Issue: 478
June 28, 2012
The African World
Immigration, “Reasonable Suspicion” and the Supreme Court
Editorial Board
The Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona v United States will be studied for weeks to come. While the Supreme Court threw out key elements of Arizona’s anti-immigrant statute, what they permitted was the right of the police to investigate the immigration status of individuals who have been stopped if they – the police – have…
The Supreme Court's decision in Arizona v United States will be studied for weeks to come. While the Supreme Court threw out key elements of Arizona's…
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Color of Law
40 Years after Furman, the U.S. Death Penalty is in Disarray – The
Executive Editor
June 29 marks the fortieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia. In Furman, the high court abolished the death penalty on the grounds that it violated the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The decision also barred the use of capital punishment for rape convictions. Had the death penalty…
June 29 marks the fortieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia. In Furman, the high court abolished the death penalty on the…
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Commentary
China’s Direct Computer Link to US Treasury Auction System
Editorial Board
Introduction The report in May of this year that China can bypass Wall Street when buying United States government debt in what is the Treasury’s first direct relationship with a foreign government was reported by Reuters and carried by very few of the mainstream press. This announcement came at a moment when the depth of…
Introduction The report in May of this year that China can bypass Wall Street when buying United States government debt in what is the Treasury’s first…
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Commentary
Dis-membering Stonewall
Editorial Board
-UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura [1] [The names in this commentary have been changed to protect identities.] FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, WAS THE last day of school that year. And with school out, my middle-school cronies and I looked forward to a summer reprieve from rioting against Italian, Irish and Jewish public school kids for being bussed…
-UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura [1] [The names in this commentary have been changed to protect identities.] FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, WAS THE last day of school that…
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Commentary
Black America: Can You See the Blood on Your Hands?
Editorial Board
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a time, not so long ago, when Black America collectively, was at the forefront of the struggle by everyday Black, White, Brown, Red, and Yellow people for social justice, peace, and economic equality in this nation and throughout our precious Mother Earth. What happened? Bloody hands are…
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a time, not so long ago, when Black America collectively, was at the forefront of the struggle by…
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