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Issue: 400

Nov 5, 2010

Commentary

Cackling Ducks – But I am Still Voting for Malcolm!

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

This seizes the country every four years because we have all been brought up to believe that voting is crucial in determining our destiny, that the most important act a citizen can engage in is to go to the polls and choose one of the two mediocrities who have already been chosen for us. It…

This seizes the country every four years because we have all been brought up to believe that voting is crucial in determining our destiny, that the…

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Color of Law

Americans, Your Country Isn’t So Great – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

This is a commentary I was bound to write regardless of the outcome of the midterm election. I start by saying that your country is not so great, Americans. Any discussion of “what went wrong” must be prefaced with that statement. Harsh words, perhaps, but I do not utter them in haste. And we need…

This is a commentary I was bound to write regardless of the outcome of the midterm election. I start by saying that your country is not…

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Commentary

Issue 400 – The Struggle Continues – Leftward-Ho

By Peter Gamble Publisher

-Malcolm X [el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz] This week’s election results were not a surprise to those of us who try to play a part in the struggle for economic justice, social justice and peace. The election of candidates who wish to roll back decades of social and economic progress are a reflection of the reality we…

-Malcolm X [el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz] This week’s election results were not a surprise to those of us who try to play a part in the struggle…

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Commentary

The November Elections Suggest “We got some Difficult Days Ahead”

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

When it was clear on Election Day that Democrats had lost the House of Representatives, John Boehner took the stage as the Republican House Majority Leader. He wallowed in the GOP victory, claiming that America’s voice had been heard and the message to President Obama is to “change course.” A disillusioned Democratic base could probably…

When it was clear on Election Day that Democrats had lost the House of Representatives, John Boehner took the stage as the Republican House Majority Leader.…

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The African World

Mid-Term Exams

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The midterm elections, while representing a significant gain for the Republicans in Congress, offered more complicated results than the mainstream media is admitting. Let’s look at a few points. First, in virtually every midterm election the party holding the Presidency loses. There are rare exceptions. Second, the actual races were quite competitive, in fact, much…

The midterm elections, while representing a significant gain for the Republicans in Congress, offered more complicated results than the mainstream media is admitting. Let's look at…

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Commentary

Turns, Twists and Zigzags of the Revolutionary Moment in the USA

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

Revolution is not an overnight event. In revolutionary moments, political institutions and the law are all caught in the tumult. This tumult comes from the fact that there are earthquakes and seismic shifts in economic relations, gender relations, military relations, and class or power shifts. Institutions such as the legislature or the banking institutions may…

Revolution is not an overnight event. In revolutionary moments, political institutions and the law are all caught in the tumult. This tumult comes from the fact…

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Commentary

Yeah, It’s the Economy, Sherlock

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

The bloggers were right, “it was about the jobs, jobs, jobs,” Dave Johnson wrote on the Campaign for America’s Future webpage election day. “For the first half of the year all the progressive bloggers were saying that the November election is going to turn out very, very badly for Democrats if they don’t focus on…

The bloggers were right, “it was about the jobs, jobs, jobs,” Dave Johnson wrote on the Campaign for America’s Future webpage election day. “For the first…

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Commentary

A 2010 Election Thought: More of the Same – Only Worse

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

A 2010 Election Thought: More of the Same – Only Worse Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board The bold timidity, corporate complicity & collaboration, and arrogant disdain on the part of the Obama / Biden administration and their Democratic Party cohorts, for the pain and suffering of this nation’s everyday Black, White,…

A 2010 Election Thought: More of the Same - Only Worse Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board The bold timidity, corporate complicity &…

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