Issue: 461
Mar 1, 2012
Color of Law
Are Corporations People Who Kill People? – The
Executive Editor
Can corporations be sued in U.S. courts for violations of international human rights law? This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that may have a profound impact on corporate accountability and human rights in this country. The case is Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., and the plaintiffs allege that Shell Oil…
Can corporations be sued in U.S. courts for violations of international human rights law? This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that may…
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Commentary
Maid in America
Editorial Board
When Viola Davis lost the Oscar for best actress, portraying an African American maid in Katherine Stockett�s �The Help,� to Meryl Streep portraying former Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in �The Iron Lady,� at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, there was a collective sigh of relief from many of us African American sisters. Tulane University…
When Viola Davis lost the Oscar for best actress, portraying an African American maid in Katherine Stockett�s �The Help,� to Meryl Streep portraying former Britain Prime…
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Commentary
Barack Obama & the Colonization of Our Minds
Editorial Board
The systemic economic and political power-brokers of the United States� elite have always understood that the most effective way to control people is, first and foremost, through the incessant application and perpetuation of mental chains. It is crucial that everyday ordinary Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people understand this and act accordingly. Economic hegemony…
The systemic economic and political power-brokers of the United States� elite have always understood that the most effective way to control people is, first and foremost,…
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Commentary
And Now, the Catfood Party
Editorial Board
Like most establishment pundits, Thomas Friedman (and apparently most of the rest of the nation) came away from the awful reality show called the Republican Presidential debates quite discouraged. While some prominent conservatives in the party are openly casting about for a way to inject some sanity into the race and perhaps another candidate the…
Like most establishment pundits, Thomas Friedman (and apparently most of the rest of the nation) came away from the awful reality show called the Republican Presidential…
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Guest Commentary
Creating Confederate Identity – The Museum of the Confederacy Part 3 of 4
Guest Commentator
Further the MOC sells objects identified with Confederate leaders. In addition to the activities honoring Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis mentioned in the previous installments of this article, the MOC also promotes Confederate leaders as heroes through its Haversack store.� From 2006 to 2011, through the MOC Magazine, the Haversack has offered an array…
Further the MOC sells objects identified with Confederate leaders. In addition to the activities honoring Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis mentioned in the previous installments…
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Commentary
The Politics of Anger
Columnist
The headlines are awash with the temperament of the nation: Voter frustration has led to �the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation� according to a February 13 Washington Post article. Nationwide polls are analytically demonstrating this newfound voter frustration with economic, social and political policies. However, I beg to differ. Voters have been…
The headlines are awash with the temperament of the nation: Voter frustration has led to �the most turbulent Republican presidential race in a generation� according to…
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