679 – Black Commentator

Cover Story

Will Workers Swallow A Bitter Pill?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Trump and Pence have also signaled that they are willing to play “let’s make a deal” on a case by case basis to keep jobs in the United States, instead of using public policy to encourage the development of US jobs and to limit the mobility of capital. And, Carrier is still closing another Indiana plant, but there has been no intervention for that closure.

When Donald Trump was running for President, he specifically targeted the “white working class”, telling them that he’d prevent their jobs from leaving the country, that…

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Commentary

Carrier And Trump: Corporate Welfare By Any Other Name Is Still Fraud

By John Funiciello Columnist

Whenever anyone complains about government they should realize that there are only two basic sectors of national life that comprise government: politicians and corporate types and the latter have had the greatest influence over the thrust of government over the long haul.

Back in the 1970s, there were moves by various governments to stimulate growth and create jobs, called by a variety of names, one of which was…

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Cartoon

The Grinch

By Mark Hurwitt

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Color of Law

DNC Frontrunner Keith Ellison is the Victim of a Witch Hunt

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Some Jewish groups have branded the dynamic, progressive leader as an anti-Semite. This is about stifling free speech and criticism of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinians — and the future of the Democratic Party itself. Ellison deserves better than this, as do black people, who have proven themselves the most loyal constituency of the Democratic Party.

In his quest to become chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has become the victim of a witch hunt and smear…

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Commentary

Understanding Public-Sector Privatization Strategies

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

the Cartel has created a vast array of think tanks and advocacy organizations to distribute questionable and deeply flawed research studies to confirm that corporate and virtual charters, vouchers, and non-certified teachers are the best approaches to educating low-income students of color.

Public sector stakeholders (teachers, unions, and ordinary citizens) are on the precipice of a public education Armageddon. On January 20, 2017, the nation’s system of public…

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Cartoon

Feet To The Fire

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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Commentary

Pope Francis Needs His Gay Priests

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

The reality here is that as quietly as the Church has tried to keep it, the Catholic Church is a gay institution. And that is not a bad thing!

To the shock of many of us LGBTQ people of faith is the Vatican’s recent decision in the document “The Gift of Priestly Vocation,” to ban…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Rise n’ Shine Negroes, It’s An Older, Whiter, Bleaker Day in America

By Desi Cortez Columnist

All the “live Facebooking,” “tweets” and “retweets” damning and condemning their barbaric actions as deplorable is not going to stop them. They want their country back, and all the horrendous acts and despicable deeds they employed to construct this empire . . . they’re willing to use them again to get it back, and keep it.

Sinclair Lewis said something along the lines of “When fascism comes to America, it’ll be wrapped in “Ol glory” and dragging Jesus’ cross . . .”…

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Commentary

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die: Why the CIA, New York, Buffalo and Chicago Gangsters Couldn’t Kill Castro – Point Blank

By Chris Stevenson Columnist

When Castro took control of Cuba, President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to kill him. In order to prevent the hit from being linked to the US government, the agency contacted American mob leaders who lost the most money from their shutdown of Cuban casinos.

“Just before the drastic change of a presidential election, a democratic state is at it’s most fluid and mobile. Just as it requires little energy to…

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Commentary

The Kwanzaa Season and Economics

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

the Kwanzaa season helps us place the question of economics on the agenda of our struggle. The eradication of our economic slave condition must continue to be a major challenge in the twenty-first-century.

Kwanzaa is an African in America celebration based on African agricultural/harvest celebrations and collective principles which contribute to the unity and development our community in the…

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