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Commentary Schechter: Our Profile and Theirs

Commentary, July, 11 1999 Danny Schechter
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When Dr. W.E.B DuBois predicted the question of color would become the problem of the twentieth century, he was writing before the advent of television, the proliferation of the mass media, and the many uses (and abuses) of the idea of racial prof...

Commentary Wise: Whiteness and the Recollection of History

Commentary, July, 03 1999 Tim Wise
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For the writer, there's nothing so frustrating as to sit in front of a keyboard and find oneself at a loss for words. To know there are a million things which need saying, and yet, you can't think of even one. Having experienced this often, I've d...

Commentary Lusane: Defending the New Klan

Commentary, July, 02 1999 Clarence Lusane
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It is perhaps a sign of millennium madness that the century will end with the bizzare phenomena of an African American lawyer defending in court the right of a member of the Ku Klux Klan - whose name ironically is Black - to burn crosses. However,...

Zmag Article Wise: Exploring the Depths of Racist Socialization

Zmag Article, July, 01 1999 Tim Wise
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Exploring the Depths of Racist Socialization

Zmag Article Peterson: How The New York Times Protects Indonesian Terror In East Timor

Zmag Article, July, 01 1999 Edward s. herman and david Peterson
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How The New York Times Protects Indonesian Terror In East Timor

Commentary Bohmer: A Graduation Day to Remember

Commentary, June, 26 1999 Peter Bohmer
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Mumia Abu-Jamal gave a memorable speech, recorded from Pennsylvania death row, to 8000 attendees, including more than 1200 graduating students, at the Evergreen State College graduation on June 11, 1999.

Zmag Article Albert: Lend Me Your Ear

Zmag Article, June, 01 1999 Michael Albert
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Lend Me Your Ear

Commentary Wise: The Devil Made 'Em Do It: Social Crisis and the Misuse of Faith in America

Commentary, June, 01 1999 Tim Wise
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I mean, what does one do if Satan really is the author of all this unhappiness? IÕm pretty sure that at that point gun laws and conflict resolution training become sortaÕ useless.

Commentary Bohmer: Mumia at Graduation

Commentary, May, 30 1999 Peter Bohmer
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No, Mumia Abu-Jamal is not being released to speak at the Evergreen State College graduation. However, on Friday June 11th, the 1999 graduation at this college will include a unique commencement address - a 13-minute audio-recorded speech taped on...

Commentary Shalom: The Struggle Against Racial Profiling

Commentary, May, 23 1999 Stephen Shalom
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For years, African American motorists have complained of being stopped by the police for the offense of DWB -- "Driving While Black."

Commentary Lusane: Jailhouse Knocks

Commentary, May, 22 1999 Clarence Lusane
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HBO's "Thug Life in DC" is not about Bill Clinton's proclivities toward Serbia. It is a stunning wakeup call about the growing warehousing of young black men in the nation's jails and prisons.

Commentary Bronski: High School Hell

Commentary, May, 06 1999 Michael Bronski
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Reading through the media coverage of the Littleton, Colorado shootings one can't help but be impressed by how skillfully the reporting shaped the story to fit the preconceived anxieties and biases of a broad readership.

Zmag Article Glick: A Progressive Voice in 2000?

Zmag Article, May, 01 1999 Ted Glick
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A Progressive Voice in 2000?

Zmag Article Manski: 97 Hours of Struggle

Zmag Article, May, 01 1999 Ben Manski
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97 Hours of Struggle

Commentary Carter: Littleton

Commentary, May, 01 1999 Sandy Carter
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Pearl, Miss., West Paducah, Ky., Jonesboro, Ark., Springfield, Ore., Fayetteville, Tenn., Edinboro, Pa., and last week--Littleton, Colo. Seven school shootings in less than two years.

Commentary Bohmer: Fight the Power

Commentary, April, 30 1999 Peter Bohmer
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Last weekend, my son, Inti, who is 20 and I, who am quite a few years older than that, went to San Francisco to take part in a rally and demonstration in support of political prisoner and death row inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Commentary Lusane: Don't Ignore the Hate Crime

Commentary, April, 27 1999 Clarence Lusane
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In the aftermath of the tragedy at Columbine High School in Colorado, a search for meaning and understanding has begun. Concerned citizens across the nation are seeking to grasp what motivated at least two students to turn a normal school day into...

Commentary Shah: Asian American?

Commentary, April, 26 1999 Sonia Shah
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I was recently asked to write about Asian American History Month, which, since 1979, has been observed during the month of May.

Commentary Wise: Famous Last Words

Commentary, April, 24 1999 Tim Wise
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Every now and then a lesson comes easy. Other times we learn things by accident, if at all. And inevitably it seems, the lessons that matter most, often come from the least likely sources, and at the most inopportune moments.

Commentary Lusane: Racism's Enablers

Commentary, April, 14 1999 Clarence Lusane
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While much of the American publicÕs attention has been focused on the evils of Milosovich and his efforts at ethnic cleansing, AmericaÕs home grown fascists and their enablers have gotten a free ride.

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