Opinion

Bedbugs!

February 24, 2006

In yet another serious episode in the current national outbreak of bedbugs, Congress today approved renewal of TUBA (the Terrorists Under the Bed Act), legally mandating warrantless electronic monitors, or “bugs,” in “every bed, cot, bunk,...

Turning point at the Black Radical Congress

February 24, 2006

What has always made the Black Radical Congress (BRC) mystique is its perceived ability to mobilize various perspectives of marginalized Black voices around topics plaguing the broader movement. This unique characteristic can even unite disjointed political...

Fighting racism is at the heart of our struggles

February 24, 2006

For the past six years, millions of Americans have been battling the Bush administration and its policies of pre-emptive war, economic austerity, usurpation of democratic rights and racism. Yet a sober look at the political landscape...

End the death penalty now!

February 24, 2006

Any doubts that even “humane” executions by lethal injection are still cruel and unusual punishment should be dispelled once and for all by the conflict in California over executing Michael Morales. Morales, a convicted murderer and...

MovieREVIEW: Three noteworthy films

February 17, 2006

When laughing hurts The premise that’s not just in the title but in every frame of Albert Brooks’ “Finding Humor in the Muslim World” is perfectly mediocre and outrageous. It’s a great match. Brooks is an...