open his mouth and unleash a political storm on the subject of race. It went hardly mentioned in the…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: Imus, Repentant and Fired – Rappers, Unrepentant and Uninspired

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The door of intolerance to racially offensive commentary shut pretty quickly on Don Imus last week. As quickly as he piled to his producer’s “tough hoes” comments with a “nappy headed hoes” follow-up, activists and opinion leaders piled on with a feeding frenzy, reminiscent of a hog call at dinner time. Imus was mush by…

The door of intolerance to racially offensive commentary shut pretty quickly on Don Imus last week. As quickly as he piled to his producer’s “tough hoes”…

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Guest Commentary

Why Imus Had to Go… & What It Says About This Racist, Sexist System

By Revolution Newspaper Guest Commentator

“It didn’t start there and it definitely wasn’t going to stop there until somebody said something. That wasn’t the first thing he said out of character. He insulted Black women, women in general. Because it just wasn’t only Black women. He also insulted their team mates, the coach, their mothers. It went way beyond that,…

“It didn’t start there and it definitely wasn’t going to stop there until somebody said something. That wasn’t the first thing he said out of character.…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 16 – Get Ready To Work For Guaranteed National Healthcare!

By Marilyn Clement

Amazing progress has been made toward building the movement for a national single payer healthcare system in the past three years. But now we must move to a new level of organizing. We need everybody to think about how they can help. Millions of people now understand the phrase “single payer.” Millions more are beginning…

Amazing progress has been made toward building the movement for a national single payer healthcare system in the past three years. But now we must move…

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Art: Variety Shop

Art

Art: Variety Shop

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

A Jones for Justice: The Unbearable Likeness of Being Black

By Dr. John Calvin Jones, PhD, JD Columnist

On Friday, 30 March 2007, NPR announced that the 15 year-old, Shaquanda Cotton, was to be released from the prison system called the Texas Youth Authority. The facts surrounding Ms. Cotton’s case demonstrate the ways in which White supremacy and class oppression crush people in the vice of the American police-state. That she will be…

On Friday, 30 March 2007, NPR announced that the 15 year-old, Shaquanda Cotton, was to be released from the prison system called the Texas Youth Authority.…

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Guest Commentary

Pat Robertson’s Justice Department: The Undue Influence of Regent University

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Perhaps the most insidious part of the political firings of eight U.S. Attorneys by the U.S. Justice Department is the larger story behind the story: 150 officials in the Bush Administration are graduates of Regent University, an obscure institution in Virginia founded and headed by the fundamentalist televangelist Pat Robertson. Regent University— formerly known as…

Perhaps the most insidious part of the political firings of eight U.S. Attorneys by the U.S. Justice Department is the larger story behind the story: 150…

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Guest Commentary

Racial Slur On Furniture Wrapping Stuns Toronto Family

By Jim Wilkes Guest Commentator

When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as “Nigger-brown.” She and husband Douglas purchased a sofa, loveseat and chair in dark brown leather last week from Vanaik Furniture and Mattress store on Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON. Moore, 30,…

When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as "Nigger-brown." She…

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