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How Bush Betrayed Our Troops by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California Rev. Jackson Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to Extend Affirmative Action, Not End It Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Chicago, Illinois No Oil For Blood: A Post-War Boycott In The Making by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California President Bush’s Press Event in the Azores “Fantasy Island” Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Chicago, Illinois Presidential War Is Unconstitutional by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California Why Angry White Guys for Affirmative Action are Marching to the Supreme Court "There isn't a white judge on today's Court that hasn't benefited from affirmative action" by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California Colin Powell: A Hawk With Smooth Talons by Paul Rockwell A Timely Book: “Target Iraq: What The News Media Didn't Tell You” A review by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California The New Face of Racism by Lauren Carter Plainville, Massachusetts A Time to Break Silence: U.S. complicity in Saddam's crimes against humanity by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California When Will We Ever Learn? Dr. King’s Forgotten Speech on Peace by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California Youth at Risk Programs in America: the need to Modify Children Services Programs in America by W.T. Purnell, Jr. An Open Letter to my Colleagues and other supporters of Affirmative Action " ... making affirmative action a core value ..." by Jose J. Soto Lincoln, Nebraska Supreme Court should consider lessons from California in review of affirmative action in university admissions by Andrea Guerrero San Diego, California Contours of Ecological Democracy by L. Antonysamy Tamil Nadu, India Labeling Has a Tendency to Stick by Suzanne L. Shelton Clinton, North Carolina Jet Ski Frenzy: Must Californians leave the Wilderness in Search of Peace and Quiet? by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California Why Jet Skis Kill Reckless Endangerment on the Water by Paul Rockwell Oakland, California Black Males and America's Labeling System by W.T. Purnell, Jr. Cuba travel restrictions by Tom Crumpacker Miami Beach, Florida We are playing Russian Roulette with our children -- and our future. (about Ritalin and other drugs) by Charles Mears Hogs in the Press by Loranda J. Daniels-Buoy Long Pine, Nebraska Lessons from the Flag Debate and Vote by C. Liegh McInnis Jackson, Mississippi Carrying the Torch "... and still there is no end to racial discrimination in the workplace" by Carlean Ponder Washington, D.C. Black Males and Special Education by W.T. Purnell, Jr. Heeding Dr. King’s Warning: Don’t Sleep Through the “Revolution” by Jose J. Soto Lincoln, Nebraska The most compelling reason to vote for Al Gore . . . by Tom Hutt Menasha, Wisconsin An opinion on the upcoming U.S. presidential election by Roberto Flores Los Angeles, California Nader and Progressives by Steve Gorin Canterbury, New Hampshire Privatizing Social Security: Voodoo 2 by Steve Gorin Canterbury, New Hampshire In memoriam: Julius Nyerere We are poorer for his death, richer for his life. by Jerry Atkin Portland, Oregon Young White Men: Scared, Entitled, and Cynical - a Deadly Combination by Paul Kivel Oakland, California Defending Immigrant Rights in Iceland Gudjon Atlason Reykjavik, Iceland Me and Rodin Art is a tool for rescuing the planet ... Jerry Atkin Portland, Oregon Tragic Inequalities (The Earthquake in Turkey) Alan Drew Istanbul, Turkey Affirmative Action for the Better by Kevin T. Fowler Anniston, Alabama The Vindicated and the Vanquished: A Jefferson-Hemings Post-Mortem by Robert Fikes San Diego, California |
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I wish to compliment your good work! Keep it up and call me a fan! 30 July, 2003 C'est par la lutte des petits paysans en Amérique que le monde sera sauvé de l'emprise du fric et des grosses multinationales.Continuez à défendre les petits paysans et la culture naturelle.Merci de votre action pour José Bové. 08 July, 2003 Thank you for your succinct and eloquent analysis. It is the most compelling legal argument against the best advertised invasion in history that I have seen since the cabal decreed the axis of evil, (a.k.a. tyrannies that can't follow through on a simple quid pro quo and/or have outlived their usefulness). Through the prism of the WTO, NAFTA, GATT and the rest of the growth crazed transnational corporate soup, "Land of the free" is beginning to look like "The empire's will or your subjects lives." I pray the slumbering citizenry wakes up before we head too far down Rome's path. If I could add one thing to your piece, it would be this: "WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." As our current government has chosen, chosen, to deprive many Iraqi's of their unalienable rights, Arab hostility to the invasion is not only understandable, it is the solution our founders prescribed for their ills. In newspeak though, its called terrorism and the fear of it causes the citizenry not only to allow, but to invite this "long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object," over the "homeland" (more newspeak). Will our citizenry honor "their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security?" Given that we have already allowed our government to be overwhelmed by two parties that owe allegiance to the same sponsors and their agenda, and that the concentrated corporate media that squelches any competing vision, the prospects are bleak. But at least, thanks to the Constitution, they are not insurmountable, yet. So the question becomes, will this grand experiment endure; will the citizenry overcome all odds and rise to its role of guardian of the Republic? 08 Apr 2003 ya'll're messed up inmotionmagazine is the largest assembly of brain-dead, anti-intellectual, stalinist rot i've ever come across, and i've been looking! find a hole for these people, and throw them into it. because either you speak the truth or you lie. lie like stalin, mao and...saddam. ya'll're messed up, and a dab of sunlight on your festering brains would do you well. there are two reasons to speak this way: 1)you've been brainwashed (if such a paltry thing as your brain requires a rinse; 2) you wish to destroy the best system of governance, with its many flaws, such as your right to seek to destroy it from within, because you believe that mao, lenin, stalin and the dolfer and their thirty million dead had the proper game plan. god bless the government that allows leeches and sabateurs. 08 Apr 2003 As a citizen of the United States for nearly sixty-years, I have seen laws that prohibited blacks from attending schools of higher learning (Sweat v. Painter,1954), Governors stand in doorways of schools to prevent blacks from attending school, the constant reminder of how inferior the black culture is and the self-analysis of how blacks think and act, without ever asking blacks how they feel or why they act the way they do. This country has a history of governmental and private discrimination toward blacks, which means "affirmative action" is needed, because of the past actions that exist in the present. Since this country was born, people have had a fix idea of being superior over someone, that fixed idea still exist today, and as long as this country exists that idea will continue to play a role in providing unequal treatment. In closing, the Framers of the U.S. Constitution, never envisioned the Constitution to be a colorblind document, instead, they opted for specific amendments that would correct the wrongs this great document created or should I say, people who created this document. Race will always be an issue in our daily lives, and the discrimination practice will continue, thus, affirmative action is needed. Biochemistry, biodiversity, bio-genocide I am a 55 yr old mother going back to University as a mature student. Ms. Shiva is one of the required readings from my Indigenous Professor and what I am reading, seeing and scanning through via Internet and or handouts from the Prof. is scaring me. I see the world has changed. When you are a single parent mother of three...my only concern was to get them through school...they are. I gave them, I hope, a desire to go on...two have. The third child, Natalie who is 27 yrs old, is in Journalism and working. The twins - one is preparing for a career in engineering and the other finally decided to tackle medical school. It is a scary world for them knowing that they will have to deal with this type of issue - biochemistry, biodiversity, bio-genocide of the Indigenous peoples. I read just yesterday about the Beotuck people being wiped out because the colonizers wanted their lands! I cried inside not knowing where were the other Indigenous peoples when this was going on...why did I not hear of this genocide! I am an Indigenous person and I do not want this happening to my people. I pray that we stand strong and globally talk to each other before something happens like the Beotucks! Thank you for your website. I hope to learn more but it is disheartening to read it on such dark notes. 28 February 2003 Staged Opinion As an American I am appalled at the lack of democracy being exercised in my country! How can the Democrats who are supposed to represent the opposition stand up and clap every two minutes during George Bush's State of the Union Speech. Okay, I can buy the "Let's be polite" routine but please half of the points expressed by President Bush where contrary to what many Americans think and yet somehow we must 'Stand behind the President'. What has happened to the entire point of conflicting views creating a great country. I am saddened and disappointed that no matter what happens we must be 'unified' or appear weak. What has happened to the idea of open and honest discussion. I am extremely worried about my country right now, scared is probably a better description. Dear Sir, I was interested to read 'WTO: The New Threats to Developing Countries and Sustainability', by the Director of the Third World Network. Mr Khor is resistant to foreign investment coming into a country wanting development: "An investment agreement in WTO is most likely to be damaging to development options and interests." (my emphasis) Isn't this view contrary to the one being advocated by NEPAD, the new African partnership? NEPAD seems to be encouraging a peer review of the national governance of its members; the object is to satisfy foreign investors of the high standard of national governance, in the hope of attracting more employment creating foreign investment into Africa - which includes many third world countries. Why isn't consistent advocacy possible? Yours faithfully, Ian Jenkins 26 December 2002 I read your interview with Mr. Joshua Alouka about sustainable development and the environment on your website. I had the opportunity to meet and work with Mr. Alouka when I was the International Relations Secretary of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) from September 2001 to September 2002. I must confess that I found Mr. Alouka full of concern for development on the African continent, especially in respect to the environment. I found it natural therefore that he gave so much insight into the real problems of development and the environment during the interview in Jo'burg. The work of such young thinking and developmental focused individuals deserve support from all of us. His work has been an inspiration to most of us who have met with him. Infact, upon leaving NUGS, I am trying to organise youth around my community under a single umbrella to tackle in a pratical manner issues concerning development and the environment. I say 'Ayeko' (congratulations in Twi) to Mr. Sena Joshua Alouka. -- Aganah Emmanuel 17 December, 2002 My name is Phyllis. I was surfing the net to find information for a argumentative essay I am doing in my college English class, and I came across your website. I must say that I am a black female, age 42 and I appreciate the benefits that affirmative action means for all minorities, not just black people. I have found that the general idea has been that only blacks benefit from this action. Well, that just isn't so. The articles and information that I have gathered has proven benefit to Blacks, Mexicans, Latinos, and Whites. Affirmative Action, is aimed at helping qualified persons for any job. Affirmative Action steps in to offer a deserving person the fighting chance that he or she may not have had before. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy instructed our federal contractors to use affirmative action to make sure that people were treated equally, no matter what their color was, just as long as they were qualified for the job. Affirmative Action has been twisted by the ignorant to mean something totally opposite of what it stands for. My suggestion is to anyone who doesn't agree with it, just learn more about it, you may be a recipient of Affirmative Action in your work place, and if your opinion waves just a little to agree with Affirmative Action, you will have understood, how important it is for Affirmative Action to remain part of employment practices. Thank you 11 October 2002 I enjoyed reading your bilingual article because of my background. I was fortunate enough to be born to Hispanic parents living in American. But I was unfortunate because my dad only had 2nd grade education in America and my mother had 6th grade education in Mexico. We were not allowed to speak English at home due to parental respect and we would receive swats for speaking Spanish at school. Therefore, we made up our own language as best as we could. None of our languages were perfect but we understood each other. Our government did not respect our parents native language and punished us for using the only language we knew. I am glad I was able to graduate out of high school by climbing the ladder little by little. I am looking forward in becoming a bilingual teacher by next September with the Lord's blessing. I chose bilingual because I want to be the best teacher for those children who come from their parents native land. I believe that children should not be punished because of their backgrounds. Children are innocent of the sacrifices that parents decide to make when moving to a land 15 September, 2002 I accidentally stumbled across the interviews with Piri Thomas. The irony is that I am researching information on line about the affects of multicultural literature on African American children. I was a child when I read Mr. Thomas' book. The imagery still remains with me. Down These Mean Streets is a must read! Keep the literature coming!! 14 August, 2002 Down these Mean Streets, by Piri Thomas was such a great book from the moment I First picked up the book I couldn't put it down and when I was finished reading it I was sad that It was over. I enjoyed that book so much it is such an inspiration to many people. It not only tells a story about the hard life on the streets and the struggles and racism of a dark skinned person but it also gives us hope of we can accompish when hit smack dead in the face with these issues if we can just over come them. I loved this book and encourage everyone to read this book. 6 April, 2002 Dear Sir or Madam, Sincerely 4 April, 2002 Saudi peace proposal There is one fact that the American media and the American political establishment have chosen to ignore concerning the Israel's war of aggression against the people of Palestine. That fact is the suicide bombers would not exist but for Israel's refusal to comply with United Nations Resolution 242 calling upon it to withdraw to its pre- 1967 borders Moreover, the Saudi proposal for ending the war adopted by the Arab League recently in Beirut is consistent with UN Resolution 242 and echoes an earlier Saudi peace proposal made in 1981 which contained the following essentials for ending the mayhem: 1) Israeli evacuation of all Arab territories seized during the 1967 war, including the Arab sector of Jerusalem. 2) Dismantling the settlements in the occupied territories. 3) Asserting the rights of the Palestinian people and compensating those Palestinians who do not want to return to their homeland. 4) Commencing a transitional period in the West Bank of Jordan and the Gaza Strip under United Nations supervision for a duration not exceeding a few months. 5) Setting up a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital. 6) Affirming the right of all countries of the region to live in peace and security. 7) Guaranteeing the implementation of these principles "by the United Nations or some of its member states." (MIDEAST REALITIES, February 26, 1982). Over 20 years later essentially the same rational proposal for ending the bloody madness has emerged. Will we be obliged to wait another 20 years to allow the Israelis to implement their"final solution"to their "Palestinian problem." Robert E. Nordlander 1 April, 2002 The process for an Israeli-Palestinian peace Hello! Please consider printing my letter to the editor. I am encouraged that President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and their team have begun finally to engage the process for an Israeli-Palestinian peace. Too many innocent Israelis and Palestinians have been killed or wounded by the violence. James M. Nordlund 28 March, 2002 I think its great that you are informing the public on this matter. Only for me 418 mexicans dead is not nearly enough we should run a population control down there, so our military can train and protect the border at the same time. Maybe I will e-mail President Bush on this idea. please help me and foward this to 10 people so we can start an anti immigration movement together. sincerely, Dan Aul of Southern California P.S. are you free for dinner, you can buy. 18 February, 2002 Loranda J. Daniels-Buoy of Long Pine, Nebraska (published In Motion Magazine, June 3, 2001) could not be more right in her assessment of what is happening in rural Nebraska, Missouri and other mid-western states. This issue needs to be brought to the forefront of media attention and into the "limelight". It needs national coverage! 11 February, 2002 Right on You're right on! Keep up the fight!! 8 February, 2002 I just read your article online and I am anticipating the news special on TV tonight. I think it's horrible what our American medical field has done. I myself am female and am 6'1". At age 16 (about 1993), my mother took me to see a doctor who told her that if I was not given hormones I would continue to grow at a rate of 2 inches per year. At the time I was 5'10". The injections were done (some hormone, not DES of course) and I have suffered many medical problems since. 4 February, 2002 I'm a non traditional student that has gone back to school after twenty-five years as an underground coal miner. The chance to learn again is invigorating. I am majoring in horticulture and one of my assignments was to write a paper about GMO's. To my amazement the information is bewildering, how could this be happing in a society that is supposed to be run by the people for the people. I am appalled as to what is happening. Maybe it is time to start taking a part in what is happening in this world. Maybe the people have been to quiet for to long, or maybe we have not been educated enough to the facts that are going on. I will research this much more before I speak my piece. 8 January, 2002 Today I read an article about Monsanto in the Washington Post on the damage Monsanto has done in a town called Aniston Alabama, and it had been going on since 1929. The most frightening thing about this is they were producing chemicals then and a chemical known as PCB. It made a Ghost town out of Aniston and several people, including the food and drug administration knew about this. The main Horror is they are now involved in devastating our food supply, these tasteless, brightly colored, one sized time bombs they call vegetables. I have found strange bugs in unopened bags of rice from different companies, something I have never seen before, my Mother never heard of it, and the food has a shelf life of 2 days before it starts rotting in a very strange way, a white fungus seems to be growing on the tomatoes when they decompose. I spend all of my shopping hours reading labels and hunting down organic food, which cannot be guaranteed anymore either thanks to pollination problems. I really have to wonder what the CEO's at Monsanto plan on feeding their children down the road? I assume they have children and Grandchildren, don't they care about them? this Company, along with the Carlyle group and companies like them are involved in Globalization and the World Banks, is this what we are going to do to help the Hungry of the world? Send them this swill that I wouldn't feed a dog? I just can't figure out why no one cares, why this isn't front page news along with the swindling clean water and the Nuclear waste and pollution, this is our God given right and its been taken away from us, there is nothing left to take. 2 January, 2002 For more E-mail and Opinions
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