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Issue: 290

September 11, 2008

Guest Commentary

IslamoFascism or IslamoBritishism: The British Origins of Modern Violent Islamism

By Nu'man Abd al-Wahid Guest Commentator

The ‘War on Terror’ has now taken in the war and invasion of Afghanistan (began 2002) and Iraq (began 2003). There was also the failed Israeli (with the overt acquiescence of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt) attempt to destroy the Lebanese resistance and re-establish itself in southern Lebanon (within a self-declared 72 hour time-frame). One…

The ‘War on Terror’ has now taken in the war and invasion of Afghanistan (began 2002) and Iraq (began 2003). There was also the failed Israeli…

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Commentary

The Republicans Change Campaign Pal[in]es

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The Republican National Convention picked up steam and ratings with the pick of Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin. If you had told me that more people would watch John McCain’s acceptance speech than watched Barack Obama historic acceptance speech, I would have told you “crack is whack” and stay off the drugs. Most people would have…

The Republican National Convention picked up steam and ratings with the pick of Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin. If you had told me that more people would…

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Guest Commentary

Race in America: Katrina Aftermath Still Roils Gretna – Town Cut Off Escape Route Out of New Orleans

By Howard Witt Guest Commentator

GRETNA, La. All Patryce Jenkins wanted was to walk home. For two days after Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, Jenkins had wandered the flooded streets of New Orleans, exhausted, hungry, filthy and terrified. She passed bodies. She avoided looters. She skirted the sweltering, violent Louisiana Superdome – the city’s fetid shelter of last…

GRETNA, La. All Patryce Jenkins wanted was to walk home. For two days after Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, Jenkins had wandered the flooded…

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Commentary

Organizing the Community: Why the GOP TREMBLES at the very Idea – Student Writers’ Corner

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

When the enemy of the state is community organizing, it is sufficient to acknowledge that the world as we know it is, indeed, coming to an end. To arrive at such a conclusion, one would have to deliberately skip over the Public Enemies of the 21st century – corrupt government, predatory mortgage lenders, failing schools,…

When the enemy of the state is community organizing, it is sufficient to acknowledge that the world as we know it is, indeed, coming to an…

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Guest Commentary

Bringing Sexy Back: Barack Obama & The “Triumph” of White-Collar Masculinity

By Jewel Woods Guest Commentator

With months left in this seemingly never-ending election season, men have gotten used to the ritual of observing their wives or significant other grin at the TV whenever Senator Obama graces the screen. Senator Obama does not even have to be delivering one of his historic speeches – which seem to occur every other day…

With months left in this seemingly never-ending election season, men have gotten used to the ritual of observing their wives or significant other grin at the…

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Commentary

We Are Not Our Own Worst Enemy

By Dr. Conrad Worrill Columnist

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “Black people are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African people in this country for any length of time, I am sure you have heard this remark made many times. Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the western…

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “Black people are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African people…

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Commentary

Clergy Killers: Poetic Black Fusion

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

Clergy Killers I’ve got Pilgrim Baptist Church on the mind. Clergy killers got me voting in the worship service 2 ruin a paster with the slot machines on tilt a few Saints are clowning on J-E-S-U-S unkind words are fumbled aloud like he’s an ogre? the negative comments that are assembled towards the pastor boy—…

Clergy Killers I’ve got Pilgrim Baptist Church on the mind. Clergy killers got me voting in the worship service 2 ruin a paster with the slot…

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