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Issue: 369

April 1, 2010

Color of Law

The Catholic Church As A Safe Haven for Criminals – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Let us explore for a moment the notion that the Catholic Church is a safe haven for criminals” if not a criminal organization itself, or at least an organization whose leadership engages in criminality. Such a topic goes beyond the comfort level of some people because it is interpreted as an attack on religion, or…

Let us explore for a moment the notion that the Catholic Church is a safe haven for criminals" if not a criminal organization itself, or at…

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Guest Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare: A BC Series – Part 42 – Health Reform US Style

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 3590. “This historic bill for the first time extended mandatory medical care to ninety four percent of US citizens, adding another 32 million people to the healthcare system. Under this law, insurance companies can no longer deny people health…

In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 3590. “This historic bill for the first time extended mandatory…

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Commentary

The Hate Spasm in American Politics – African American Leadership

By Dr. Ron Walters Editorial Board

Speaking at the recent conference of the Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement in Jackson, Mississippi, I constantly ran into questions and comments drawing comparisons to the racial harassment faced by civil workers in the 1960s and what is occurring today. Most said there was very little comparison to the intensity of the racism faced…

Speaking at the recent conference of the Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement in Jackson, Mississippi, I constantly ran into questions and comments drawing comparisons to…

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Commentary

Obama’s Insurance Care: Flowing in Blood

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Share or Print this Page of BC | Barbara Christian [1] called our attention to the unknown Black women thinkers and doers whose desk were a kitchen table and whose podiums were a kitchen chair. Black women, young and old, daughters, mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, earned their credentials at these tables. Then, the flow of…

Share or Print this Page of BC | Barbara Christian [1] called our attention to the unknown Black women thinkers and doers whose desk were a…

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The African World

Worry less about neo-fascism and more about good, old US traditions

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

As someone who has been warning about the danger of right-wing populism strengthening in the USA, this column may surprise some readers. When the Tea Party crowd demonstrated its racist, right-wing and violent essence, we began to see more attention in liberal and progressive circles focused on the danger posed by neo-fascist movements in the…

As someone who has been warning about the danger of right-wing populism strengthening in the USA, this column may surprise some readers. When the Tea Party…

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Commentary

The Pope’s Pedophilic Church

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Who among us would not flinch at the thought of a “holy man” preying on children instead of praying with them? And what faith can anyone have in a Church that says it stands on the teachings of Jesus yet violates his biblical mandate stated in Mark 10:14: “Let the children come to me; do…

Who among us would not flinch at the thought of a “holy man” preying on children instead of praying with them? And what faith can anyone…

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Commentary

The Myth of the Sensible Center

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Amidst the drama of the passage of a new healthcare measure and the wigging out of the tea party people and their Republican Party sponsors, there has been an interesting sideshow involving the contortions of the pundits who consider themselves moderates or part of something they like to call the political “center.” Of course, that’s…

Amidst the drama of the passage of a new healthcare measure and the wigging out of the tea party people and their Republican Party sponsors, there…

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Commentary

Pimping the Pain of the People

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The most cynical and despicable act against people in pain is to offer them false “hope” and phony “change” while all the while steadily crushing their needs and aspirations under the guise of a genuine concern for them. There is an African proverb which says: “Beware of the naked man who offers you clothes.” The…

The most cynical and despicable act against people in pain is to offer them false “hope” and phony “change” while all the while steadily crushing their…

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