Margaret Kimberley

November 2 is Election Day. On November 3, 2004, a new movement must begin, regardless of that election’s outcome. If Bush emerges triumphant the reasons for opposing his regime are obvious. His agenda is so horrific that opposition is a necessity. America must be saved from corporate corruption, a loss of individual rights, and unending…

The Republican effort to make Arnold Schwarzenegger president of the United States has begun. California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher introduced legislation to overturn the Constitutional requirement that permits only persons born in the United States to serve as president. Similar legislation was introduced in the Senate. If the words “I, Arnold Schwarzenegger, do solemnly swear…” seem…

Kobe Bryant will not be tried for rape. That was a close call, and not just for Kobe. All of black America dodged a bullet when what would have been the worst frenzy of media foolishness since O.J. was averted. It isn’t hard to imagine the endless pontification of pundits and supposed legal experts, complete…

“We’re up against the most rich and powerful people in the world. All we have is our convictions really because we don’t have the money or the power or the weapons. But I think the anger of billions of people is the weapon that will eventually be used against them.” – Arundhati Roy at the…

These are very difficult times for progressives in America. There is one-party, right wing rule in Washington, a media that serves only corporate interests, and an opposition party that doesn’t do a very good job of opposing. These are difficult times for black people too. Our leadership, such as it is, has succumbed to the…

What happened on Northwest Airlines flight 327? The question has been on the lips of the press, public, and punditry ever since the story was reported on the website, Women on Wall Street. The author of the article, Annie Jacobsen, was traveling with her family from Detroit to Los Angeles on June 29, 2004. She…

“. . . the decisions made at the Herald and the Leader hurt the civil rights movement at the time, irreparably damaged the historical record and caused the newspapers’ readers to miss out on one of the most important stories of the 20th century.” – Lexington Herald-Leader, July 4, 2004 “If a tree falls in…

Recipients of public assistance are among the most demonized groups of people in American society. Even working people look down on them, claiming that their benefits are too generous or even foolishly suggesting that both the rich and the poor have an easy life. Anecdotes abound of friends or relatives on the dole who could…

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…