Analysis
Einstein in the hood. BOOK REVIEW: Einstein on Race and Racism.
February 24, 2006Princeton was a southern town in northern gown. Segregation of Blacks from whites was widely practiced and enforced. Einstein, a German-born Jew and naturalized American citizen, was acutely aware of what racism is and does, and...
Read moreBushs phony moralism. BOOK REVIEW: With God On Their Side.
February 24, 2006Today Americans are faced with probably the greatest threat to the separation of religion and government in our nation’s history. This is a result of the political power grab by the Christian right in alliance with...
Read moreBedbugs!
February 24, 2006In 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,...
Read moreMine safety could use a little more confrontation
February 24, 2006This is a sad time in the mining community, with so many recent tragedies. But it’s not enough to mourn. We also have to act. We need to remember that MSHA is three things. First, it’s...
Read moreTurning point at the Black Radical Congress
February 24, 2006What 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...
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