Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley
Is Bill Clinton Haiti's Great White Hope?
27 May 2009
___FCKsi___1 Ban Ki Moon is playing another macabre joke on Haiti. In naming Bill Clinton as his "special envoy" to Haiti, the United Nations Secretary General has chosen a man that has…
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Professional Athletics, Corporate Media, and Racism
27 May 2009
by Solomon Comissiong What's the point of debating the salaries of professional athletes? To a far greater extent than we can afford, African Americans allow themselves to be distracted…
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Black Radio and the "Performance Rights" Toll Booth
20 May 2009
___FCKsi___1 by BAR Managing Editor Bruce Dixon The cynically misnamed "Performance Rights" legislation will not benefit performers. It will extract a premium from radio…
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The Grant Park Dream Has Died
20 May 2009
by Paul A. Moore What a difference four months make. On November 4, 2008, tears "tears flowed like a mighty river" from half a million pairs of eyes in Chicago's Grant Park, where Barack Obama…
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Obama's War: Drunk, Bored Trigger Happy Mercenaries Kill Afghan Civilians
20 May 2009
___FCKsi___1 by Jeremy Scahill Blessed with immunity from the laws of any nation and a new company name mercenaries for the company formerly known as Blackwater are still hard at work, doing…
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A Sincere and Painful Apology to the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus
20 May 2009
by Alberto N. Jones Mainly white Cuban exiles in Miami, Florida, and Union City, New Jersey, who have never been friends of Blacks in either Cuba or the United States, now claim to be champions of…
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No News Is Bad News: The Death Dance of Journalism and the Twilight of Democracy
20 May 2009
by Robert McChesney In this 90 minute address, Dr. Robert McChesney argues that the disappearance of journalism from newspapers and broadcast media marks the twilight of democracy. Back in…
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U.S. Economy: The Cancer is Still There
13 May 2009
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Click the flash player to listen to or the mic to download this commentary in…
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In His Own Words: By Any Means Necessary
13 May 2009
Malcolm X, June 1964 Born May 19, 1925. Assassinated February 21, 1965.
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The Case for Race-Based Remedies to Achieve Racial Justice
13 May 2009
by Dr. Ron Daniels Race-based remedies for historical Black grievances seem increasingly out of favor with the executive and judicial branches of government. President Obama has once again…