Issue: 747
June 21, 2018
Commentary
Jeff Sessions Uses Scripture as a Text of Terror
Editorial Board
The scripture has been used as a text of terror by miscreant thugs in power throughout history: slave owners, Nazi sympathizers, apartheid-enforcers, supporters of Japanese-American internment and loyalists opposed to the American Revolution,
Christians like U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions like to smugly recite biblical scripture to promulgate their self-righteous acts of discrimination. In defending Trump’s indefensible policy…
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Commentary
White House Lies Have Become More Than Just Everyday Lies
Columnist
As far as the approximately 2,000 children ripped from their parents and sent to caged holding warehouses, there is only one word to describe Trump's behavior: Terrorism.
The lies spilling out of the White House on the week after Father's Day have become a deluge because of the Trump Administration's policy of tearing…
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Guest Commentary
Three Questions for Jeff Sessions
Guest Commentator
It’s never been truer that even the Devil can quote Scripture for his own purposes.
What’s your view of the American Revolution? Were the rebellious colonists justified in resisting George III’s lawful authority? Yes or no? You undoubtedly know that many…
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Cover Story
Creating a Viable Black Left: Sixteen Lessons Learned In Building The Black Radical Congress
Editorial Board
that has a grassroots membership rather than just a non-profit staff; a formation that is militant, if not audacious, challenging racial capitalism and imperialism; an organization that is internationalist in its framework and actions; and a formation that is broad and welcoming.
There is a tendency for older activists to want one more grasp at the ‘ring’. Put differently, older activists are often unwilling to share the limelight…
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Commentary
Juneteenth
Guest Commentator
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.
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Commentary
Critical of Trump – Political Cartoonist Fired
Editorial Board
The firing of Rob Rogers must be met with opposition. With the repeal of Net Neutrality, your access to the kind of content you choose to read could be greatly controlled by your internet service provider (ISP) in the very near future. While you still can, do what you can to RESIST.
For hundreds of years, political cartoonists have produced content that informs in ways that can’t be achieved by written content or photojournalism alone. This form of…
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Color of Law
The Slow Response to Hurricane Damage in Puerto Rico and Completely Neglected U.S. Virgin Islands Reflects Legacy of Racism and Colonialism
Executive Editor
the U.S. Virgin Islands finds itself steeped in a history of colonialism and racism against people of color. Like Puerto Rico, the predominantly Black territory was acquired by the U.S. during the height of racial segregation and was subjected to second-class citizenship status.
As much of the recent media focus has been on the aftermath of the devastation in Puerto Rico and the estimated more than 4,600 people who…
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Commentary
Shackled for Praying
Editorial Board
To shackle clergy simply for praying is to exhibit a peculiar form of cruelty and inhumanity. Shackling is reminiscent of enslavement, is a method of humiliation, is an attempt to use the harsh lash of unjust law on the backs of those who pray for just law.
Faith and prayer have been the backbone of the African American community since we came upon these shores. We have counted on our faith leaders (the…
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