Opinion
Obama, reform and the role of the left
May 2, 2009After the first, perhaps over analyzed, hundred days of the Obama administration, it is fair to say that President Obama is a reformer and we are entering an era of reforms, possibly radical reforms.
Read moreINTERVIEW Will.i.Am and The X-Men Origins: Wolverine
May 1, 2009Kam Williams, a syndicated film and book critic who writes for more than 100 publications around the U.S. and Canada, interviews Will.I.Am about his role in The X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This interview is on BlackNews.com.
Read moreCOMMENTARY Cancer: a journey taken together
May 1, 2009Cancer is a journey you do not want to take, yet millions of people all over the world experience that journey.
Read moreSwine flu outbreak raises wider questions
April 30, 2009The death of a 23-month-old toddler in Texas yesterday was the first U.S. death in the swine flu outbreak that has killed 159 people in Mexico so far. It adds to the mounting worry here and...
Read moreSpecter haunting the GOP
April 29, 2009A specter is haunting the Republican Party. The specter of marginalization. Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Arlen Specter triggered political shockwaves by announcing he is switching parties, and will run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary....
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