July 28, 2011
Commentary
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Listen to Mark Thompson Interview Sharon Kyle, JD about “Prison-Based Gerrymandering” (MP3 audio)
Listen to Mark Thompson Interview Sharon Kyle, JD about "Prison-Based Gerrymandering" (MP3 audio)
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The African “land grab” continues, even as the United Nations this week called an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis of famine and death in Somalia and elsewhere in the Horn of Africa. Foreign governments have been criticized by advocacy groups for investing in land in South American and African countries, which purportedly would…
The African “land grab” continues, even as the United Nations this week called an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis of famine and death in…
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The California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) will be voting to release the final iteration of the redistricting maps this week. These maps are supposed to reflect the state’s demographic shifts in the state’s population after the reapportionment of state and congressional legislative seats following the 2010 Census. As far as the congressional seats go, the…
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) will be voting to release the final iteration of the redistricting maps this week. These maps are supposed to reflect…
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The dire warnings coming from Treasury Secretary Geithner about the looming August 2nd default-mageddon remind me of a ship’s mate in the crow’s nest forecasting the forthcoming doom. The thing is, we saw this iceberg about to hit this Titanic six months ago, and now it’s major? It appears America’s about to catch a cold,…
The dire warnings coming from Treasury Secretary Geithner about the looming August 2nd default-mageddon remind me of a ship’s mate in the crow’s nest forecasting the…
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Each August that we celebrate Marcus Garvey’s birthday, we should revisit his contributions and study the works of this great African hero. Marcus Garvey left a rich historical legacy for us to study and utilize in our continued quest for independence and liberation as a people. Since the Paris Peace Conference, the founding of the…
Each August that we celebrate Marcus Garvey’s birthday, we should revisit his contributions and study the works of this great African hero. Marcus Garvey left a…
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Note: This commentary is in place of Mr. Cortez’s “Sharp n’ Blunt” column. Barack Obama, growing up as a somewhat-rare and unusual Inter-Continental Negro of the later 20th century, abroad, in the South Pacific, South Asia, never South Central LA. nor South Chicago . . . it wouldn’t be unthinkable for his philosophical base, his…
Note: This commentary is in place of Mr. Cortez’s “Sharp n' Blunt” column. Barack Obama, growing up as a somewhat-rare and unusual Inter-Continental Negro of the…
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