November 2012 Archive

FCC abandons diversity, embraces Rupert Murdoch
By Joseph Torres Contributing Writer (Special from New America Media/Free Press) — Days before the election, President Obama told an Iowa newspaper that if he won a second term, he would owe ...
Whites want to secede from white America
By Askia Muhammad Contributing Writer WASHINGTON (Special to the NNPA from The Final Call) — Even as Caribbean nations Jamaica and Barbados have expanded their countries’ investigations into the legitimate claims for ...
Democracy on trial
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist On Election Day, I found myself thinking about Venezuela. In the context of a hotly contested race for the presidency of the country, all reports indicated ...
GOP’s ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ attacks on Ambassador Susan Rice
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Representative Marcia Fudge, the newly-elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, says politically-inspired charges that United Nations Ambassador Susan E. Rice is “not ...
Income inequality grows in U.S.
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The threat of an impending fiscal cliff has sparked intense conversations about whether upper-income citizens are paying their fair share of taxes. But equally important – ...
Sinkhole evacuees stranded for some time
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer At the eight-acre, Bayou Corne sinkhole in Assumption Parish, owners of slab houses are waiting for methane-gas monitors to be installed next month. Residents are watching natural ...
The questions keep coming
By Edmund W. Lewis, Editor If you thought you might be able to breathe a little easier or get a few more minutes of sleep after this month elections, think again.
The scam that stole Thanksgiving
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When I think of Thanksgiving Day, I think of family, gathered around a table that groans with turkey and dressing, green beans and candied yams, mac and ...
Understanding why Republicans lost
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist In the immortal words of Ronald personal loans rome ga Reagan, “W-e-l-l, there you go again.” Post-election, the Republicans just can’t seem to get their act ...
What in hell is cyberporn doing to us?
By Fr. Jerome LeDoux Contributing Columnist That just about sums it up, folks. Cyber tools are wonders of the world of science, and, for the most part, they serve us very well. ...

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