Art
Quote to Ponder: “I knew that I could vote and that it wasn’t a privilege; it was my right…” – Stokely Carmichael
Guest Commentator
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Issue: 492
Nov 1, 2012
Commentary
HHhH: The Story of Resistance
Editorial Board
Whiles its successive campaigns, with apparent conclusive logic, held out to the Germans the prospect of a vast world empire in which, thanks to the fact that they belonged to the chosen people, they would all be able to embark on the most glittering careers…while we, the oppressed, lived below sea level…and had to watch…
Whiles its successive campaigns, with apparent conclusive logic, held out to the Germans the prospect of a vast world empire in which, thanks to the fact…
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Commentary
We Were Told What They Would Do and We Paid No Attention
Columnist
For decades, writers and pundits have tried to explain why wage-working Americans continually vote for the people who intend to do them harm. The major parties are afraid of telling the electorate the hard truths. Even when told specifically what was in store for them if they voted for Candidate A (who promised major cuts…
For decades, writers and pundits have tried to explain why wage-working Americans continually vote for the people who intend to do them harm. The major parties…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
November 7th, 2012, A Day Which May Live In Infamy
Columnist
No matter what the outcome of the election, I believe, seriously believe – Black folks ought leave. Have some folks tell it, this may be my finale “transmission,” my last time to go tell it on the mountain . . . before the 2012 Presidential election, my last opportunity to disseminate both a sharp n’…
No matter what the outcome of the election, I believe, seriously believe - Black folks ought leave. Have some folks tell it, this may be my…
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Guest Commentary
The Mass Line and the Struggle Against the Obama Administration
Guest Commentator
The electoral arena is one of the arenas of struggle for political democracy. Unfortunately, it is too often viewed by the Black and general masses as the only arena of struggle for democracy. The right wing demanded that Obama fire Shirley Sherrod and Van Jones, but the Black and general left have not demanded that…
The electoral arena is one of the arenas of struggle for political democracy. Unfortunately, it is too often viewed by the Black and general masses as…
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Guest Commentary
Why Support Obama in 2012?
Guest Commentator
People often ask me who I will vote for in the November 2012 presidential election. It is a given that I will not vote for the Romney/Ryan team. I would view involvement in the current elections as a temporary effort to forestall the right-wing’s ability to control this nation completely and use this time as…
People often ask me who I will vote for in the November 2012 presidential election. It is a given that I will not vote for the…
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Commentary
Self Determination
Guest Commentator
Nationalism has been the primary method by which every national/ethnic group has achieved and maintains power. In order for the African Community in America to continue our fight for self-determination and dignity, it is important that we remind ourselves of the nature of the American dynamic. Essentially, and at the foundation of the American-European dynamic,…
Nationalism has been the primary method by which every national/ethnic group has achieved and maintains power. In order for the African Community in America to continue…
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