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"So when we talk about Israel and Palestinian
areas, it is important to understand that today
there is a whole lot of suffering among Palestinians
and that cannot be ignored. You can’t have good
policy that results in peace if you ignore one side."
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There
is a lot on the WWW we think readers of BC might like. This
column is a first try at presenting some items found while looking
around on the information super highway.
Donald Trump certainly has adequate exposure, however, now and then an observation comes along by someone who is not
a regular contributor to BC we think BC readers would enjoy.
Nationally syndicated political columnist, investigative journalist,
award-winning writer, stand-up comic and wedge issue fan, Tina Dupuy
has written the followng in a column titled "Vulgarians Against Trump" published by The LA Progressive:
"The
Donald talking about his junk nearly nonstop for the last two weeks is
like the 10th or 11th thing with him that makes him unqualified for the
office he’s seeking."
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Cuba: Hope and Change? is the title of a piece by John Feffer in Foreign Policy In Focus
"Cuba stands at a historic crossroads. Down one path lies strict adherence to the revolutionary legacy of the Castros. Down another path lies a revival of Cuba as a playground of rich moguls and
shadowy criminal types, as it was just before the revolution. Are there any other paths that Cuba can take?"
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The Robert Reich blog is always worth a visit. Last week he wrote about the tax plans of Trump and Cruz:
"If
either Trump or Cruz is elected president, we could see the largest
redistribution in American history from the poor and middle-class of
America to the rich."
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Katie Miranda is an illustrator, jewelry designer, and cartoonist living in Portland, OR and we thank Portside for leading us to her illustrations published by Mondoweiss that answered the question:
Note: On March 21, 2016 the Bernie Sanders campaign released the speech
Sanders would have given to AIPAC had the presidential hopeful been
allowed to show a pre-recorded message at the pro-Israel lobby’s annual
policy conference.
"So
when we talk about Israel and Palestinian areas, it is important to
understand that today there is a whole lot of suffering among
Palestinians and that cannot be ignored. You can’t have good policy
that results in peace if you ignore one side."
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Publisher and Chief Technical Officer Peter Gamble, is the recipient of
a national Sigma Delta Chi award for public service in journalism and
numerous other honors for excellence in reporting and investigative
reporting. The “beats” he covered as a broadcast journalist ranged from
activism in the streets to the State Department and White House. The
lure of a personal computer on his desk inspired a career change in
1985 and an immersion into what he saw as the future of communications.
The acquisition of computer programming skills made it possible for
Peter to achieve an important level of self-reliance in the technology
of the 21st century and to develop BlackCommentator.com. Contact Peter.
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