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December 4, 2008

Cover Story

This Era of Black Women and HIV/AIDS

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

December 1st was World AIDS Day and Black women are dying of AIDS. And is anyone doing anything about it? Right here in the nation’s capitol, the HIV/AIDS epidemic rivals that of many Third World countries. Washington D.C., affectionately dubbed as “Chocolate City,” is approximately 60 percent people of African descent. And of its residents,…

December 1st was World AIDS Day and Black women are dying of AIDS. And is anyone doing anything about it? Right here in the nation’s capitol,…

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The African World

The Strategy of Relying on “Good Faith”?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

It has been interesting to watch and listen to a debate unfold among many progressives regarding how to assess the initial direction of President-elect Obama. I have, however, found a particular tendency a bit unsettling. It is a tendency to make certain assumptions regarding Obama’s actual intent and then to project his decisions, for instance…

It has been interesting to watch and listen to a debate unfold among many progressives regarding how to assess the initial direction of President-elect Obama. I…

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Commentary

Mumbai, Media Manipulation, & U.S. Subterfuge

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

As usual the corporate news media’s coverage of the recent “terrorist” carnage in Mumbai, India was and is sorely lacking in substance, perspective, detail, and critical analysis. The corporate media and its proxies have even conveniently referred to those horrific events in Mumbai, as India’s so called “9/11,” which is absurd and grossly misleading. India…

As usual the corporate news media’s coverage of the recent “terrorist” carnage in Mumbai, India was and is sorely lacking in substance, perspective, detail, and critical…

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Commentary

Toward a Democratic Socialism

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

We need to remember that we are bastards and forget that we’re obedient citizens. Indeed, that our absolute loyalty lies in the disobedience to power and in our identification with poor. For every daydream of the few, there are nights of nightmares for the many. When our expectations become low and when we learn the…

We need to remember that we are bastards and forget that we’re obedient citizens. Indeed, that our absolute loyalty lies in the disobedience to power and…

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Commentary

Holiday Gloom in Silicon Valley

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

A couple of days before Thanksgiving one of my downstairs neighbors matter of factly told me he had lost his job. He’d been abruptly laid off by a local information technology startup company. “They let go so many people I don’t know how they are going to get the work done,” he said. My first…

A couple of days before Thanksgiving one of my downstairs neighbors matter of factly told me he had lost his job. He’d been abruptly laid off…

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Commentary

Meeting A Critical Need – Women of Color

By Suzanne Brooks Columnist

BC welcomes Suzanne Brooks as a columnist. “Women of Color” will appear on a regular basis. The responsiveness of The Black Commentator in establishing this column is to be praised. Women of color need all the avenues available to make it possible for us to rise from the marginalization and social invisibility in which we…

BC welcomes Suzanne Brooks as a columnist. "Women of Color" will appear on a regular basis. The responsiveness of The Black Commentator in establishing this column…

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Commentary

What’s The Debate Over Auto Industry Bailout?

By John Funiciello Columnist

While members of Congress ponder the prospect of a U.S. economy without a domestic auto industry if there is no bailout, there is an underlying factor that has not been mentioned by very many of the pundits—American auto plants are unionized. Not only are they unionized, but the union workers are some of the best…

While members of Congress ponder the prospect of a U.S. economy without a domestic auto industry if there is no bailout, there is an underlying factor…

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