Issue: 265
February 21, 2008
Commentary
BC Fundraising Update – A Long Way To Go By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher
Guest Commentator
It’s hard times all around, and here at BC, things are no different. We have a budget for 2008 that will keep us up and running, albeit on our usual shoe string. And there are two ways we can meet expenses: increase the money coming in decrease the money going out Addressing the latter –…
It’s hard times all around, and here at BC, things are no different. We have a budget for 2008 that will keep us up and running,…
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Cover Story
Reporting Bush’s Safari. Not Exactly as Scripted – Left Margin
Editorial Board
The current issue is always free to everyone Going over various U.S. media reports about President George Bush’s sojourn in Africa, one would get the impression that it was some kind of victory lap for the lame duck president, waving to adoring crowds as a whole continent rose up in praise of his good works.…
The current issue is always free to everyone Going over various U.S. media reports about President George Bush’s sojourn in Africa, one would get the impression…
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Commentary
Election Analysis: Obama – Between Super Tuesday and The Ohio and Texas Primaries
Editorial Board
The first test of the Clinton campaign’s upbeat public face came on Tuesday, February 19th, in the Wisconsin primary. Two days before the Wisconsin vote on February 17th, the Bloomerg News agency reported rather ominous news in regard to Hillary Clinton’s position in the large states of Wisconsin and Texas. That “Barack Obama picked up…
The first test of the Clinton campaign's upbeat public face came on Tuesday, February 19th, in the Wisconsin primary. Two days before the Wisconsin vote on…
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Commentary
Barack Obama, Fractals and Momentum in Politics – Think Piece
Editorial Board
The new force of the youth has now made itself felt in US presidential politics in 2008. This force is manifest in the tremendous outpouring of the collectivities of different races, classes, genders, sexual orientation and ages coming forward to support the candidacy of Barack Obama. Barack Obama was born of an African father from…
The new force of the youth has now made itself felt in US presidential politics in 2008. This force is manifest in the tremendous outpouring of…
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Commentary
Is Obama on the “Down Low” with the LGBTQ Community? – Inclusion
Editorial Board
Obama has “barack the vote” by getting disinterested and disenfranchised Americans involved in his campaign for the presidential bid. His promise to cease partisan politics and the old beltway boys’ bickering has not only raised the hope of the American public, it has also brought out untold numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer…
Obama has “barack the vote” by getting disinterested and disenfranchised Americans involved in his campaign for the presidential bid. His promise to cease partisan politics and…
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Commentary
Goose-Stepping Behind Barack Obama: The Absence of Critical Thinking – Keeping It Real
Editorial Board
Whatever the rhetorical difference in their code words [e.g. terms such as “US interests,” “US security interests,” “US world leadership,” “democracy,” etc.], Barack Obama, and his Democrat and Republican Party counterparts, (with their big corporate donors and advisors) all adhere to the notion of U.S. military and corporate hegemony, with a strong dose of support…
Whatever the rhetorical difference in their code words [e.g. terms such as "US interests," "US security interests," "US world leadership," "democracy," etc.], Barack Obama, and his…
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The African World
The Abandoned House Around the Corner – The African World
Editorial Board
The current issue is always free to everyone I found it strange that this big house was being constructed around the corner from me on a fairly major street. I live in a suburban community that has been undergoing tremendous growth, leading to the destruction of much of the rural and semi-rural space, the elimination…
The current issue is always free to everyone I found it strange that this big house was being constructed around the corner from me on a…
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