Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley
The “Wait ‘Til He Gets In” Delusion: The President Elect is Not a Latent Lefty
17 Dec 2008
by Paul Street Despite all the evidence to the contrary, there are still those who think that Barack Obama "is a ‘true progressive' whose left and democratic orientation has been ‘squandered' or…
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"That Which Is Good Is Never Finished"
16 Dec 2008
by Kemet Mawakana, a.k.a. the Seven Foot Poet There are times that mark our goings and our comings and our lives, times to acknowledge each other, our ancestors and our place in the cosmos. …
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The Malik Rahim Campaign in New Orleans -- An Analysis
16 Dec 2008
by Robert Caldwell Competent and responsible organizers do not just take credit for their victories, they critically analyze their defeats and shortcomings in order to extract useful…
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Will Obama Privatize Public Assets To Pay For “Economic Recovery”?
10 Dec 2008
By BAR Managing Editor Bruce Dixon Obama's old school economic team are on record as favoring privatizations of public resources in principle. Unless Obama is willing to significantly cut the…
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Eshu’s blues: President Barancklin Husseinalo Roosobamavelt
10 Dec 2008
by BAR columnist michael hureaux perez "President-Elect Obama has promised us a massive public works program that will put two and a half million people to work in various forms of ‘green' industry…
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Poverty: Policies and Possibilities
10 Dec 2008
Normal 0 by Shannon Prince Regulation of industry can be a very good thing, but requiring licenses to braid hair is oppressive…
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Obama’s ‘Center-Right’ Presidency: The Die is Cast
10 Dec 2008
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford In case there are any lingering doubts, it's official: Barack Obama has earned a well-deserved rating of "center-right" politician, courtesy of the New York…
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Somalia Ought To Be Obama's Litmus Test
10 Dec 2008
by Sadia Ali Aden The test of Barack Obama's policies in Africa and worldwide begins with his handling of the war against Somalia, his inheritance from George Bush. The "world's worst…
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Power to the People in Time of Crisis
10 Dec 2008
The raw numbers of dollars spent on economic recovery are not as important as transforming relations of power in the U.S. "Only a great shift in power relationships, seizing it from the financial…
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Black Colleges Face Whiteout
10 Dec 2008
White Georgia politicians want to force two historically Black universities to merge with white schools, to reduce "duplicative" costs and end a "legacy of segregation. "When a Georgia Republican…