Issue: 502
Jan 31, 2013
The African World
Mali: Neo-Colonialism Meets Islamic Fundamentalism…and the People Suffer
Editorial Board
The entrance of the French military into the Malian civil war further complicates a descent into hell which that country has been experiencing for the last two years. Mainstream media attention has largely focused on the emergence of right-wing Islamists associated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and the threat that this poses to…
The entrance of the French military into the Malian civil war further complicates a descent into hell which that country has been experiencing for the last…
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Commentary
Why the Time is Now for Immigration Reform
Columnist
President Obama called this week for the Congress to deal with Immigration reform as a high priority for this year’s legislative agenda. He said, “The time is now for immigration reform.” The time’s been now for immigration reform. Nobody had the courage to take it on. What makes “now” the time? Political reality for the…
President Obama called this week for the Congress to deal with Immigration reform as a high priority for this year’s legislative agenda. He said, “The time…
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Guest Commentary
If You Can’t Win Fair and Square, Cheat
Guest Commentator
The Republican brand, as we are so often reminded these days, is tarnished to a point where even Republicans are worried. It is clear that most Americans reject the far right’s plans to tear down one hundred years of social progress by regressing into a semi-feudal system of a few haves telling millions of half-nots…
The Republican brand, as we are so often reminded these days, is tarnished to a point where even Republicans are worried. It is clear that most…
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Color of Law
Violence Begets Violence in America
Executive Editor and Peter Gamble, BC Publisher
So, what do you make of a country where a third grader brings a gun to school to ward off bullies? In Inkster, Michigan an 8-year old boy brought a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun to his elementary school two days in a row for protection, and to scare off three girls who were bullying him.…
So, what do you make of a country where a third grader brings a gun to school to ward off bullies? In Inkster, Michigan an 8-year…
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Commentary
MLK Day Reflection on LGBTQ Justice
Editorial Board
This year, we marked 27 years of observing Martin Luther King Day. Some states began honoring Dr. King on January 20, 1986. King would have been eighty-four but he was gunned down on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis by an assassin on April 4, 1968. If he were alive today, he’d see…
This year, we marked 27 years of observing Martin Luther King Day. Some states began honoring Dr. King on January 20, 1986. King would have been…
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Commentary
The Legitimate Rage of the People Cannot Forever Be Denied
Editorial Board
“I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressors and those who do the 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 the system of exploitation. I believe that there will be that kind…
“I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressors and those who do the the oppressing. I believe that there will be a…
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