Obama

To the millions of people around the world who jumped for joy upon hearing of Obama’s victory; enjoy this hopeful moment, because it won’t last long.    It’s time to meet the new boss, same as the old boss.  All we’ve done here is replace a white bumbling idiot with an articulate black man, and although that in itself is historic, the ‘change we can believe in’ was just a campaign slogan, not a promise.  read more »

The Real News posted an interview with Howard Zinn, arguably one the most important American iconoclast and historian. He reaffirmed my belief, which was initially shaped by Jesse Jackson's statements regarding this election, that a slight change in power structure could have a huge impact during this US election. But if you vote for Obama instead of Ralph Nader, don't expect any fundamental change unless an organized citizenary movement 'envelopes' the government.  read more »

"This Week in Blackness", a show put on by The Brooklyn Comedy Company, featuring comedian Elon James
White responds to the now infamous Obama Waffles in this weeks episode. This episode is absolutely hilarious, in my opinion. They could use a condenser microphone though.  read more »

Pepe Escobar, for The Real News, talks about the official responses, given from members of both Democratic candidate campaigns, to the invasion of Ecuadorian territory by Columbian special forces (supposedly in pursuit of FARC members) in this video.

pepe talking about US foreign policy  read more »

Wall Street, Known as the last plantation in America, has defied the courts for decades in its failure to hire blacks as stockbrokers. Now it's marshalling its money machine to elect a black man as President. Why aren't the media curious about this?  read more »