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May 5, 2011

Commentary

Posada Carriles, “The Bin Laden of the Americas”

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

Before Osama Bin Laden, there was Luis Posada Carriles. The news of the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US military forces hit the airwaves on Sunday May 1, prompting jubilation among many people in the United States and other places around the world. This triumphalism of US citizens, who have been directly or indirectly…

Before Osama Bin Laden, there was Luis Posada Carriles. The news of the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US military forces hit the airwaves on…

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Commentary

Listen to Mark Thompson Interview David A. Love, JD about “Bringing Obama Home by Making Him Realize There’s No Other Choice”

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Listen to Mark Thompson Interview David A. Love, JD about “Bringing Obama Home by Making Him Realize There’s No Other Choice” (MP3 audio)

Listen to Mark Thompson Interview David A. Love, JD about "Bringing Obama Home by Making Him Realize There’s No Other Choice" (MP3 audio)

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Commentary

Bait and Switch Polling

By Perry Redd Columnist

The latest polling says, “if the election were held today, President Obama would lose to at least two of the Republican hopefuls.” Oh yeah? I’m a bit fatigued by fiction and over-speculation, yet what I know is that if you say something enough times, people will believe it. This oft repeated phrase heads the news…

The latest polling says, “if the election were held today, President Obama would lose to at least two of the Republican hopefuls.” Oh yeah? I’m a…

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Commentary

Republicans Determined to Administer Death of a Thousand Cuts to Workers

By John Funiciello Columnist

Republicans in Congress and elsewhere are going through laws and regulations to find anything that will reduce the ability of workers to resist their all-out assault on workers and their families – this time, they propose to eliminate food stamps to families of anyone who has the temerity to strike. That’s right, HR 1135 is…

Republicans in Congress and elsewhere are going through laws and regulations to find anything that will reduce the ability of workers to resist their all-out assault…

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Commentary

Malcolm X, the United Nations, and African People

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The recent discussions of the life and contributions of Malcolm X sparked by Manning Marable’s work, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, inspires us to extract the profound contributions that Malcolm made to the struggle of African people. Malcolm X was consistently clear in linking the black struggle in this country with the struggles of…

The recent discussions of the life and contributions of Malcolm X sparked by Manning Marable’s work, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, inspires us to extract…

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Commentary

Challenging The President’s Credibility: Justice Was Done on Both Fronts (Trump and Bin Laden)

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

Just when you thought they were “piling on” President Barack Obama on issues of little or no consequence…namely the birth certificate issue, the reversal of the President’s fortunes continue to show why he won the presidential election of 2008. He’s just flat out smarter than they are and he demonstrated that the past week. One…

Just when you thought they were “piling on” President Barack Obama on issues of little or no consequence…namely the birth certificate issue, the reversal of the…

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