Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley
Rwanda, the RPF and the Myth of Non-Intervention
02 Dec 2009
The Rwandan genocide was very real. But the myths woven around it, namely that its origins are strictly inscrutable African ethnic conflicts and that the West, especially the U.S. “allowed” it to…
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Serena Williams’ Record Fine is Just A Distraction
02 Dec 2009
by Jasmyne A. Cannick The fact that the two most dynamic figures in tennis are Black women seems unbearable to some in the sport. Serena Williams has been fined and put on probation for on-court…
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U.S. Christian Right Promotes Homophobia in Africa
02 Dec 2009
by Political Research Associates Right-wing evangelicals from the United States have invested heavily in promulgating their anti-gay ideology in Africa. “Through their extensive communications…
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What's Really In House and Senate Health Insurance Bills
25 Nov 2009
By Ida Hellander, MD It's not universal health care. It's not even close. Insurance companies will be bailed out and millions forced to purchase crappy insurance with government subsidies…
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Counting the New African Community in the U.S.
25 Nov 2009
by Dr. Ron Daniels The demographics of African America have changed dramatically since the Sixties. “There are untold millions of Africans from the Pan African world who have emigrated to these…
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Jamaica, Feed Thyself
25 Nov 2009
by John Maxwell After five centuries of producing bananas and sugar for the profit of Europeans, Africa and the Caribbean must now embark on a breakneck campaign to produce food for their own hungry…
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The Mis-Incarceration of Lynne Stewart
20 Nov 2009
by Iyanna “Nana Soul” Jones Crusading “movement” lawyer Lynn Stewart is ordered to begin serving a prison sentence. “To put her behind bars when no one was injured, no one was harmed, when those who…
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Houses of Horror
18 Nov 2009
by Sikivu Hutchinson Sexualized violence permeates the reality and culture of American life. But in poor locales of Black America, those who prey on women are too often allowed to “hide in plain…
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Indoctrination Through Celebration
18 Nov 2009
by Solomon Comissiong A more sane and just society than the United States would celebrate an entirely different set of heroes and events. “At a nearly subconscious level, the masses are indoctrinated…
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Remarks of Cynthia McKinney at the World Conference to Criminalize War
11 Nov 2009
You wouldn't know it from our myopic and entertainment-obsessed US media, but there's a whole peace-loving world out there beyond our borders. Late last month Cynthia McKinney, the former…