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May 13, 2010

Commentary

Will the Disastrous Gulf Oil Spill End Talk of Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge?

By John Funiciello Columnist

Through much of the Bush-Cheney Administration, there was pressure from officials in the White House and elsewhere to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place awesome in its size and wildness. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the 19.2-million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge “supports the greatest variety of…

Through much of the Bush-Cheney Administration, there was pressure from officials in the White House and elsewhere to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife…

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Commentary

African Liberation Day 2010: Part II

By Dr. Conrad Worrill Columnist

This is the second of a two part series discussing the origin and development of African Liberation Day. The month of May is very important in the worldwide African Liberation Movement. During this month, throughout the African world Community, African Liberation Day (ALD) is celebrated. It is important that African Liberation Day be a vehicle…

This is the second of a two part series discussing the origin and development of African Liberation Day. The month of May is very important in…

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Guest Commentary

As the Fire Rages

By Mukoma Wa Ngugi Guest Commentator

“Lisbon lies in ruins, while in Paris they dance,” Voltaire wrote of the 1755 Portugal earthquake. The contradiction arrests and startles. Barely a month into 2010, Haiti lies ruins. President Wade of Senegal offers displaced Haitians land. Can an earthquake succeed where Garvey’s return to Africa movement failed? Wait a minute! In 2009 President Wade…

“Lisbon lies in ruins, while in Paris they dance,” Voltaire wrote of the 1755 Portugal earthquake. The contradiction arrests and startles. Barely a month into 2010,…

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