Author Archives: Jack Stephens

“Illegal Immigrants:” Attacking the “Rule of Law” Since 1492

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Nezua blogs about anti-immigrant sentiment and how “illegals” attack the “rule of law:”
Practically, what has made America “great” was Manifest Destiny and slave labor. We still practice these in different forms. War of aggression (we’re out for oil this time, not land…well, except the land under our MASSIVE bases), our not-so-hidden (but despised) slave class […] Continue reading →

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Tribute to Oscar Zeta Acosta

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Jack Stephens

XicanoPwr blogs in tribute to Chicano activist Oscar Zeta Acosta:
I originally wrote this post on Scholars and Rogues as part of the Scholars and Rogues’ Scrogues Gallery. When I was asked to do a write-up for Oscar Zeta Acosta, I was happy to do it. As I was doing my research on Oscar, something mystical […] Continue reading →

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King’s Dream: A Reality Yet to Be Achieved

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Shark-Fu blogs on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
Today, nooses are hung on high school campuses and arrogantly displayed on the cover of national magazines…media critics discuss how even racists will vote for an ‘acceptably black’ candidate and fashion editors chastise women of color for wearing natural hairstyles in corporate environments…the achievement of thousands is credited […] Continue reading →

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No News is Good News?

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Bhupinder blogs on an article he read about content in the news media:
The research indicates that TV news today is no longer political. It has become abjectly insensitive towards issues concerning health, education, environment and public interest. It has become flooded with sports, entertainment and crime stories. This has become integral part of news bulletins. […] Continue reading →

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Carnival of Feminists No. 51

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Jack Stephens

The most recent Carnival of Feminists is up at Philobiblon:
Welcome to the Carnival of Feminists No 51, which has come back to its original starting point for the second time for a very late second anniversary. And it is also running later than the scheduled date – for which apologies. But enough of that, moving […] Continue reading →

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Minners’ Safety

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Cross-posted from The Ghost of Tom Joad.
I haven’t been blogging lately because I injured my back at work.  Not a serious injury, just a back sprain.  I’ll blog more on that latter.  In the mean time, some workplace safety issues I just read up on regarding miners.  UPS has a lot of safety issues itself […] Continue reading →

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Sundown Towns

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Ann blogs about the history of sundown towns and their continued existence today:
Many Americans ask themselves why is that black citizens remain the outsiders in this supposed moral society that rewards hard work.  Many people wonder why black citizens have made so little progress in the following 143 years after the abolition of slavery. What […] Continue reading →

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Bhutto’s Incompetence

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Ross, on Moveable Feast, writes:
Despite the prevailing opinion, Benazir’s death may offer new hope for democratic values: rights, the rule of law, and law enforcement.
Benazir Bhutto gave Pakistan false hope of these enlightened values two decades ago. In a shocking display of ineptitude, Pakistan’s first woman prime minister failed to pass a single piece of […] Continue reading →

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Obama and Radical Values

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Kameelah blogs about Obama and her struggles on being a Black woman but also seeing that Obama, for her, is not a candidate she can support:
I want–no NEED a candidate I can genuinely be excited about. I need to be passionate about this leader as I am about I want someone who can challenge […] Continue reading →

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Lakota Nation Redounces US Citizenship

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Jack Stephens

Yolanda blogs:
This is huge. The decision by the Lakota leadership to withdraw from the United States was announced three days ago, but I only heard about it just this second. The Lakota have declared their independence from the US after over 150 years of broken treaties, oppression, and violence. The Lakota cite both the US […] Continue reading →

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