Issue: 508
Mar 14, 2013
The African World
Reflections On the Work of President Chavez
Editorial Board
A friend of mine said that when he heard the news of the death of President Chavez that it felt as if someone had hit him in the stomach. I could not have put it more concisely nor more honestly. While I knew that the likelihood of his recovering was very slight, I suppose that…
A friend of mine said that when he heard the news of the death of President Chavez that it felt as if someone had hit him…
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Cover Story
Hugo Chavez, Brazil and the History of Social Exclusion
Editorial Board
Last month, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff raised the monthly stipend of 2.5 million people in the country currently living below the poverty line and, according to Reuters, she did it “to make good on her promise to eradicate extreme poverty in Brazil, a nation with enormous income gaps between rich and poor.” Starting this week,…
Last month, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff raised the monthly stipend of 2.5 million people in the country currently living below the poverty line and, according to…
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Commentary
Iran Sanctions = Silent War – Havaar Launches Campaign to Help Iranians Access Life Saving Medicine
Guest Commentator
Havaar – Iranian Initiative Against War, Sanctions and State Repression Below is the text of an Havaar petition, directed to the CEO’s of a number of banks: In recent months there have been increasing reports of medicine shortages and price inflation in Iran, resulting in a serious health crisis. Because Iranian banks are finding it…
Havaar - Iranian Initiative Against War, Sanctions and State Repression Below is the text of an Havaar petition, directed to the CEO's of a number of…
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Commentary
Was Marco Mcmillian Killed in Mississippi Because He was Black or Gay?
Editorial Board
Marco McMillian was a trailblazer and the pride of the Mississippi Delta. In 2004, when he was in his 20s, Ebony hailed him as one of the nation’s top “30 up-and-coming African-American leaders” under 30. And when he was in his 30s, theMississippi Business Journal recognized him as one of the top 40 leaders under…
Marco McMillian was a trailblazer and the pride of the Mississippi Delta. In 2004, when he was in his 20s, Ebony hailed him as one of…
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Commentary
Internalizing Our Own Oppression
Editorial Board
“What matters is not to know the world but to change it.” – Frantz Fanon “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” – Rosa Luxemburg Oppression, more often than not, is both physical as well as psychological. Moreover, oppression has many forms and manifestations. Unfortunately however, while many manifestations of oppression are…
“What matters is not to know the world but to change it.” - Frantz Fanon “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” -…
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