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Race and Ethnicity
  • Carlos Jimenez , Yes Magazine

    A tough economy makes cross-race organizing more important than ever. I’m feeling relieved. For a while it seemed like the historic election of our first African American president would give legitimacy to the idea that we live in a “post-racial” America. The idea that race is no longer a part... » read this article
  • Yamin Zakaria, London, UK , Submitted by the author

    The recent series of programme televised mainly by the BBC and Channel 4, covering the Muslims in Britain, points to*Extremist Views of the British Media* a single agenda of marketing the notion of ‘extremist’ views of some Muslims. What is an extremist view? There is no open discussion on that... » read this article
  • Mohamed Khodr. Axis of Logic , Axis of Logic

    “But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.” - Declaration of Independence “Once... » read this article
  • Yamin Zakaria, London. Axis of Logic. , Axis of Logic

    Appearance of Nick Griffin, the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) on the BBC Program, Question Time1 (video below), has caused a furore and raised questions on the limitations of freedom of speech. Should an individual be permitted to express views that cause offence to a certain section... » read this article
  • Mumia Abu-Jamal , ZCommunications

    A young Black man, a graduate of one of the best law schools in America (Yale), who, from a poor family, uses his gifts and energies not to make a buck for Wall St. or Dow Jones, but to make a difference in his neighborhood of Oakland, California, by community... » read this article
  • Bonita Lawrence (Mi’kmaw) , Intercontinental Cry

    (requires a minute or two to load after you have clicked on the play arrow - but this video is well worth your time)   Dr. Bonita Lawrence explores institutionalized racism, cultural genocide, and the history of aboriginal policy in Canada.   Can you remember the times That you have... » read this article
  • Meron Rapoport , Middle East News Service

    Middle East News Service comments: Sometimes it is the role of a news service to report the news of the future. The name Silwan is not all that well known outside the circle of those who have an intensive interest in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But it is a name to... » read this article
  • Tim Wise , The Red Room

    Throughout the first six months of his administration, President Obama -- perhaps one of the most politically cautious leaders in contemporary history -- has been routinely portrayed as a radical by his opponents on the far-right. In particular, persons who have apparently never actually studied Marxism (or if they did,... » read this article
  • Chris Hedges , Truthdig

    LeAlan Jones, the 30-year-old Green Party candidate for Barack Obama’s old Senate seat in Illinois, is as angry at injustice as he is at the African-American intellectual and political class that accommodates it. He does not buy Obama’s “post-racial” ideology or have much patience with African-American leaders who, hungry for... » read this article
  • Time for change , San Francisco Bay View

    Our country desperately needs politicians like Cynthia McKinney – those who speak truth to power. Her words and actions mark her out as a prime target for those whose main interest is in maintaining the status quo. It makes me sad and angry to hear Cynthia McKinney accused of bigotry.... » read this article
  • James Rucker and Les Blough , Color of Change; Presente.org; Axis of Logic

    Dear Les, A Black man is beaten to death by White teenagers after they assault him with racist slurs. The attackers tell the man's friends they'll be next if they and "their kind" don't leave town. Then, the attackers are cleared of all serious charges by an all-White jury. We... » read this article
  • Nima Shirazi , Palestine Think Tank

    "There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the  persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings." - Dorothy Thompson Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's opening speech at the 2009 United Nations  World Conference Against Racism, dubbed Durban II, addressed numerous inconvenient  and uncomfortable truths... » read this article
  • Fayyad , KABOB-fest

    "So be careful, if Obama looks better than Bush, it means you just don’t know how he’s about to screw you. Careful Cuba and Venezuela. And if you’re looking for a black president to finally make America discuss its history of racism, wait a little longer." The World Conference on... » read this article
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World News
  • The Iranian Workers Tsunami
    Earthquakes, like the recent Haitian and Chilean monsters, are not subtle events: They flatten buildings, crush houses, and turn infrastructures into concrete and steel confetti. But earthquakes can also generate a power that remains largely...
  • US Army seeks to silence WikiLeaks
    WikiLeaks uncovers information governments, companies try to keep from public view. WASHINGTON - A small, cash-strapped website that publishes documents governments want kept secret has caught the attention of the Pentagon. A report by the...
  • Vanity of Vanities: The Iraq War Seven years Later
    We are still shocked. We were never awed. We have not adjusted. The senseless waste of our blood and treasure, our honor and our reputation continue. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom - the...
  • Putin vexes US over Iran nuclear power
    Vladimir Putin, Russia’s prime minister, promised on Thursday that Moscow would help Iran complete a civil nuclear power station by this summer, drawing criticism from Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state. His remarks highlighted the...
  • Venezuela inks energy and trade accord with Belarus
    Venezuela and Belarus strengthened energy and trade co-operation on Wednesday, with President Hugo Chavez saying that the two allies are seeking to increase their independence from the US and other imperialist states. At a meeting...
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