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April 1, 2010

Commentary

U.S. Trade Policies Need to be Revisited

By John Funiciello Columnist

So, former president Bill Clinton has apologized for advocating and fighting for policies in world trade that brought Haiti’s farming sector to its knees and made it nearly totally dependent on outside help in the wake of this year’s most devastating earthquake. “It may have been good for some of my farmers in Arkansas, but…

So, former president Bill Clinton has apologized for advocating and fighting for policies in world trade that brought Haiti’s farming sector to its knees and made…

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Commentary

Black Women, Too Hard? – Black Married Momma: – The Anti-Statistic

By K. Danielle Edwards Columnist

If you’re a black woman, those odds are you’ve heard some incarnation before of this statement: “Black women are too hard, too tough, too difficult.” It may have been part of the lead-in to the punch line of a joke. It might have been words shouted out in anger with an ex. It could have…

If you’re a black woman, those odds are you’ve heard some incarnation before of this statement: “Black women are too hard, too tough, too difficult.” It…

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Commentary

The White Supremacy Impact

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

How many times have you heard someone of African ancestry say that “We [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…

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

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Commentary

21st Century Racism on UCSD Campus

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

For the past five weeks, one of the ugliest episodes of racism in recent years (before the Tea Partiers started spittin” on people and calling congress people “Nig**rs” and “Fag**ts” at the congressional health care vote last weekend) has been playing out on a campus of one of the nation’s largest publicly funded university systems.…

For the past five weeks, one of the ugliest episodes of racism in recent years (before the Tea Partiers started spittin" on people and calling congress…

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Guest Commentary

Harvard’s Gitmo Kangaroo Law School: The School for Torturers

By Francis A. Boyle Guest Commentator

Not surprisingly, the January 2007 issue of the American Journal of Imperial Law–otherwise known as the self-styled American Journal of International Law but originally founded a century ago and still operated by U. S. War and State Department legal apparatchiks and their law professorial fellow-travelers– published an article by Harvard Law School’s recently retired Bemis…

Not surprisingly, the January 2007 issue of the American Journal of Imperial Law--otherwise known as the self-styled American Journal of International Law but originally founded a…

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