Issue: 499
Jan 10, 2013
Commentary
The Power and Convenience of the eBook – Coming soon to BlackCommentator.com
Publisher
The next issue of BC will be issue number five hundred. Over more than ten years of Internet publishing we have strived to keep up with the technical changes and demands of the World Wide Web. In our next issue we are going to take what we feel is a significant step forward. Issue 500…
The next issue of BC will be issue number five hundred. Over more than ten years of Internet publishing we have strived to keep up with…
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Color of Law
Now is the Time for Maryland to Kill its Death Machine – The
Executive Editor
With the death penalty a hot topic of discussion in Maryland these days, lawmakers in that state have a golden opportunity to repeal an outdated, cruel and unjust practice. Death penalty repeal is in the air. At the urging of the NAACP, Maryland CASE and others, Gov. Martin O’Malley and state lawmakers are paving the…
With the death penalty a hot topic of discussion in Maryland these days, lawmakers in that state have a golden opportunity to repeal an outdated, cruel…
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Cover Story
“Fiscal Cliff’ Bridged but Threat to Working People’s Welfare Still on Track
Editorial Board
The wealthy are joining hands without regard to political affiliation to cut benefits that enjoy broad bipartisan support among everyone who is not rich.“The deal that the Obama administration struck this week with Congress to avoid sending the country over this so-called fiscal cliff did little more than push the tough bargaining off for another…
The wealthy are joining hands without regard to political affiliation to cut benefits that enjoy broad bipartisan support among everyone who is not rich.“The deal that…
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Commentary
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Editorial Board
This January 1 marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Exodus narrative dramatically shifted the discourse on slavery from the authority of white voices to the control of black voices. The original purpose for the document may have been to free slaves; or it may have been solely a strategic move by President…
This January 1 marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Exodus narrative dramatically shifted the discourse on slavery from the authority of white voices…
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Commentary
The Emperor’s Gifts – Guantanamo, Drone Missiles, Afghanistan and the NDAA
Editorial Board
“Killing one person is MURDER – Killing 100,000 is FOREIGN POLICY” – Anonymous “I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those who do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue…
“Killing one person is MURDER – Killing 100,000 is FOREIGN POLICY” - Anonymous “I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and…
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Commentary
Collective Anti-Capitalism: Learning from Anti-Racism Struggles
Columnist
John Locke was wrong: capitalism and democracy do conflictDon’t be fooled by biased economist’s rhetoric. Capitalism is largely a social psychological phenomenon similar to racism. It is a set of beliefs about human nature that channel human interactions in specific directions, based on insubstantial information. Capitalism functions through many of the same cultural elements (memes)…
John Locke was wrong: capitalism and democracy do conflictDon’t be fooled by biased economist’s rhetoric. Capitalism is largely a social psychological phenomenon similar to racism. It…
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