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Issue: 98

July 8, 2004

Cover Story

Haiti In Chains

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Haiti is a prison ruled by psychopaths, an angry wound in the body of the African Diaspora inflicted by pirates at war with civilization, itself. It is the festering evidence of the Bush men’s true intentions for the region and hemisphere, a nightmare and a warning from the North to the South: don’t even pretend…

Haiti is a prison ruled by psychopaths, an angry wound in the body of the African Diaspora inflicted by pirates at war with civilization, itself. It…

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Commentary

The New American Apartheid – Part I

By Randall Shelden and William Brown

This article, the first in a four-part series, previously appeared in Znet. Modern prisoners occupy the lowest rungs on the social class ladder, and they always have. The modern prison system (along with local jails) is a collection of ghettos or poorhouses reserved primarily for the unskilled, the uneducated, and the powerless. In increasing numbers…

This article, the first in a four-part series, previously appeared in Znet. Modern prisoners occupy the lowest rungs on the social class ladder, and they always…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Fahrenheit 9/11: Less From Moore

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

New Jersey was the perfect place to see the twin towers of the World Trade Center. On the morning of September 11, 2001, a New Jersey resident saw a group of men standing on the roof of a van as they posed for photos with the burning World Trade Center towers in the background. She…

New Jersey was the perfect place to see the twin towers of the World Trade Center. On the morning of September 11, 2001, a New Jersey…

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Commentary

Rape, Racism and Victim Advocacy

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

As a director of a victims’ advocacy program, a woman of color, and a survivor of abuse, I am used to living within the margins of a society that creates hierarchies based on gender, race, class and sexual orientation. As an activist who works for women’s equity and against gender-based violence, my initial inclination is…

As a director of a victims’ advocacy program, a woman of color, and a survivor of abuse, I am used to living within the margins of…

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Commentary

A Mexican American General in the Service of Empire

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In its December 2003 cover story Hispanic magazine featured an article about Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez titled “Soldier of Fortune: Far from Home, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez Leads the Effort to Stabilize Postwar Iraq.” Sanchez was the top U.S. commander in Iraq during the first year of the occupation. Rick Sanchez, as he was known…

In its December 2003 cover story Hispanic magazine featured an article about Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez titled "Soldier of Fortune: Far from Home, Lt. Gen. Ricardo…

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