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Racism, self-image focus in Shoot the Messenger
May 19, 2006In recent years commentary around race in the United States has increased somewhat. When films like “Crash” and “Spike Lee Presents C.S.A: Confederate States of America” attempt to spark national dialogue around race issues, they speak...
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Nuclear power is no solution
May 19, 2006Christine Whitman, former EPA head in the Bush administration, and Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, joining forces to promote nuclear energy? What’s that all about? They are probably trying to breathe life into a moribund industry...
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Ask the Communists
May 19, 2006Q: You claim that full equality will be one of the main priorities of socialism, but from my understanding, affirmative action is the opposite of equality and completely unnecessary in an unracist and equal society. Explain...
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Its time for a chorus of Nina Simones Mississippi Goddam
May 19, 2006I can feel Nina Simone these days. At the height of the civil rights movement, Simone, known as the high priestess of soul, recorded a song titled “Mississippi Goddam.” In it, she sings of Black people...
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Raising the minimum wage is a national battle
May 19, 2006A single mother in Missouri making minimum wage earns $824 a month, before taxes. She has to pay rent, bills and buy food. Other unexpected expenses like car repair, medicine and money for child care aren’t...
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