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May 19, 2011

Commentary

What Will it Take To Bring Obama Home? – Discord On the Left Won’t Do It, Moving Left – Part 8

By Peter Gamble Publisher

There has never been harmony among progressives and leftists, however, ever since Barack Obama began running for the presidency and was elected, it appears to me that discord on the left has reached an all time high. Back when the civil rights and black power movements were active, there was serious disagreement about strategy. I…

There has never been harmony among progressives and leftists, however, ever since Barack Obama began running for the presidency and was elected, it appears to me…

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The African World

Race and 2012: What Too Few Progressives are Prepared to Discuss

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

In the context of the criticisms that many of us have of the Obama administration for what it has not accomplished, for its advance of a corporate agenda and for the unacceptable compromises it has made with the Republicans, there is something that I have seen few progressives address. To borrow from a comment offered…

In the context of the criticisms that many of us have of the Obama administration for what it has not accomplished, for its advance of a…

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Color of Law

Voter ID is the GOP’s “Block the Vote” Effort for 2012 – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

When Newt Gingrich suggested that America impose a poll test in U.S. history as a requirement for native-born citizens to vote, it was too much even for black Tea Party Congressman Allen West (R-FL). “That’s going back to some times that my parents had to contend with,” West said of the notion of a Jim…

When Newt Gingrich suggested that America impose a poll test in U.S. history as a requirement for native-born citizens to vote, it was too much even…

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Commentary

‘America’s’ Fascist Paradigm & the Myth of Democracy

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

A woefully uninformed and/or a perniciously misinformed populace will, in the distorted name of ‘patriotism,’ repeatedly commit the most horrendous atrocities. Such people do not recognize the precariousness of their own existence, the fleeting nature of their own humanity, or the preciousness of Mother Earth and the rest of the global human family. Such people…

A woefully uninformed and/or a perniciously misinformed populace will, in the distorted name of ‘patriotism,’ repeatedly commit the most horrendous atrocities. Such people do not recognize…

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Commentary

Bob Marley and Emancipation from Mental Slavery

By Dr. Horace Campbell, PhD Editorial Board

On May 11, 2011 it was thirty years since Bob Marley joined the ancestors. Bob Marley was a cultural artist who became internationally known as a defender of love, freedom and emancipation. This week we remember him, his songs and his contributions to both revolutionary consciousness and his call for us to emancipate ourselves from…

On May 11, 2011 it was thirty years since Bob Marley joined the ancestors. Bob Marley was a cultural artist who became internationally known as a…

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Commentary

Stop Complaining

By Lola Adesioye Editorial Board

Complaining is something that we indulge in a lot. Way too much. In some countries, it’s akin to a national hobby. I’m not sure why we do it. Has complaining about something ever actually changed that thing? No. So what’s the point? Well, it’s a good question to ask. Why do you complain? I can…

Complaining is something that we indulge in a lot. Way too much. In some countries, it’s akin to a national hobby. I’m not sure why we…

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