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September 25, 2008

Cover Story

Irrational Exuberance – Smoke and Mirrors

By Lloyd Wynn Columnist

The euphoria Wall Street displayed upon the announcement by the Bush Administration that the government’s balance sheet would be used to park illiquid securities was spectacular. On Thursday and Friday, the Dow gained approximately 780 points, after losing as much in the beginning of the week on the news Lehman Brothers was insolvent and Morgan…

The euphoria Wall Street displayed upon the announcement by the Bush Administration that the government’s balance sheet would be used to park illiquid securities was spectacular.…

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Color of Law

What’s Good for Wall Street Is Only Good for Wall Street

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The first fallacy is that what is good for Wall Street is good for Main Street, and that increases in worker productivity lead to wage increases. If that were true, then as Wall Street boomed, the average family would not have witnessed a stagnation or decline in their standard of living. Capitalism depends on making…

The first fallacy is that what is good for Wall Street is good for Main Street, and that increases in worker productivity lead to wage increases.…

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Commentary

Economics: Barack Obama & John McCain – Two Sides of the Same Waning Empire

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The very fact that many in this nation of the United States of America, are so superficially excited about the possibility of a so-called “Black” U.S. President of the “American’ Empire” is a manifestation of precisely how racist and utterly hypocritical this nation remains. Barack Obama and John McCain are two sides of the same…

The very fact that many in this nation of the United States of America, are so superficially excited about the possibility of a so-called “Black” U.S.…

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Commentary

U.S. Transfer of Wealth to the Few Continues

By John Funiciello Columnist

BC welcomes John Funiciello as a columnist. “Solidarity America” will appear regularly and focus on the struggle of workers in the USA. The move in recent days to save America’s financial sector through the infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer money to save Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, AIG insurance, and their ilk…

BC welcomes John Funiciello as a columnist. "Solidarity America" will appear regularly and focus on the struggle of workers in the USA. The move in recent…

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Guest Commentary

Obama’s Ground Operation for Victory – Think Piece

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

Saturday September 25, 2008 Brother, As a political activist, you should not follow the media and their preoccupation with the mind of the white voter. These articles that you have re-circulated are part of the machinery of desperation. What you should understand is the massive organization that Obama has placed in motion. Michele and Barack…

Saturday September 25, 2008 Brother, As a political activist, you should not follow the media and their preoccupation with the mind of the white voter. These…

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Commentary

The Peculiar Presidential Political Tap Dance – Beneath The Spin

By Molly Secours Guest Commentator

[Molly’s back! And we’re so glad she is. –ed] Last week I stumbled upon a bizarre news story about a fatal epidemic referred to as the “dancing plague” of 1518 in Strasbourg Austria. According to historians, in early July a woman stepped into the street and began to dance uncontrollably. After several days she was…

[Molly’s back! And we’re so glad she is. –ed] Last week I stumbled upon a bizarre news story about a fatal epidemic referred to as the…

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The African World

Washington’s So-called Redskins and the Politics of Intolerance

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Every year, with the opening of the football season, I have the same complaint: the name of the Washington, DC football team is obnoxious, racist (against Native Americans) and must be changed. And, every year I receive in response generally positive feedback from regular people who hold the same concern. Yet the team’s name does…

Every year, with the opening of the football season, I have the same complaint: the name of the Washington, DC football team is obnoxious, racist (against…

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Commentary

Where is Reverend Edward Pinkney?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

-Martin Luther King, “Riverside Church Address: Beyond Vietnam” (April 4, 1967) The Ojibwa Correctional Facility. Yes, Rev. Edward Pinkney has been moved once again! Why? Well, the Reverend is still has too much influence! It seems the authorities in Michigan are scared of Rev. Pinkney. On Friday, September 5, 2008, Rev. Pinkney, community activist, was…

-Martin Luther King, “Riverside Church Address: Beyond Vietnam” (April 4, 1967) The Ojibwa Correctional Facility. Yes, Rev. Edward Pinkney has been moved once again! Why? Well,…

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