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Issue: 474

May 31, 2012

Commentary

“Simpson-Bowles” Targeting Seniors, Again … & Again

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

Last Sunday Erskine Bowles of �Simpson-Bowles� fame told CNN�s Fareed Zakaria that President Obama had not asked him to take over as Treasury Secretary when Timothy Geithner leaves the job and further, that he wouldn�t take the post if it were offered. Whew. To paraphrase columnist George Will�s comment on George Romney seeking Donald Trump�s…

Last Sunday Erskine Bowles of �Simpson-Bowles� fame told CNN�s Fareed Zakaria that President Obama had not asked him to take over as Treasury Secretary when Timothy…

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Commentary

The Trial Before the Trial

By Perry Redd Columnist

I find it funny that every week over the past three months since the fatal shooting of Florida teen, Trayvon Martin, evidence is drip, drip, dripping into the troughs of the press. These so-called pieces of evidence are the seeds for tainting a potential jury. This is not coincidental; this is the strategy of conservative…

I find it funny that every week over the past three months since the fatal shooting of Florida teen, Trayvon Martin, evidence is drip, drip, dripping…

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Commentary

Rosa Luxemburg: What Say the Citizens of This Business as Usual Narrative of Change?

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Citizens, particularly some in the U.S. would think it tragic that these folks did not have access to cable news or to the Internet! There are no landlines, cell phones or telegraphs or modern-day postal service; nonetheless, the people received news from their government – directly from their government! In this case, news is disseminated…

Citizens, particularly some in the U.S. would think it tragic that these folks did not have access to cable news or to the Internet! There are…

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Commentary

Where is the Empire to Go?

By John Funiciello Columnist

Two newspaper headlines, juxtaposed against one another tell a story about America, its empire, and its decline better than a thousand essays. They were on the business page of the Sunday edition of a local newspaper in upstate New York. It doesn�t matter much which paper it was, since most of the dailies have been…

Two newspaper headlines, juxtaposed against one another tell a story about America, its empire, and its decline better than a thousand essays. They were on the…

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Commentary

Kwamé Turé, A Great Ancestor

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

Kwam� Tur� (a.k.a. Stokely Carmichael) was born on June 29, 1941 in Trinidad. He moved to New York with his parents at a young age. We must always remember Brother Kwame�s contributions to the worldwide African Liberation Movement. On the morning of November 15, 1998 it was learned that Kwam� Tur� had made his transition…

Kwam� Tur� (a.k.a. Stokely Carmichael) was born on June 29, 1941 in Trinidad. He moved to New York with his parents at a young age. We…

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