Issue: 31
February 27, 2003
Commentary
Al Sharpton’s Battle to Transform the Democrats
Guest Commentator
Al Sharpton’s Battle to Transform the Democrats Forget about the smoke and fog spewed by corporate media and chattering consultants of all colors. Let us begin with a stark forecast: The Democratic Party primaries must result in a national ticket that is fit for Black participation. If the party cannot loosen the fatal grip of…
Al Sharpton's Battle to Transform the Democrats Forget about the smoke and fog spewed by corporate media and chattering consultants of all colors. Let us begin…
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Commentary
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Guest Commentator
Carol Moseley-Braun’s participation in the Democratic primaries provides the first opportunity to observe how African American and non-Black politicians operate when more than one Black is on the presidential ballot. In coming months we will discover a great deal about the workings of the Democratic Party, the corporate media, and the primary electorate. The two…
Carol Moseley-Braun's participation in the Democratic primaries provides the first opportunity to observe how African American and non-Black politicians operate when more than one Black is…
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Commentary
The Issues
Guest Commentator
Clarence Thomas is number one – the most backward, reactionary, bloodthirsty, Black people hater on the U.S. Supreme Court. The pride of Pinpoint, Georgia has added yet another superlative to dazzle the Black-appointed-faces-in-high-places crowd. In defiance of storerooms of evidence, bravely disregarding all standards of human decency, and with clear-eyed contempt for legal process, Thomas…
Clarence Thomas is number one - the most backward, reactionary, bloodthirsty, Black people hater on the U.S. Supreme Court. The pride of Pinpoint, Georgia has added…
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Commentary
In the Time of Disappeared People
Guest Commentator
The Bush men have obviously been pondering the imposition of Permanent National Emergency for as long as they have been planning Permanent War. The discovery of a draft of the so-called Patriot Act II, rushed forward by Bush’s national security conspirators in January for review by their allies on Capitol Hill, presents the public with…
The Bush men have obviously been pondering the imposition of Permanent National Emergency for as long as they have been planning Permanent War. The discovery of…
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Guest Commentary
Fear, Loathing and Laura Bush: Reflections on the Functions of Mass Panic
Guest Commentator
Laura Bush wants everyone to just relax; and more to the point, she wants the media to aid in the process of nerve-calming by restraining themselves from what she sees as a growing tendency to scare the public with stories of impending cataclysm. From repetitive coverage of the “orange alert” announced by Homeland Security Director…
Laura Bush wants everyone to just relax; and more to the point, she wants the media to aid in the process of nerve-calming by restraining themselves…
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