It’s Not the Football Season It’s the Silly Season

Donovan McNabb says he hopes Rush Limbaugh's comments don't discourage young blacks from wanting to play quarterback. In my opinion, any young man intimidated by a press corps that wished him well -- which is, after all, what Limbaugh said ...
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Is it Better to Have a Raise or a Job? How a Minimum Wage Hike Would Increase Unemployment, Harm Undertrained Workers

Is it better to have a raise or a job? It's a no-brainer. A raise is worthless without a job. The federal government reported October 5 that 199,000 jobs were lost between mid-August and mid-September, reflecting a national unemployment rate ...
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The NAACP in Wonderland: Campaign Against Network TV Ignores Serious Issues Facing Black Americans, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
It never fails. Whenever I begin to think that I may have been a little too hard on the NAACP, the organization disappoints me yet again. You've no doubt heard about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's ...
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Minimum Wage Increases: Although Not Designed to be Racist, They Simply Are

New Visions Commentary /
Is it better to have a raise or a job? It's a no-brainer. A raise is worthless without a job. Since the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, some have contended that a constantly increasing minimum wage ...
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The Digital Divide: Claims of Technological Segregation Mostly Hot Air, by Melissa Wiedbrauk

New Visions Commentary /
There is an ongoing concern that the poor and minorities are not up to speed with the rest of America when it comes to computer technology. It's called the "digital divide." But, like many other modern complaints about race, class ...
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Energy Bill Held Up in Senate

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Republicans continue to push for a national energy plan while Democrats want to delay consideration of a plan in the U.S. Senate until February 2002, according to Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK). Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) wants to add an ...
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As a Nation Struggles, Domestic Terrorists Brag, by Tom Randall

National Policy Analysis #368 /
They proudly take credit for striking in the night, often torching homes, schools and workplaces. Even now, as the nation struggles back from the vicious attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, they continue to boast of their ...
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“Groups Oppose a U.S. Military Response to Terrorists”

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 Contents Leading Institutions Support Groups Opposing a U.S. Military Response to Terrorist Acts Bulletin Board: New releases and statements from conservatives in Washington. Leading Institutions Support Groups Opposing a U.S. Military Response to Terrorist Acts Most Americans want to make ...
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Leading Institutions Support Groups Opposing a U.S. Military Response

National Policy Analysis #366 /
Terrorism is a tool of fanatics. It is a tool we need to break. A well-connected foreign policy institute is circulating among policymakers a petition urging the Bush Administration and Congress to do the opposite. The petition, by Foreign Policy ...
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In the War Against Terrorism, Our Old Friends are Our True Friends, by Joe Roche

National Policy Analysis #367 /
As President George W. Bush puts together the coalition to fight the war against terrorism, Americans need to bear in mind who in the Middle East really are our friends and allies. Right now, many of our enemies are pretending ...
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