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July 9, 2009

Commentary

Advice for President Obama on His Trip to Ghana – The Substance of Truth

By Tolu Olorunda Columnist

President Obama is expected to make an historic visit to Ghana this weekend. His trip to the West African country will be the culmination of a busy week in which he is scheduled to touch base in Russia, then on to Italy for the G8 meetings. As expected, news of the president’s decision has already…

President Obama is expected to make an historic visit to Ghana this weekend. His trip to the West African country will be the culmination of a…

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Commentary

The Concept of Mentacide and Dr. Bobby Wright

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

So many of the problems that African people face in the world today are due to the assault on our minds by those who captured us and removed significant numbers of us to the western hemisphere. This also included the mind damage caused by the tampering of African lands and culture on the continent of…

So many of the problems that African people face in the world today are due to the assault on our minds by those who captured us…

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Commentary

How Committed to Labor Law Reform is This Administration?

By John Funiciello Columnist

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is arguably one of the most significant pieces of labor legislation to benefit American workers that has been proposed in about three generations. And, since there has not been too much time wasted on the subject in the daily papers and on the nightly news, we have to search…

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is arguably one of the most significant pieces of labor legislation to benefit American workers that has been proposed in…

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Commentary

Obama’s Tortured Democracy: The Power of Images and the Politics of State Secrecy

By Dr. Henry A. Giroux Columnist

Before the thick fog of government censorship stifled electronically mediated videos and pictures of savage state violence and repression in the streets of Tehran, one image became both a rallying point and an iconic symbol of the fierce protest movement challenging the allegedly stolen election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the repressive nature of…

Before the thick fog of government censorship stifled electronically mediated videos and pictures of savage state violence and repression in the streets of Tehran, one image…

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Guest Commentary

Coup in Albany: Is Washington next?

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

Introduction On June 9th, 2009, Headlines all across New York state… “Coup in Albany.” This headline was in response to the events of the previous day when two members of the State Senate from the Democratic Party switched sides and gave the majority in the New York State Senate to the Republicans. From June 8…

Introduction On June 9th, 2009, Headlines all across New York state… “Coup in Albany.” This headline was in response to the events of the previous day…

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Guest Commentary

One Hundred Years Later

By The Reverend D. D. Prather Guest Commentator

In a modest room of a New York apartment one hundred years ago, a group of like minded progressive people met to form what would become the nation’s largest, most influential civil rights and social justice organizations. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as it would come to be known has,…

In a modest room of a New York apartment one hundred years ago, a group of like minded progressive people met to form what would become…

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