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November 29, 2007

Cover Story

The Runaway Politics of Insanity: After Iraq, Iran Too?

By Bill Strickland Editorial Board

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, William L. (Bill) Strickland – teaches political science in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is also the Director of the Du Bois Papers Collection. The Du Bois Papers are housed at the University of Massachusetts library, which is named in…

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, William L. (Bill) Strickland - teaches political science in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts…

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Commentary

Black America’s Legacy of Struggle – Keeping it Real

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Effective political struggle is not some kind of knee jerk reaction to oppression. Rather, it is an ongoing, collective, and consciously dialectical process wherein thought, planning, action and specific goal-oriented accomplishments (however large or small) are important measurable and integral components. As I discussed on Sirius Satellite Radio’s November 15th, 2007, “Make It Plain” program…

Effective political struggle is not some kind of knee jerk reaction to oppression. Rather, it is an ongoing, collective, and consciously dialectical process wherein thought, planning,…

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Commentary

The Other Story the Times Overlooked – Left Margin

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Weird people must be running the New York Times these days. First, there was the baffling decision to ignore the anti-war demonstration Oct. 27th, when thousands of people across the nation took to the streets, demanding an end to the carnage in Iraq. I wrote to the…

The current issue is always free to everyone Weird people must be running the New York Times these days. First, there was the baffling decision to…

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Commentary

Attacks on the Historical Knowledge of Struggle – Represent Our Resistance

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Seventy-five percent of the American population opposes the kingdom of corporatization and militarization King George and Darth Vader have established here and around the world, yet they are frozen in the state of fear. As a result, even some of these seventy-five percent of the American public opposed to this current administration, still believe that,…

Seventy-five percent of the American population opposes the kingdom of corporatization and militarization King George and Darth Vader have established here and around the world, yet…

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By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

STATE OF THE GHETTO ADDRESS – Poetic Black Fusion

By Poet Blackman Preach Spoken Word Columnist (includes MP3 audio)

The current issue is always free to everyone It should be the loudest movement of all times of all times OF ALL TIMES Black, coloreds, negroes, Africans in America—Africans WHATEVER you may be when you tune into—no news station, radio or whatever medium you visit this day— the address will not be televised for static…

The current issue is always free to everyone It should be the loudest movement of all times of all times OF ALL TIMES Black, coloreds, negroes,…

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Color of Law

A Cradle to Prison Pipeline for Children of Color – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

(Note: The following commentary was originally written for the Progressive Media Project) For millions of poor children, failed by their families, the child welfare system and the juvenile justice system, a life of prison awaits them. Prison is the only universally guaranteed program for children in America, the study notes, as America increasingly criminalizes its…

(Note: The following commentary was originally written for the Progressive Media Project) For millions of poor children, failed by their families, the child welfare system and…

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The African World

The Western Sahara: Hidden Conflict – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone An occupation; settlers; a “security wall”; an indigenous resistance: It almost sounds like Palestine, but it is the Western Sahara, officially known by 80 countries as the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic. Located on the northwest corner of Africa, south of Morocco, west of Algeria, and north (and…

The current issue is always free to everyone An occupation; settlers; a “security wall”; an indigenous resistance: It almost sounds like Palestine, but it is the…

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