Issue: 524
Jul 11, 2013
The African World
The Uprising in Egypt Is Not Over
Editorial Board
The Egyptian military is an unreformed institution. There has been no purge. It is not led by revolutionary elements. It is both a military and economic institution that has been central to the stability of the Egyptian State. It has shown no interest in a progressive, democratic transformation of Egypt.
I have remained very cautious in responding to the events in Egypt. To this day it remains unclear to me whether what has unfolded is a…
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Commentary
Contextualizing Obama’s June 2013 Visit to Africa
Editorial Board
With all the problems facing him at home – sequestration, unemployment, drums for escalating wars in Syria and divisions over immigration laws – Obama’s trip to Africa lacks substance and definition.
Introduction In recent years, the United States has increasingly been sidelined in areas of deep economic transformation in Africa because US engagement with Africa has been…
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Commentary
Black, Gay and Living in a Voting Rights, NO! Gay Marriage, YES! World
Editorial Board
The Supreme Court rulings force LGBTQ people of color, like myself, to reside in a bifurcated reality in terms of full civil rights protections.
I now have had ample time to recover - from both shock and in awe - from the Supreme Courts historic decisions announced in the final…
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Commentary
Surveillance, Obama’s Guantanamo, and Political Prisoners in the U.S
Editorial Board
The hypocrisy of this nation's so-called 'democracy' begins right here at home and stretches around the globe.
“The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people…
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