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Hip hop convention draws 3,000

July 15, 2004

Hip hop convention draws 3,000 NEWARK, N.J. – Mutulu, of Dead Prez, rubbed shoulders with veteran civil liberties activist Ron Daniels as 3,000 people attended the founding Hip Hop Political Convention (HHPC) here June 16-20. The...

Fahrenheit 9/11 heats up the kitchen of discontent

July 15, 2004

Controversy – what controversy? With the slew of conservative commentators lining up to take swings at filmmaker Michael Moore for his latest documentary, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” one could surmise that some freshly minted conspiracy theory had just...

Big tent, not Bush-lite, will defeat Bush

July 15, 2004

The May 7 speech by Sen. John Kerry to the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) drew cheers from New York Times op-ed pundit David Brooks, a Bush supporter. Brooks hailed Kerry’s performance at the DLC, saying he...

For a peoples victory, pay attention to the Latino vote

July 15, 2004

“A Day Without Mexicans” is the title of a recent serio-comic movie about how impossible life in California would be if one day the Mexicano workers were not around. With the national elections less than four...

Together, we can let America be America again

July 15, 2004

The following are excerpts from a speech delivered at the Campaign for America’s Future – Take Back America Conference, June 2, in Washington. We have a president who talks like a populist and governs for the...