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Black Caucus town hall on foreclosure crisis calls for huge voter turnout

“A crisis of credit, housing and jobs” is confronting the country today, warned Marc Morial, president of the Urban League, at the Congressional Black Caucus Town Hall meeting. Several hundred people gathered to hear panelists address...

Shades of Green: September 27

Undermining democracy: concise history of U.S.-Haiti relations

BOOK REVIEW Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment By Peter Hallward Verso, 2008, 442 pp The tragic tale of contemporary Haiti is one of the stories most misunderstood and neglected by the...

Sometimes, nonsense makes the most sense

MOVIE REVIEW Burn After Reading Written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen 2008, R rating, 96 min. For those who admire Coen Brothers comedies, “Burn After Reading” is as good as expected, and maybe a...

Congressional Black Caucus conference to address housing, health crisis

Over 17,000 people are expected to attend the 38th annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative weekend which begins Wednesday with an event sponsored by the Washington DC City Council. The CBC meet is being held under the...