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October 30, 2008

Commentary

Special Edition – Ten Reasons We Should Turn Out the Vote for Barack Obama

By Eric Mann Guest Commentator

For those of us who are in the Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights, Women’s Liberation, Environmental Justice, and Anti-War Movements, for those of us on the Left, the election of Barack Obama is of the utmost urgency. Voting for Barack Obama is not enough. Through November 4, 2008 we need to put all our energy into…

For those of us who are in the Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights, Women’s Liberation, Environmental Justice, and Anti-War Movements, for those of us on the Left,…

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The African World

Down to the Wire

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Ok folks, it is time to decide. Do we feel that there is nothing particularly different between Obama and McCain such that it does not matter who wins, or, in the alternative, have we concluded that there is enough that is different that we MUST cast our vote for Senator Obama? In case you have…

Ok folks, it is time to decide. Do we feel that there is nothing particularly different between Obama and McCain such that it does not matter…

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Commentary

Political Analysis: Understanding The Obama Campaign Prior To Election Day

By Dr. Martin Kilson Editorial Board

INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW As the 2008 Obama campaign for president of the United States enters its final week before Election Day, November 4th, perhaps the best way to introduce my eleventh article on the Obama campaign is by referring to the status of the Obama campaign in state level polls around the country. I concluded my…

INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW As the 2008 Obama campaign for president of the United States enters its final week before Election Day, November 4th, perhaps the best way…

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Commentary

Keeping our eyes on the prized vote

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The day after I arrived in Boston for a meeting, the ACORN offices had been burglarized trashed and computers were stolen. Chris Leonard, with the Boston Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), was clearly being cautious when he dubbed the break-in “suspicious” but not politically motivated. Recently, I wrote about what presidential candidate…

The day after I arrived in Boston for a meeting, the ACORN offices had been burglarized trashed and computers were stolen. Chris Leonard, with the Boston…

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Commentary

If Harriet Tubman Were President

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

– Martin Espada “In the Republic of Poetry” If Harriet Tubman were elected president of the United States, the Underground Railroad would become a modern-day institution in which the “wretched of the earth” here in the U.S. would be gathered together to rise from beneath the heels of their enslavers. These citizens would form local…

- Martin Espada “In the Republic of Poetry” If Harriet Tubman were elected president of the United States, the Underground Railroad would become a modern-day institution…

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Guest Commentary

The McKinney Choice

By Kevin Alexander Gray Guest Commentator

Mention to someone that you’re thinking about voting for former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney or Ralph Nader and they’ll respond, “So, you’re voting for McCain!” Or they’ll say, “You’re wasting your vote.” And if you’re black and not planning on voting for Obama, you may be labeled a “hater” or an “Uncle Tom.” I know.…

Mention to someone that you’re thinking about voting for former Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney or Ralph Nader and they’ll respond, “So, you’re voting for McCain!” Or…

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Commentary

An Obama Presidency: More of the Same – Only Worse

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

-Malcolm X After the Democratic Party Republicrats so-called election euphoria and celebrating is over, the Obama / Biden Republicrat regime will get down to the business of placing the ongoing exploitation of the every day people of this nation on fast track. The masses of Black Americans, along with the oppressed and exploited Brown, Red,…

-Malcolm X After the Democratic Party Republicrats so-called election euphoria and celebrating is over, the Obama / Biden Republicrat regime will get down to the business…

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Commentary

What to do Before and (If Necessary) After the Election is Stolen

By Roberto Lovato Guest Commentator

When I hear the fear of first-time voters like 21-year-old Bertha Barrios, I hear the voice of a generation raised beneath the specter of questions about our last two elections. “This is my first presidential vote,” says Bertha, a Salvadoran American college student who was holding her 2-year-old son, Joshua, while we spoke. “But, sometimes,…

When I hear the fear of first-time voters like 21-year-old Bertha Barrios, I hear the voice of a generation raised beneath the specter of questions about…

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