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February 14, 2008

Commentary

Iraq Moratorium Day #6: February 15, 2008 – STOP the War – Bring the Troops Home

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following information is provided by IraqMoratorium.org: About the Moratorium The Iraq Moratorium project grew out of the frustration we share with so many Americans. Why does the war grind on when the people of this country have so clearly rejected it? Clearly voting didn’t do the job. In response to questions like those listed…

The following information is provided by IraqMoratorium.org: About the Moratorium The Iraq Moratorium project grew out of the frustration we share with so many Americans. Why…

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Commentary

Iraq Occupation Worse Than Ever

By David Swanson Guest Commentator

The current issue is always free to everyone Two weeks ago, an article in the c-ville Weekly by Josh Levy told us that the “surge” was going to win the “war” in Iraq. “Victory has not yet arrived,” he cautioned, “and it may be years before we can mark its arrival with confidence, but we…

The current issue is always free to everyone Two weeks ago, an article in the c-ville Weekly by Josh Levy told us that the "surge" was…

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Commentary

Am I African Enough? – Poetic Black Fusion

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

The current issue is always free to everyone On this poem Blackman Preace collaborated with poet Erica Hawthorne and it is a part of the chapbook collection. Am I African Enough? By Cedric Bolton and Erica Hawthorne As I stood under the goodnight moon POSITIONED absorbing the sounds of the African drums as the elders…

The current issue is always free to everyone On this poem Blackman Preace collaborated with poet Erica Hawthorne and it is a part of the chapbook…

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Commentary

Gem of St. Louis

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Gloria Terrell was my 11th grade English teacher. Ms. Terrell was one of my favorite teachers. I thought about her as I experienced Othello at the Black Rep recently. Ms. Terrell was more than an English teacher. In her other life, she also performed in a small…

The current issue is always free to everyone Gloria Terrell was my 11th grade English teacher. Ms. Terrell was one of my favorite teachers. I thought…

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Guest Commentary

Work a Day for Freedom! – A Short History of the Free South Africa Labor Committee

By David Bacon Guest Commentator

In November of 1984, members of ILWU Locals 10 and 34 refused to unload the Nedlloyd Kimberley at Pier 80 in San Francisco for eleven days, because it was carrying South African cargo. That action was organized by a group of people in those locals that included Leo Robinson, Dave Stewart, Larry Wright, Alex Bagwell,…

In November of 1984, members of ILWU Locals 10 and 34 refused to unload the Nedlloyd Kimberley at Pier 80 in San Francisco for eleven days,…

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Guest Commentary

Undermining Bolivia

By Benjamin Dangl Guest Commentator

It was not hard to find other stories of what the U.S. government had been doing to influence economics and politics in Bolivia. Luis Gonzalez, an economics student at the University of San Simon in Cochabamba, describes a panel he went to in 2006 that was organized by the Millennium Foundation. That year, this foundation…

It was not hard to find other stories of what the U.S. government had been doing to influence economics and politics in Bolivia. Luis Gonzalez, an…

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Guest Commentary

And the Oscar Goes to

By Cindy Sheehan Guest Commentator

The current issue is always free to everyone …Hillary Clinton! For phoniest display of belated emotion in a Presidential campaign! Hillary’s emotional outburst, last month, at the tanking of her multi-million dollar, mass pandering campaign reminded me of a scene in Mike Myers’ Wayne’s World where he, as Wayne, throws water on his face and…

The current issue is always free to everyone …Hillary Clinton! For phoniest display of belated emotion in a Presidential campaign! Hillary’s emotional outburst, last month, at…

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