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Issue: 56

September 18, 2003

Commentary

Cover Story: What’s up with the French?

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Americans are unaccustomed to coherent political speech. Their neurons have been conditioned to respond to the bombast of Manifest Destiny and the code words of racism, leaving the bulk of the population incapable of rational thought. This crippling condition – which also compels white Americans to vote against their own interests – afflicts the U.S.…

Americans are unaccustomed to coherent political speech. Their neurons have been conditioned to respond to the bombast of Manifest Destiny and the code words of racism,…

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Commentary

What Can $87 Billion Buy?

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following article appeared on TomPaine.com, September 11. What Can $87 Billion Buy? The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute based in Washington, D.C. On September 7th, President Bush asked Congress for an additional $87 billion for the war in Iraq, acknowledging that the engagement in Iraq is going to…

The following article appeared on TomPaine.com, September 11. What Can $87 Billion Buy? The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute based…

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Commentary

How the U.S. impoverished Haiti

By J. Damu

Though the demand by Haiti for reparations from France is just, it obscures the role the United States played in the process to impoverish Haiti – a role that continues to this day. Today, Haiti is a severely indebted country whose debt-to-export ratio is nearly 300 percent, far above what is considered sustainable, even by…

Though the demand by Haiti for reparations from France is just, it obscures the role the United States played in the process to impoverish Haiti –…

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Commentary

e-Mailbox: Public housing demolished for profits

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Dr. McGhee is an archeologist specializing in the African American historical presence. Back in the day when Co-Publisher Glen Ford operated the nation’s first Hip Hop radio syndication, “Rap It Up,” (1987 – 1993), corporate boardrooms had yet to discover the mega-profits of Gangsta Rap, and politics rocked the house. Last week, we republished an…

Dr. McGhee is an archeologist specializing in the African American historical presence. Back in the day when Co-Publisher Glen Ford operated the nation’s first Hip Hop…

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