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Peter Gamble

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BlackCommentator.com Publisher and Chief Technical Officer Peter Gamble, is the recipient of a national Sigma Delta Chi award for public service in journalism and numerous other honors for excellence in reporting and investigative reporting. The “beats” he covered as a broadcast journalist ranged from activism in the streets to the State Department and White House. The lure of a personal computer on his desk inspired a career change in 1985 and an immersion into what he sees as the future of communications. The acquisition of computer programming skills made it possible for Peter to achieve an important level of self-reliance in the technology of the 21st century and to develop BlackCommentator.com. Click here to contact Peter.

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Commentary

Brownbaggers Not Teabaggers – Leftward Ho!

By Peter Gamble Publisher

When I began writing this column the intent was to focus on action. There’s been enough complaining. Action speaks loud and clear to the Pigs of the Power Structure (POPs). Here’s how you can support or join a vigil for healthcare and oppose war funding. Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has begun organizing “brownbag” lunch…

When I began writing this column the intent was to focus on action. There’s been enough complaining. Action speaks loud and clear to the Pigs of…

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Commentary

No Surprises – Leftward Ho!

By Peter Gamble Publisher

Even if we did end up having a conference report from a conference committee, they could still force us to file cloture on the conference report. We would still need 60 votes to invoke cloture. The unnamed source I am quoting is an individual who requested that any information be considered “on background”. That meant…

Even if we did end up having a conference report from a conference committee, they could still force us to file cloture on the conference report.…

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Commentary

2010: The Year of the Serf Rebellion – The Premise for a Call to Action – Leftward Ho!

By Peter Gamble Publisher

[This is the first column by the BC Publisher. It is his best intention to write on a regular basis. This column is the beginning of the development of a plan of action to advance economic justice, social justice and peace.] Malcolm X believed it is important to remain angry, militant and impatient. It’s from…

[This is the first column by the BC Publisher. It is his best intention to write on a regular basis. This column is the beginning of…

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Commentary

Summer Hiatus Issue #1 of 4 Best of BC

By Peter Gamble Publisher

This year during our summer hiatus in August we decided to do something different. Rather than suggest you take some time to search BC using the power of Google, we decided to do it ourselves and present the results over a four week period. This week we feature a selection of some of the past…

This year during our summer hiatus in August we decided to do something different. Rather than suggest you take some time to search BC using the…

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Commentary

Attending the Obama Swearing-In

By Peter Gamble Publisher

It was an amazing experience. It was chilled-to-the-bone cold, standing like a member of the March of the Penguins for the six-hour wait for things to get started. I wondered if I would be able to hold up. By hour four, I was in severe discomfort from the combination of wind and well-below-freezing temperature that…

It was an amazing experience. It was chilled-to-the-bone cold, standing like a member of the March of the Penguins for the six-hour wait for things to…

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Cover Story

BC Premiers Opinion Survey and Blog – Read All About It and Participate

By Peter Gamble Publisher

The Readers’ Corner Blog will feature all the articles of each issue of BC, and contain archives, beginning with issue #287, published on July 24, 2008. We know you enjoy reading the comments of others and the Readers’ Corner Blog will provide you with a place for discussion and debate on diverse issues. 3 –…

The Readers’ Corner Blog will feature all the articles of each issue of BC, and contain archives, beginning with issue #287, published on July 24, 2008.…

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Cover Story

BC Beefs Up Connection to the WWW

By Peter Gamble Publisher

You may have noticed BlackCommentator.com was not available for as much as 48 hours between about 11pm Saturday, April 28, 2007 into Monday, April 30, 2007 (Eastern Time Zone) due to some adjustments to the way the computer on which this Website resides connects to the WWW. The downtime was necessary to upgrade the bandwidth…

You may have noticed BlackCommentator.com was not available for as much as 48 hours between about 11pm Saturday, April 28, 2007 into Monday, April 30, 2007…

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