Editorial: Talking about race
Two conversations about race are taking place in our country. One is reviving the ugly past. The other is looking to a brighter future.
Letters: October 11
Taking issue Bailout Racism Who’s in the Electoral College?
The Great Election Swindle
“The Great Rock and Roll Swindle,” a movie that is alleged to be the true story of the ’70s punk rock band the Sex Pistols, tells a tale of how Malcolm McLaren, the band’s founder and manager, controlled the rise and fall of this infamous band.
OPINION: Voters beware there they go again!
The McCain-Palin campaign has reached rock bottom. A New York Times editorial Oct. 8 described the campaign as having “gone far beyond the usual fare of quotes taken out of context and distortions of an opponent’s record — into the dark territory of race-baiting and xenophobia.” The editorial goes on to refer to a Washington Post report that a man at a Palin rally in Florida yelled “kill him!” in response to Palin’s demagogic remarks against Obama. At that same rally, “others shouted epithets at an African American member of a TV crew.”
The crisis of family debt
There is broad consensus among labor unions and progressive organizations, economists and politicians that we need a bottom-up solution to the economic crisis. That is, the priority should be fixing Main Street, not Wall Street. The main proposals include:
OPINION: Midway Airport privatization -- another rip-off of the public
CHICAGO-- Without much public discussion, the Daley Administration is set to privatize Midway Airport for $2.5 billion.
Letters: OCTOBER 4
Bailout In perspective Rosenbergs betrayed Socialism, capitalism and public takeover Notes of appreciation
EDITORIAL: An insult to women
Sarah Palin’s selection as the Republicans’ vice-presidential candidate is an insult to women, and to the American people. It sent several disgusting messages.
Why McCain suspended his campaign
John McCain got lucky last week. Less than 24 hours after the New York Times broke a story about McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis’ ties to the Freddie Mac, the big home lender that failed during the Wall Street collapse, the story disappeared from the headlines.
OPINION: How to solve the mortgage meltdown
It had to happen: Some Republicans are trying to blame the Democrats for the mortgage meltdown, and for the stock exchange crisis that this has triggered, because Democratic politicians have allegedly pushed laws to make it easier for lower income, inner city householders to get mortgages. Also, some are asking what’s the big deal about owning property anyway? Wasn’t it presumptuous and stupid for people who are one paycheck away from poverty to take on mortgage debt they couldn’t afford?
