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Issue: 306

January 8, 2009

Commentary

“Landlord” Greed & Homelessness plus The Obama Presidency: A Nightmare Fulfilled

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Greed comes in all colors and perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the area of “landlord”/property owners and the concomitant plight of apartment unit tenants. This is being witnessed throughout the United States, including in the state of Minnesota, which unfortunately is in addition to being “the land of 10,000 lakes,” is rapidly…

Greed comes in all colors and perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the area of “landlord”/property owners and the concomitant plight of apartment unit…

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Commentary

Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi Captures the Moment

By Angus R. Love and David A. Love Editorial Board

Jailed Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi has thrust himself into history and become an international overnight celebrity. Thousands protest for his release. A Saudi businessman offers $10 million for one of his shoes. Libya nominates him for a medal. Why? Because al-Zaidi threw his shoes at President Bush, capturing a moment for which millions have yearned.…

Jailed Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi has thrust himself into history and become an international overnight celebrity. Thousands protest for his release. A Saudi businessman offers $10…

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Commentary

Keeping Watch: How Government and Corporate America Track Us

By John Funiciello Columnist

Oregon is considering taxing the number of miles we drive, rather than add a tax to each gallon of gasoline or diesel we buy, to pay for the construction and maintenance of the highway system. That isn’t the only state considering this approach, according to the Associated Press, which noted a few days ago that…

Oregon is considering taxing the number of miles we drive, rather than add a tax to each gallon of gasoline or diesel we buy, to pay…

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Commentary

Hip-Hop in the Crosshairs: Pushing Back Against Corporate Order (Part 1) – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

-Princeton Professor, Cornel West, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom (Pg. 127). 2008 was one of the most deadly and violent years in Hip-Hop history. There’s a reason for that. It was also the year when many Hip-Hop fans, around the world, mourned the loss of their favorite rappers, to casualties such as homicides,…

-Princeton Professor, Cornel West, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom (Pg. 127). 2008 was one of the most deadly and violent years in Hip-Hop history.…

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Commentary

Reparations for African People Will Never Die!

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Our great historian and departed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke described in his classic book, Notes for an African World Revolution, that, “The idea of uniting all Africa had its greatest development early in this [20th] century.” In this context, the idea of Reparations for African people will never die. Dr. Clarke wrote that, “In…

Our great historian and departed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke described in his classic book, Notes for an African World Revolution, that, “The idea of uniting…

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Commentary

2009 As A Litmus Test For Change – Between the Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The expectations of the New Year has us all expecting change on some level. Change in the nation’s political direction; change in the global situation; change in the economy; change in the job markets; change in the schools; change in our local communities; change in our personal lives. Funny thing about change? It’s much like…

The expectations of the New Year has us all expecting change on some level. Change in the nation’s political direction; change in the global situation; change…

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Guest Commentary

The Africa That Pushes Back

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi Guest Commentator

I have been asked many times a variation of the same question: “Why do Africans wait until it is too late?” For most Westerners, Africa is hunger, war, despotism, AIDS and poverty – full of Africans who are either helpless victims, or who choose to sit on their hands, only lifting them up to accept…

I have been asked many times a variation of the same question: “Why do Africans wait until it is too late?” For most Westerners, Africa is…

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Guest Commentary

Van Jones, Majora Carter and the Green Jobs Movement

By Paul Rockwell Guest Commentator

In February 2006, Majora Carter, co-founder of Green For All, delivered an impassioned address to a gathering of environmentalists. When she held up a poster that read “Green is the new Black,” the audience burst into applause. Carter, a close associate of Van Jones, author of The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix…

In February 2006, Majora Carter, co-founder of Green For All, delivered an impassioned address to a gathering of environmentalists. When she held up a poster that…

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Guest Commentary

The Belligerence of Oppression

By Abukar Arman Guest Commentator

By now, most of the world is aware of the horrific news of death and destruction that has been visited upon the people of Gaza. Millions have watched in utter shock the footage depicting Israel’s indiscriminate and disproportionate bombing of Gaza. This brutal military campaign that already took the lives of over 300 people, including…

By now, most of the world is aware of the horrific news of death and destruction that has been visited upon the people of Gaza. Millions…

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