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Issue: 468

Apr 19, 2012

Commentary

Reconsidering “Black Politics”

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

Thank you very much for your readership.

Thank you very much for your readership.

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Cover Story

Obama and Romney Can’t Fence Sit on Marriage Equality

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

While President Obama�s attitude concerning same-sex marriage is evolving, and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney�s attitude is an unequivocal denouncement, the American people seem to moving solidly toward an acceptance of marriage equality. Both Obama and Romney need to get with the program. Simply put: In the last presidential election it would have been political suicide…

While President Obama�s attitude concerning same-sex marriage is evolving, and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney�s attitude is an unequivocal denouncement, the American people seem to moving solidly…

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Commentary

Stuck on Stupid Supporting Democrats and Republicans

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

For example: To say the reason that the predator drone missile president Barack Obama, 1)supported the trillion dollar criminal bail out to Wall Street, 2) bombed Libya, North Africa, 3) signed into law the NDAA / indefinite detention law (of 2012) that calls for the disappearing and detaining in the United States of U.S. citizens…

For example: To say the reason that the predator drone missile president Barack Obama, 1)supported the trillion dollar criminal bail out to Wall Street, 2) bombed…

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Commentary

Disingenuous Clouds

By Perry Redd Columnist

As I get older, I become more observant. I watch for signs of sincerity from my vantage point of societal politics. As an idealist, I listen for the sincere dissemination of news, fact and information so that I can accurately inform my constituents in order that they may make informed decisions. In regards to the…

As I get older, I become more observant. I watch for signs of sincerity from my vantage point of societal politics. As an idealist, I listen…

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