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May 3, 2012

Commentary

The Revolving Door of Insanity or From the Frying Pan into the Fire

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The time is here and now for everyday, ordinary Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people to address and honestly answer this question. We must take responsibility for our collective destinies. Nevertheless, this grim scenario does not have to remain in place. The revolving door of systemic insanity can be eliminated and discarded, but only…

The time is here and now for everyday, ordinary Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people to address and honestly answer this question. We must take…

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Guest Commentary

Leaving Afghanistan by Staying

By David Swanson Guest Commentator

Is staying in Afghanistan OK with you as long as we call it leaving? President Obama has signed an agreement with President Karzai to keep a major U.S. military presence in Afghanistan (currently about three times the size Obama began with) through the end of 2014, and to allow a significant unspecified presence beyond that…

Is staying in Afghanistan OK with you as long as we call it leaving? President Obama has signed an agreement with President Karzai to keep a…

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Commentary

Amid Europe’s Crisis – A Surge from the Left

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Rest assured. The specter of socialism is not haunting Europe right now. Francois Hollande is �hardly a rabid socialist� say the editors of the Financial Times. The New York Times chimes in that he is a �cautious moderate on most issues, and certainly not a socialist in the historic meaning of that term.� And, we…

Rest assured. The specter of socialism is not haunting Europe right now. Francois Hollande is �hardly a rabid socialist� say the editors of the Financial Times.…

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Commentary

Due Process Delayed

By Perry Redd Columnist

My commentary on this protracted presidential campaign season was ready for editing when I stopped in my tracks: I want to continue waxing, if not eloquently, then coherently, about justice served and at times deferred/denied in the Trayvon Martin matter. So my series picks up with: I watched and listened to TV and radio commentators…

My commentary on this protracted presidential campaign season was ready for editing when I stopped in my tracks: I want to continue waxing, if not eloquently,…

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Commentary

Prepare for an Attempt on the Life of Social Security

By John Funiciello Columnist

Banks, pundits, financial �experts,� and politicians who do their bidding are predictably warning us about the impending demise of Social Security in about 21 years and they have been hammering us with the same warning, year after year, every time the trustees of the system release their regular report. In so many ways, it is…

Banks, pundits, financial �experts,� and politicians who do their bidding are predictably warning us about the impending demise of Social Security in about 21 years and…

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