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October 16, 2003

Commentary

Bush plunges U.S. into rapid decline

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“This war will end from its own inevitable evolution, even without anti-war demonstrations. It will not be a happy end. There is yet no discernible exit strategy for the US. After this war, the world will have no superpower, albeit the US will remain strong both economically and militarily.” Saudi Arabia is the number one…

“This war will end from its own inevitable evolution, even without anti-war demonstrations. It will not be a happy end. There is yet no discernible exit…

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Guest Commentary

Kobe Bryant, Marv Albert&Latrell Sprewell

By Ellen Rosner Guest Commentator

Kobe Bryant, like OJ did, stands at the crossroads of two American myths: Kobe is a Black man accused of raping a White woman and a beloved sports-figure. What happens when America’s dream meets America’s nightmare? When God Bless America meets Birth of a Nation? What does race have to do with it? The media…

Kobe Bryant, like OJ did, stands at the crossroads of two American myths: Kobe is a Black man accused of raping a White woman and a…

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Commentary

Silicon Valley Immigrants

By Tram Nguyen

Maria, a single mother, had supported her family by cleaning office buildings in San Jose ever since she arrived in the U.S. 11 years ago from Mexico. But after 9/11, she was fired for being undocumented. “This did not matter to them before,” she explained. “They hired me and paid me $12 an hour for…

Maria, a single mother, had supported her family by cleaning office buildings in San Jose ever since she arrived in the U.S. 11 years ago from…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider -“The Threat to Black Families”

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

In September 2003 the Brookings Institution released the report, Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare. The first specious premise of the report is that advocates of the poor have spent too much time demanding increases in public assistance funding instead of demanding increases in employment. It is news to me that…

In September 2003 the Brookings Institution released the report, Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare. The first specious premise of the report…

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Commentary

e-Mailbox – Ghettopoly vs Monopoly

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

For the Bush men, life’s Holy Grail is The Market – the place where morality and eternal truths, reside. Taiwanese immigrant David Chang, a 28 year-old acolyte in the Church of the Living Dollar, has learned well the tenets of free market Americanism: blessed are the profit-takers. Chang’s calling led him to bring forth Ghettopoly…

For the Bush men, life’s Holy Grail is The Market – the place where morality and eternal truths, reside. Taiwanese immigrant David Chang, a 28 year-old…

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