Issue: 473

Commentary

Suicides or Murders? What’s behind the Deaths at Buffalo’s Jails? – Point Blank

By Chris Stevenson bc Columnist

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It’s common for many whites to equate locked up with “guilty,” it’s just that those who do shouldn’t be given oversight of a county lock-up. Yet this is what seems to be going on in Buffalo NY regarding their Sheriff Tim Howard. There are those who question whether or not he can distinguish between County…

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It's common for many whites to equate locked up with "guilty," it's just that those who do shouldn't be given oversight of a county lock-up. Yet…

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Art

Quote to Ponder: “Make wars unprofitable and you make them impossible.” – A. Philip Randolph

By The Black Commentator bc Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Rosa Luxemburg: The Future Everywhere Belongs to Revolution!

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD bc Editorial Board

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Written while Luxemburg was serving a prison term for her opposition to World War I, the essay, �The Russian Revolution,� never published in her lifetime, [1] is her plea for the creation of a �revolutionary democracy after the seizure of power� (The Rosa Luxemburg Reader). It is critical of the Bolshevik leadership for their establishment…

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Written while Luxemburg was serving a prison term for her opposition to World War I, the essay, �The Russian Revolution,� never published in her lifetime, [1]…

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Commentary

Maine Governor Calls State Workers “Corrupt,” And Blasts Their Unions

By John Funiciello bc Columnist

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To get people to work together as a team for the good of all, the last thing one would want to do is insult them, tell them they are corrupt, and insult the organization to which they belong. But, that�s how Maine Governor Paul LePage believes he can reduce his state�s budgetary woes, improve services…

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To get people to work together as a team for the good of all, the last thing one would want to do is insult them, tell…

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