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Issue: 297

October 30, 2008

Guest Commentary

What Are We Going To Do? A Post-Election Agenda for Activists – Think Piece

By Jessica Watson-Crosby Guest Commentator

This is a call for Post-Election Forums by the activists in our communities around the country. This Presidential Campaign has presented an opportunity for activist work that is almost unprecedented in recent decades. We have an opportunity to set our own agenda. This campaign has activated huge numbers of people of all ages (and all…

This is a call for Post-Election Forums by the activists in our communities around the country. This Presidential Campaign has presented an opportunity for activist work…

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Commentary

Election Day 2008: Don’t Let Change Pass You

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The day we’ve all been waiting for is less than a week away. There are times in our lives we will remember all of our lives. There are few dates in American history that represent watermark changes in American society. There are less than a dozen one can recall where a date can call up…

The day we’ve all been waiting for is less than a week away. There are times in our lives we will remember all of our lives.…

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Commentary

Grim Retirement Prospects for Boomers … and Pre-Boomers

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Let’s say you retired from your job some time over the past ten years or so and when you did you had about as much as, or maybe a little less than, what Governor Palin spent on her campaign outfit in your 401k-retirement account. First thing you did was roll it into an IRA. Right…

Let’s say you retired from your job some time over the past ten years or so and when you did you had about as much as,…

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Commentary

White Journalists Blow Race Coverage and Ashley Todd – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

[This week’s Substance of Truth contains two thought-provoking commentaries. –ed] White Journalists Blow Race Coverage: A Review The stage theatrics performed by the corporate press in analyzing the dynamics of Race vis-à-vis Sen. Obama, has been abysmal, at best. To put it bluntly, they suck. When Barack “Hussein” Obama, a Black man, initially announced his…

[This week’s Substance of Truth contains two thought-provoking commentaries. –ed] White Journalists Blow Race Coverage: A Review The stage theatrics performed by the corporate press in…

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Commentary

Zimbabwe: the New Klling Fields, RGM’s Creepie Crawlies, F**K All Politicans – Letters from Zimbabwe

By Mwana Wevhu Columnist

Note: Freedom Of Speech Is Still Banned In Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: the New Klling Fields The following is a disturbing report from Bulawayo Agenda, a civic group based in Bulawayo. Victoria falls: – Sunday, 26 Oct, 2008 the Red Cross Society delivered food aid for HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis patients. It’s a generally accepted notion that taking…

Note: Freedom Of Speech Is Still Banned In Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: the New Klling Fields The following is a disturbing report from Bulawayo Agenda, a civic group…

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Guest Commentary

A Time For Thought And Examination Of Principles: A look at the Global Economic Crisis.Dr. Carlos E. Russell, PhD

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

As host of my now defunct talk show “Thinking it Through” heard nightly from midnight to five A.M. on WLIB radio in New York, my approach was one of suggesting to the listening audience that it was imperative to objectively “think through” the pertinent issues of the day and not to accept the often offered…

As host of my now defunct talk show “Thinking it Through” heard nightly from midnight to five A.M. on WLIB radio in New York, my approach…

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Commentary

Urbanization Not Only a Problem of Developing Nations

By John Funiciello Columnist

Historically, hunger, mass migration, and joblessness have been a problem throughout the developing world. Scholars, macro-economists, and international development experts have recognized the problem and speculated what might be done to solve the complex issue, but one of the root causes has not received much attention by the peoples of the “developed” nations: rural peoples…

Historically, hunger, mass migration, and joblessness have been a problem throughout the developing world. Scholars, macro-economists, and international development experts have recognized the problem and speculated…

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Commentary

The Concept of Mentacide and Dr. Bobby Wright

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

2) A predilection for senseless destruction of nature and people These key points described by Dr. Wright concerning the continued oppressive psychological condition of African people in the world indicates to me that our biggest challenge as a people is that of Getting Our Minds Straight and Stopping Mentacide! Getting Our Minds Straight requires that…

2) A predilection for senseless destruction of nature and people These key points described by Dr. Wright concerning the continued oppressive psychological condition of African people…

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