Peter Gamble

The next issue of BC will be issue number five hundred. Over more than ten years of Internet publishing we have strived to keep up with the technical changes and demands of the World Wide Web. In our next issue we are going to take what we feel is a significant step forward. Issue 500…

We watched the Hurricane Irene news coverage. As the storm moved towards the U.S., those of us in its path wondered if we would be safe and dry and have electricity. Maybe you checked your homeowners insurance policy to see if you were covered. We knew we had hurricane coverage. We relaxed. This was the…

There has never been harmony among progressives and leftists, however, ever since Barack Obama began running for the presidency and was elected, it appears to me that discord on the left has reached an all time high. Back when the civil rights and black power movements were active, there was serious disagreement about strategy. I…

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, Dr. Rose M. Brewer, PhD sent me the following note about the death of Manning Marable: Manning Marable told me that one question he was asked often was “How do you write so much?” He said the answer was simple “In order to write, you have to sit down and do…

I prepared to watch President Obama deliver the State of the Union speech thinking about something my mother used to say. Mom joked that “he who expects nothing is never disappointed”. I expected nothing new, surprising or encouraging from Obama and I was not really totally disappointed. Overall I found the speech to be dull…

On Dec-16th Veterans for Peace and a lineup of high-profile dissenters engaged in civil disobedience at the White House to End War. 131 people were arrested including Daniel Ellsberg and FBI whistleblower Colleen Rowley. The reason I mention Ellsberg and Rowley is because they were interviewed a few days prior to the protest by Keith…

While serving on active duty in the U.S. Army for three years and another three years in the reserves I had a top secret clearance. I had to be approved for a top secret clearance before entering the Army as part of the qualification process to attend the U.S. Army Information School. After graduating from…