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Issue: 293

October 2, 2008

Commentary

Is Palin the G.O.P. Drag Queen?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Since McCain chose the Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his V.P pick, there has been bantering and bickering from the distaff side of our American electorate. The cat fight from female electorates of both political parties is whether or not Palin’s candidacy is good for women, and whether or not her abilities honorably represent…

Since McCain chose the Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his V.P pick, there has been bantering and bickering from the distaff side of our American…

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Color of Law

Palin Hates Native Alaskans, Black Folks Too

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Perhaps it is the understatement of the century to say that that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska— that Trojan Moose running mate of Senator John McCain—knows absolutely nothing about foreign policy. The person who aspires to be a heartbeat away from the presidency only received her first passport last year. And the extent of her…

Perhaps it is the understatement of the century to say that that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska— that Trojan Moose running mate of Senator John McCain—knows…

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Commentary

Wall Street’s Finance Capitalists: Blood Suckers of the People

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

What would everyday men and women of “America” do with over 700 billion dollars? What of affordable single payer health care, employment, decent housing, education, and just plain social and economic equality or fairness in this nation? The blood-sucking Wall Street finance capitalists who support the Democratic and Republican Parties, and most notably the U.S.…

What would everyday men and women of “America” do with over 700 billion dollars? What of affordable single payer health care, employment, decent housing, education, and…

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Commentary

Beyond $700 Billion – Smoke and Mirrors

By Lloyd Wynn Columnist

Imagine a patient visiting her physician for an annual checkup and is informed she has cancer. While in her physician’s office, she has a heart attack and now the physician must attend to the patient’s immediate health concern (the heart attack). That is the situation the Administration must confront. The $700 billion request by the…

Imagine a patient visiting her physician for an annual checkup and is informed she has cancer. While in her physician’s office, she has a heart attack…

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The African World

Respect Bolivia’s Democracy

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

There is a struggle underway in Bolivia which has been largely overlooked or misrepresented in the mainstream circles in the USA. For the first time ever in Bolivia, the majority of the population exercises its rights as fully recognized citizens through electoral and civic participation. Efforts to battle poverty and illiteracy, the largest societal ills,…

There is a struggle underway in Bolivia which has been largely overlooked or misrepresented in the mainstream circles in the USA. For the first time ever…

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Commentary

“First Black President” Confronts Reality: Will Black Folks Follow Suit? – The

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

“I tell you this much, it’s up to every one of you/ Learn from the past or the future will punish you/ Power flows to those who remember/” Perhaps at this very moment, Grand-Author, Toni Morrison, is recanting her 1998 words, suggesting that Bill Clinton was the embodiment of the “first black president,” because he…

“I tell you this much, it’s up to every one of you/ Learn from the past or the future will punish you/ Power flows to those…

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Commentary

How Important Are Newspapers To A Functioning Democracy?

By John Funiciello Columnist

While there are many and varied strong opinions about the state of the news business in America, it’s easy to miss what’s happening to the people who gather and report the news for newspapers, the historic foundation for the nation’s mass communications. Yes, there are television news shows (short and commercial-filled) and there are a…

While there are many and varied strong opinions about the state of the news business in America, it’s easy to miss what’s happening to the people…

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