August 21, 2008
Les Payne
It's all about the oil, in this game
August 18, 2008
'We are all Georgians," declared Sen. John McCain, swearing his campaign loyalty, and perhaps one day our national blood and treasure - to the homeland of Josef Stalin.
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Regrets, no apology, by Obama, many for slavery
August 11, 2008
My petition for readers to respond to the U.S. House apology for slavery drew a virtual earful from dozens and dozens of e-mailers ranging the opinion spectrum from drop-dead opposed to what took so long.
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House issues apology for slavery
August 4, 2008
As a full-blooded descendant of Africans enslaved in Alabama, I admit to a cautious surprise Tuesday upon hearing that the U.S. House of Representatives passed an official apology for slavery, the segregated Jim Crow era and the "vestiges" of racial discrimination that "still linger to this day."
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Is John McCain, messy maverick, qualified?
July 28, 2008
If elected president, Sen. John McCain promises to stage a press conference every week, a singular horror that, of itself, should be enough to doom his chances.
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CNN to offer a glimpse of black life in America
July 21, 2008
As the world's window on the United States, CNN is offering its second documentary on black life in the republic, as Barack Obama is visiting Europe and the Middle East, with the three TV network anchors in global tracking mode.
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Time for Rev. Jackson to step stage right
July 14, 2008
As Nelson Mandela walked the line of dignitaries at Kennedy Airport during his historic 1990 U.S. visit, the Rev. Jesse Jackson positioned himself before the TV cameras, then reached up and needlessly adjusted Mandela's tie.
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Seeking true American liberty Independence Day
July 7, 2008
Is it deep denial or just shallow ignorance that accounts for otherwise intelligent Americans overlooking the founding history that shames this republic each Fourth of July?
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An American dream realized in Cuba
June 30, 2008
Since her days as a young girl, Arabia Mollette dreamed of becoming a doctor. The streets of the South Bronx pulled in another direction.
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A Cuban view of Barack Obama
June 23, 2008
HAVANA
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Obama as a great hope, no matter his color
June 16, 2008
The election of Barack Obama as president would no more end the racial divide in America than the fielding of Jackie Robinson as a Brooklyn Dodger did back in 1947.
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Memorial Day: A soldier's story in reality
May 26, 2008
Army Ranger Pat Tillman and Pvt. Jessica Lynch have faded into the fog of a war so distant this Memorial Day that it might as well be Vietnam. Lynch came home on a stretcher; Tillman on his shield; each to be exploited by their government bent on further deceiving the American public.
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What's Left Is Too Much To Take In
September 18, 2001
The Pile is the great unifier.
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