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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.

Commentary Shalom: Thinking About Affirmative Action

Commentary, April, 11 1999 Stephen1 Shalom
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There is a group of people in the United States who are given special preferences because of difficulties they suffered in the past.

Commentary Wise: White America's Dirty Little Secrets

Commentary, April, 01 1999 Tim Wise
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Sometimes itÕs best to just tell the truth. Even when it makes folks angry. In fact, particularly then, because itÕs at precisely those times that the truth is obviously most in need of being spokenÐotherwise resistance to it probably wouldnÕt be ...

Commentary Lusane: Remembering the International Day Against Racism

Commentary, March, 21 1999 Clarence Lusane
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While it is doubtful that the U.S. media will give it much attention, March 21 is the UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Commentary Lusane: The Steven Lawrence Victory

Commentary, March, 18 1999 Clarence Lusane
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For every police murder of a person of color or racist street killing in the United States, there are mirror cases of death by bigoted cops and street thugs in other places. Nowhere is this truer than in the United Kingdom.

Commentary Wise: Racism and "Preferential Treatment" by the Numbers

Commentary, March, 13 1999 Tim Wise
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Anyone who does political analysis, advocacy or organizing knows that folks on all sides of an issue have "numbers." Trotting out statistics to prove one's point about something is a well-accepted practice, and yet rarely do we stop to think about...

Commentary Churchill: Wages of Cointelpro Still Evident

Commentary, March, 10 1999 Ward Churchill
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In 1980, former FBI Director L. Patrick Grey and Edward S. Miller, one-time head of Squad 47, the domestic counterintelligence unit in the FBI's New York Field Office, were convicted of having "conspired to injure and oppress the citizens of the U...

Commentary Shalom: You've Come A Long Way, Brother

Commentary, March, 06 1999 Stephen1 Shalom
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The year 1926 was in the thick of the Jim Crow era. In the American South, racial segregation was the law of the land. Schools, jobs, public accommodations, movie theaters, water fountains and most everything else were segregated.

Zmag Article Barsamian: The Future of History, Part I

Zmag Article, March, 01 1999 David Barsamian
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The Future of History, Part I

Zmag Article Sciacchitano: Welfare Reform in the Global Economy

Zmag Article, March, 01 1999 Katherine Sciacchitano
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Welfare Reform in the Global Economy

Zmag Article Nessen: East Timor in Suharto's Shadow

Zmag Article, February, 01 1999 Billy Nessen
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East Timor in Suharto's Shadow

Zmag Article Mercier: Asia Pacific People's Assembly

Zmag Article, February, 01 1999 Rick Mercier
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As the leaders of APEC nations prepared to converge on Kuala Lumpur for their annual summit last fall, representatives of non-governmental organizations met in Malaysia’s capital for the fourth annual Asia Pacific People’s Assembly. ...

Zmag Article Raffo: Thinking about Hate Crimes

Zmag Article, January, 01 1999 Susan Raffo
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  Like many others, I attended a vigil in my hometown to honor Matthew Shepard. This vigil was a perfect example of the organizing power contained within the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) community. Within three days, a sit...

Zmag Article Morales: none

Zmag Article, January, 01 1999 Aurora levins Morales
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Morales South End Press, 1998; Paperback, 135 pp. Review by Margaret Randall   This small collection of straightforward, easy to read, essays will make some among us angry but give those willing to stay with it the clarity o...

Zmag Article Bouzid: No End in Sight

Zmag Article, January, 01 1999 Ahmed Bouzid
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No End in Sight

Zmag Article Kovel: So You Want To Be A Senator?

Zmag Article, January, 01 1999 Joel Kovel
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When I was asked by the Green Party to run for Al D'Amato's senate seat in New York, I faced a starkly unfavorable prospect. The winner-take-all election system is designed to keep small parties out, in contrast to the proportional representation ...

Zmag Article Bacon: title("Fraud In Oakland's Garbage Sweatshop")

Zmag Article, December, 01 1998 David Bacon
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title("Fraud In Oakland's Garbage Sweatshop")

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