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July 14, 2011

Guest Commentary

What Will It Take to Bring Obama Home? – The Stockholm Syndrome and Change We Can Believe In – Moving Left – Part 16

By Larry Matthews Guest Commentator

It’s almost impossible to escape the assault on the left these days. Most of it, oddly, is coming from the left or those who describe themselves as “progressives” in one form or another. The narrative goes like this: The left has no agenda. The left has no plan for America. The left is standing around…

It’s almost impossible to escape the assault on the left these days. Most of it, oddly, is coming from the left or those who describe themselves…

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Commentary

Michele Bachmann: Children in Slavery

By Sharon Kyle, JD Editorial Board

Michele Bachmann dominated cable news and the blogosphere recently when she claimed that the Founding Fathers worked hard to eradicate slavery in the United States. Her revision of American history is patently false, yet she stood by her words when questioned, maintaining that John Quincy Adams – who was about 9 years old when the…

Michele Bachmann dominated cable news and the blogosphere recently when she claimed that the Founding Fathers worked hard to eradicate slavery in the United States. Her…

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Commentary

The Jobs Crisis is About People’s Lives – Not the Next Election

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

There was a lot of sharp media response to White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer’s contention that “The average American” does not view the economy through “the prism of GDP or unemployment rates or even monthly jobs numbers” and that next year, “People won’t vote based on the unemployment rate, they’re going to vote based…

There was a lot of sharp media response to White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer’s contention that “The average American” does not view the economy through…

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Commentary

Is the People’s Struggle Against Corporate Hegemony Really Worth It?

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

Those of us who demand and strive for an end to corporate-government subterfuge, wars, hypocrisy, and deceit must of necessity understand that the U.S. government and its corporate masters and assorted accomplices have used, and will continue to use, every conceivable vicious and dastardly tactic to discredit and neutralize us individually and organizationally. With this…

Those of us who demand and strive for an end to corporate-government subterfuge, wars, hypocrisy, and deceit must of necessity understand that the U.S. government and…

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Color of Law

Dr. King is Needed in China, Although His Work Isn’t Done in America – The

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

At first glance, Martin Luther King and China don’t appear to belong together in the same sentence. For myself – as a student of Asia, civil rights and international human rights – the combination makes perfect sense. And if you look more closely, it should become obvious to you as well. As America awaits the…

At first glance, Martin Luther King and China don’t appear to belong together in the same sentence. For myself - as a student of Asia, civil…

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Commentary

Corporate Enlightenment 101: We Bring Jackboot Lickers to Light!

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Across the U.S. at institutions of higher education, the steady march of jackboots crushes teachers’ unions and academic freedom. The corporations own the jackboots and the fascist logic as well. Campus brochures that used to advertise that teachers could “make a difference in the lives of students,” that teachers and students together could develop meaningful…

Across the U.S. at institutions of higher education, the steady march of jackboots crushes teachers’ unions and academic freedom. The corporations own the jackboots and the…

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Commentary

Reflections from Behind the Wall – Anatomy of a Frame Up – Chapter 4 – A Jury of My Peers – A Luta Continua

By Chuck Turner Editorial Board

Note: BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member Chuck Turner is writing this column from the U.S. Federal Prison in Hazelton, West Virginia where he is serving a three year term for a bribery conviction. A) Narrative: Riding home from the courthouse with my wife and one of my daughters after escaping the clutches of the media was…

Note: BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member Chuck Turner is writing this column from the U.S. Federal Prison in Hazelton, West Virginia where he is serving a three…

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Commentary

Listen to Mark Thompson Interview The Rev. Irene Monro about “Obama Harkens Back To Slavery With ‘States’ Rights’ For Same-Sex Marriage”

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Listen to Mark Thompson Interview The Rev. Irene Monro about “Obama Harkens Back To Slavery With ‘States’ Rights’ For Same-Sex Marriage” (MP3 audio)

Listen to Mark Thompson Interview The Rev. Irene Monro about "Obama Harkens Back To Slavery With 'States' Rights' For Same-Sex Marriage" (MP3 audio)

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