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Fletcher jr.: NAFTA, Immigrants and the Discussion That is Not Happening
Znet Article, March, 13 2008
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One of the more interesting aspects of the current Presidential primary season is the renewed discussion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Implemented January 1, 1994, and by no coincidence sparking the Zapatista uprising in Chia...
Fletcher jr.: Obama, Enthusiasm & Movement-Building
Znet Article, February, 29 2008
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A friend called me the other day. 'Bill,' he said, 'How will all of this enthusiasm for Obama translate into anything long-term?' He went on to comment on the potential this upsurge of support for Senator Obama COULD have for a progressive movemen...
Fletcher jr.: Why I Got Angry After New Hampshire:
Znet Article, January, 19 2008
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I got angry after the New Hampshire primary. Going into the primary, Senator Obama had a 13-point lead over Senator Clinton. Senator Clinton had virtually issued her concession speech. Yet, Senator Clinton came out on top.
Fletcher jr.: Flames In Kenya
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
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The recent elections and post-election riots in Kenya bring forward great sorrow and also give one pause. Is this another situation where Africans tear each other apart, one may ask? How is it that people who have lived next to one another can go ...
Fletcher jr.: The Politics of Symbolism
Znet Article, December, 09 2007
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Much too much has gone into the symbolism of the potential for a woman or an African American receiving the nomination and ultimately being elected President of the USA. Clearly, the election of a woman or African American would be historic, yet t...
Fletcher jr.: Senator Obama, Black America and the War(s)
Znet Article, October, 06 2007
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Recognizing the historic significance of the Presidential campaign of Senator Barak Obama and th...
Fletcher jr.: Accountability, John Conyers and the Impeachment Controversy - Impeachment Strategy Debate Part 3
Znet Article, August, 21 2007
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Accountability, John Conyers and the Impeachment Controversy - Impeachment Strategy Debate Part 3
Fletcher jr.: Another Side to Race and Immigration
Znet Article, July, 30 2007
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It really hit me in the 1980s while living in Boston. At that time the southern Irish economy was a complete mess. ...
Fletcher jr.: Choices for Black labor
Znet Article, June, 23 2007
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Choices for Black labor
Fletcher jr.: Anti-Immigrant in Black Face?
Znet Article, May, 26 2007
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The picture in the ad ...
Fletcher jr.: Questions for Candidate Obama
Znet Article, May, 15 2007
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Senator Barack Obama h...
Fletcher jr.: A Guy Named "Bob":
Znet Article, April, 27 2007
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Over the years I have ...
Fletcher jr.: Reconsidering "Black Politics"
Znet Article, January, 22 2007
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The Michael Steele 2006 Senatorial campaign in Maryland posed the question front and center of what does one mean by “Black Politics?†Does “Black polit...
Fletcher jr.: The 'I Am Fed Up' Vote:
Znet Article, November, 13 2006
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This election clearly represented both a repudiation of Bush but also very intense anger with the environment that has been building in the USA over the last several years. Looking at some of the polling results points to the fact that 36% of th...
Fletcher jr.: Evo Morales, Bolivia, And Lessons For Us All
Znet Article, February, 03 2006
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The recent electoral victory of Evo Morales holds both immediate and potential significance. Morales, representing the indigenous majority, is the first indigenous leader to be elected as Bolivia's president. The fact that Morales compared Boliv...
Fletcher jr.: Labor Needs a Hard Left Turn
Znet Article, July, 23 2005
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Bill Fletcher is president of TransAfrica, a national policy organization in Washington dealing with issues surrounding Africa. After the reform administration of John Sweeney was elected in 1995, Fletcher became the labor federation's director of...
Fletcher jr.: Seeing Red over 'Redskins'
Znet Article, November, 23 2003
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It's football season and I feel the same way I do every autumn. Perhaps it is just that I want to have a team that I can follow and root for. I don't know, but my stomach turns each year with both anger and disappointment. I am not going to repeat...
Fletcher jr.: Speech to the Labor Assembly for Peace
Znet Article, October, 31 2003
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Good morning. On behalf of TransAfrica Forum and United for Peace and Justice, I wish to thank you very much for inviting me to speak before this Assembly today. Let me pose two questions to you: when does silence become complicity? When does ig...
Fletcher jr.: Lessons from the Twenties
Znet Article, September, 30 2003
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Good evening. Let me begin by thanking Labor Notes, and Jane Slaughter in particular, for extending an invitation to me to speak with you. I would also like to thank Peter Rachleff from Macalaster College and Jim Green from UMASS-Boston for the ex...
Fletcher jr.: Why We Spoke On Zimbabwe
Znet Article, June, 07 2003
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On June 5th ZNet published a letter by African American leaders that was sent to Robert Mugabe condemning political repression in Zimbabwe. Below, Bill Fletcher defends the decision to write a letter condemning a regime that many progressives had ...
