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Issue: 268

March 13, 2008

Cover Story

The Clinton Monster, Unleashed – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Observing Hillary Clinton and her conduct in the presidential race against Barack Obama, I cannot help but make comparisons with a scorched earth strategy. Clinton, it seems, has concluded that if she is going down, she is taking everyone down with her. Not only is she destroying her party’s chances of victory in the White…

Observing Hillary Clinton and her conduct in the presidential race against Barack Obama, I cannot help but make comparisons with a scorched earth strategy. Clinton, it…

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Commentary

Election Analysis: Obama Campaign Heads Toward Democratic Nomination

By Dr. Martin Kilson, PhD Editorial Board

There is, I suggest, no way to misconstrue the Obama campaign’s 2 to 1 electoral victory in the Wisconsin primary as anything but a significant development. One yardstick not yet mentioned in this article for measuring this significance was reported in exit polls. Namely: “That two-thirds of [Wisconsin] voters believed that Obama would be a…

There is, I suggest, no way to misconstrue the Obama campaign's 2 to 1 electoral victory in the Wisconsin primary as anything but a significant development.…

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Commentary

Colombia’s Attack on Ecuador:Why Should We Care? – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Over the last few weeks, a strange set of events have taken place in both South America and the USA revolving around Colombia’s attack on bases of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (known by their Spanish acronym “FARC”) in Ecuador. The facts are rather straight forward. Military units of Colombia attacked a FARC base…

Over the last few weeks, a strange set of events have taken place in both South America and the USA revolving around Colombia’s attack on bases…

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Commentary

LGBTQ Community Too Sharp For Recycled Propaganda – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

“I think that it is a legal right that they [homosexuals] should have that is recognized by the state. If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount, which I think is, in my mind, for my faith, more central than an obscure passage in Romans,” Obama…

"I think that it is a legal right that they [homosexuals] should have that is recognized by the state. If people find that controversial then I…

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Commentary

For The Love of My People – Keeping It Real

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

My people? Who are they? My people are Black, Brown, and Red folks, along with any and all of those who are of good will in the U.S. and throughout the world. Yes, these are my people. Those who are trodden upon and despised. Those upon whose backs are borne the riches of this planet.…

My people? Who are they? My people are Black, Brown, and Red folks, along with any and all of those who are of good will in…

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Quote to Ponder

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Quote to Ponder

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Pax Americana: Enemies ARE the People – Represent Our Resistance

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

U.S. presidents eventually find their role as imperialist presidents. An air of arrogance and a historical sense of superiority stand behind them. The U.S. is a “superpower.” It owns lots of nuclear weapons of mass destruction and won’t let anyone else own them except “good” friends. Its corporate army of profiteers excels at capitalizing from…

U.S. presidents eventually find their role as imperialist presidents. An air of arrogance and a historical sense of superiority stand behind them. The U.S. is a…

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Commentary

Dr. Marable’s statement about Obama, March 6, 2008 – Single-Payer Healthcare Part 36

By Marilyn Clement

Dr. Manning Marable is wrong in criticizing Senator Obama for refusing to support forced payments to insurance companies. The individual mandates supported by Senator Clinton – the coercion by law of the population of Massachusetts (and all of us) – forces all citizens to purchase insurance mediated by a bureaucratic “Connector Board.” This is another…

Dr. Manning Marable is wrong in criticizing Senator Obama for refusing to support forced payments to insurance companies. The individual mandates supported by Senator Clinton -…

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