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June 9, 2011

Cover Story

Bringing Obama Home Is Not Enough, We Need a Culture Change – Moving Left – Part 11

By Sharon Kyle, JD Editorial Board

I care less about bringing President Barack Obama home than I care about having a government that exists to work for the common good – that enacts legislation and carries out policy that serves the people, not the corporate bottom line. To get that kind of government, we’ll need to do way more than just…

I care less about bringing President Barack Obama home than I care about having a government that exists to work for the common good – that…

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Commentary

The Reality Behind the Jobless Stats and Politics of Inaction

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

We’re beginning to get a look at what happens when the subject of unemployment comes up at the White House. It ain’t reassuring. Jared Bernstein, formerly chief economic adviser to Vice President Biden, who left the Administration last month says he “frequently” argued for forceful action to combat joblessness within the corridors of power. However,…

We're beginning to get a look at what happens when the subject of unemployment comes up at the White House. It ain't reassuring. Jared Bernstein, formerly…

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The African World

Geronimo Pratt, COINTELPRO and why we were not paranoid

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Losing Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt the week after the loss of Gil Scott-Heron felt like a body blow. As of this writing, no indication has been offered as to what led to Geronimo’s death. For most of us who came of age politically in the late 1960s/early 1970s, Geronimo held a special place. His role…

Losing Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt the week after the loss of Gil Scott-Heron felt like a body blow. As of this writing, no indication has been…

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Commentary

Geronimo Pratt, The Spirit of ‘Geronimo Ji-Jaga’ Lives On – As the Struggle Continues

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

It is with one unified and heavily laden heart that everyday Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow conscious people of goodwill, world-wide, mourn the gigantic loss of, and pay tribute to, Elmer ‘Geronimo Ji-Jaga’ Pratt, whose mortal body departed from us on June 2, 2011, in Tanzania, East Africa. The passing-on of Geronimo Ji-Jaga, who…

It is with one unified and heavily laden heart that everyday Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow conscious people of goodwill, world-wide, mourn the gigantic loss…

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Commentary

Convictions, Like Rivers, Run “Deep” and “Ancient”

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

The lights have faded for those waking to the darkness of reality. Vulnerable to the lies and illusions, today seems a new day in their eyes. But it is only one more day in the marrow of old traditions. If convictions were once among their prized possessions, they have awaken to discover that in that…

The lights have faded for those waking to the darkness of reality. Vulnerable to the lies and illusions, today seems a new day in their eyes.…

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Color of Law

This Jobs Crisis Is Obama’s Kryptonite – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Many commentators and observers, including this writer, argued for a far more aggressive and comprehensive strategy from the White House for getting America out of its economic morass. Obama’s team chose a half-hearted, half-assed stimulus package, and the result is what we see today. Don’t get me wrong, the stimulus helped. But it is running…

Many commentators and observers, including this writer, argued for a far more aggressive and comprehensive strategy from the White House for getting America out of its…

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Commentary

Pride celebrations? Haven’t we assimilated?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

As we all know, June is Pride Month for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities across the country – and parades abound. Unlike the revolutionary decade of the 1960s, during which the air bred dissent, we LGBTQ people appear to be residing in a sanguine time – rebels without a cause, a context…

As we all know, June is Pride Month for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities across the country - and parades abound. Unlike the…

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Commentary

Who Created the “Fiercely Competitive” Global Job Market?

By John Funiciello Columnist

Across the political spectrum, politicians are promising that their plans and policies will create jobs. Creating jobs is “job one,” they say. While it’s true that the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen slightly lower than 9 percent, there are millions of workers collecting jobless benefits, looking for a job in their field of expertise, or…

Across the political spectrum, politicians are promising that their plans and policies will create jobs. Creating jobs is “job one,” they say. While it’s true that…

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