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Bill Quigley
Black Agenda Report v. 2.0 is Getting Closer
04 Mar 2009
by the Black Agenda Report team As you can see, we made it through the first part of our transition, bringing over our two years worth of content --- over a thousand articles and nearly twelve thousand comments, minus only those for the past five days -- intact. And we came out with the week's…
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Obama: First the White House, then Single Payer Health Care
08 Mar 2009
First we take the white house.
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Somalia: President Obama's Turn To Kill Africans
07 Jan 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. "The farcical, puppet Somali government installed by the Ethiopians and Americans could never survive on its own, and has effectively disintegrated."
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Black Unionists Losing Share of Membership
07 Jan 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. "The decline in manufacturing has been cruel to Black workers, loosening what once seemed to be a firm hold on middle income status. The decline in union membership has been…
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Employee Free Choice Act Is Labor’s Last Chance
14 Jan 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. "The likelihood is that much of Obama's inner circle - top-heavy as it is with bankers - will counsel that he refrain from throwing the full weight of his presidency" behind the…
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The Old Superpower, She Ain't What She Used To Be
17 Feb 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. The world is longing to see America, the global schoolyard bully, taken down a peg or three. In the context of the ongoing financial meltdown, they may not have to wait much…
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The "Rule of Law" in the Obama Era
17 Feb 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. In Obama's America, the "rule of law" is nothing that predatory bankers. torturers on the civil service payroll or the politicians who direct them need fear.
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Holder Rings in New Era at Justice Department
01 Mar 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Glen Ford "Much of Holder's remarks were not so much about cowardice - the fear of speaking honestly on racial questions - but an abysmal…
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How Can U.S. Recover Without Manufacturing Capacity?
01 Mar 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Glen Ford President Obama has put a huge emphasis on building a green economy. However, most of the sources of solar panels and wind turbines…
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Reconstructing Black New Orleans: Show Us The Money
11 Feb 2009
Click the flash player above to hear this Black Agenda Radio commentary, or click here to download an mp3 copy. The unavailability of funds to rebuild Black New Orleans while trillions are flung at dishonest and insolvent banks and unjust wars abroad are the clearest proof imaginable …