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Bill Quigley
Haiti: The Gifts of Death Burned
04 Aug 2010
by C. Uzondu The last thing Haiti needs is assistance from the likes of the Monsanto Corporation, purveyor of seeds that enslave the farmer. “Rather than facilitate the intensification of capitalist plunder of Haiti, tens of thousands of farmers chose to resist corporate power “– with fire.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Bishop, Clyburn, Scott, Butterfield, Green & Davis: The CBC's Six Eunuchs of War
04 Aug 2010
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Three-quarters of the Congressional Black Caucus voted to deny the warmonger in the White House funds for his aggressions. Although Obama got his "blood money," the pro-war faction in the Black Caucus numbers only six members. "So let's call out…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Rep. Maxine Waters and the Upside Down Morality of Congress
04 Aug 2010
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford Wall Street reversed its fortunes by seizing total control of the U.S. state and its treasure. No greater conflict of interest can be imagined than that which exists between bought-off Democratic and Republican office holders and corporations that…
Bill Quigley
War Crime Whistleblower in Obama’s Sights, War Criminals Not
04 Aug 2010
The Obama administration is even more fixated on secrecy than its Republican predecessor, whose crimes go unpunished and in many case, repeated. The continuity of the two war-making regimes is obvious. As it turns out, there are only so many ways to run “the world’s greatest killing machine” –…
Bill Quigley
South Africa Loses Its War On Poverty
11 Aug 2010
by Patrick Bond The African National Congress government in South Africa claims to be engaged in a life and death struggle with poverty, but there’s little evidence of it. The government’s strategy and tactics are considered state secrets, to be concealed especially from the poor, themselves.
Bill Quigley
Race and Redemption: The Shirley Sherrod Debacle
11 Aug 2010
by Dr. Ron Daniels Often ignored in discussion of the Shirley Sherrod affair, was the question of whether Sherrod was actually obligated to give assistance to a white farmer in danger of eviction. After all, Sherrod’s not-for-profit job was specifically to help Black farmers. “Had she simply…
Bill Quigley
President Obama Meets African Youth Leaders
11 Aug 2010
by C. Uzondu President Obama appears to be avoiding any real discussion of the biggest challenges facing Africa. At a White House forum for young African leaders, there was nothing on the agenda about AFRICOM, climate change, or international economic justice. With the U.S. rapidly militarizing…
michael hureaux perez
Roosevelt Offered the New Deal, Obama Launches the Old Deal
11 Aug 2010
by michael hureaux perez Since Barack Obama has clearly reneged on any new dispensation for Black and working people in America, we may soon see him pitching an Old Deal as the Best Deal. Need affordable housing? “Please know that if a barn was good enough for Secretariat, it’s good enough for…
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Make Jesse Jackson, Ben Jealous and Big Labor Own Up to Their Words
12 Aug 2010
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Established Black and labor leaders are compelled by the spiraling economy to at least pretend to make demands on the First Black President. However, “the Obama administration has no intention of supporting a direct government jobs creation program, the only…
Bill Quigley
How To Post BA Morning Shot Content
12 Aug 2010
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