Issue: 827
July 16, 2020
Color of Law
Black Lives Matter Movement in the U.S
Executive Editor
The upcoming presidential election is the most important election in the nation’s history because it will determine whether America will become a true progressive multiracial democracy where Black people are regarded as human beings, or sink even deeper into authoritarianism, corruption and white supremacy.
(The following are remarks I gave at a Zoom conference entitled “Black Lives Matter Movement: Democracy and Social Prejudices in the US and India.” The talk…
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Cover Story
Can’t Stop Now – Solidarity America
Columnist
Neither Donald Trump, nor most of his sycophants know anything about the reasons for the demonstrations and marches, because they live in a different world, one that allowed them to never think about those who have been marginalized and oppressed. All of a sudden, they have to think about these people, who they would term “the masses.” Well, the masses are showing up on their doorsteps and they're kind of hard to miss.
The demonstrations, rallies, and marches that have occurred in the past several weeks could be the biggest in U.S. history, according to a report in the…
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Commentary
The Enemy Within
Editorial Board
Conservatives are right to say we may lose fewer Black lives to police violence to street gun violence. It doesn't matter, because of every George Floyd, Tamir Rice, and Briana Taylor matters. To lose lives because of police indifference, racism, and evil must be resisted, and the Black Lives Matter Movement does that effectively.
At least six Black children were killed during the Fourth of You Lie weekend. They weren’t doing anything wrong, just attending a community picnic, or going…
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Commentary
All the Confederate’s Men
Editorial Board
Forty out of forty-six of the Founding Fathers are slaveholders. In the northern colonies the accumulation of wealth depends on the smooth operation of shipyards, ship builders, merchants in the slave market. South, united in the recognition of it’s identity and interests, recognized, writes the Blumrosens, American liberty as what could be “defended as the desire to protect black slavery.”
“Completing the frieze are six vignettes illustrating the effect of the war on Southerners of all races. The vignettes included a black slave following her young…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Too Much and Never Enough
Columnist
There’s little to argue at this point: Trump’s “touched,” he’s a certifiably diabolical nut who’s hellbent on getting his way, by any means necessary, but the real question is who’s made this never-ending nightmare possible?
President Donald Trump's big brother died alone in a hospital while Donald went to a movie.The country is dying while Lord Trump is off golfing .…
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Commentary
GOP Suppression v. Dem Turnout
Columnist
Biden and the Democrats seem unable to accept the fact that there are no boundaries to what Trump will do to win. He will sacrifice anyone, commit any political crime, and go beyond all limits of personal and political decency to prevail!
Trump and his GOP disciples are already far along in implementing his reelection agenda for 2020 and systematically executing several schemes designed to increase the turnout…
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