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Issue: 323

May 7, 2009

Commentary

The Continuing Impact of White Supremacy

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “Black people are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African people in this country for any length of time, I am sure you have heard this remark made many times. Unfortunately, the system of white supremacy developed in the western…

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “Black people are our own worst enemy?” If you have lived among African people…

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Commentary

The President’s American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

One of the first things President Barack Obama did as Chief Executive of our nation was to urge Congress to pass, than sign, the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as the nation’s “economic stimulus” package. The $787 billion dollar bill, the largest taxpayer footed bill ever passed, was viewed as the primary…

One of the first things President Barack Obama did as Chief Executive of our nation was to urge Congress to pass, than sign, the American Recovery…

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Commentary

Who Mourns for the Confederate Slave? – The Fifth Column

By Dr. Jonathan David Farley Columnist

Klansman and Nazi David Duke was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic the last week of April 2009: it is a crime to deny the Holocaust. In Germany and Austria, it is a crime to express support for National Socialism; it is even problematic to honor soldiers who died fighting for Hitler. By contrast, recently Auburn,…

Klansman and Nazi David Duke was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic the last week of April 2009: it is a crime to deny the Holocaust. In…

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Commentary

Justice Jackson’s (pre-justiceship) Speech of December 1936 – National Affairs

By Lawrence R. Velvel, JD Columnist

Law Professor John Q. Barrett of St. John’s ([email protected]) is writing a biography of Justice Robert Jackson, perhaps the greatest writer ever to sit on the Supreme Court and the first American Chief Prosecutor at Nuremberg. Every few weeks or so, Professor Barrett sends an email about an event in or an aspect of…

Law Professor John Q. Barrett of St. John’s ([email protected]) is writing a biography of Justice Robert Jackson, perhaps the greatest writer ever to sit on…

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