Revisiting the FBI’s Dirty War on Black America

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Feb 22, 2011

The tale of civil rights photographer—and FBI informant—Ernest Withers is shocking but hardly exceptional. Nor is U.S. spying against its own citizens a thing of the past.


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Clarence Thomas, Health Care Reform, and the Case of the Lobbyist Wife

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Feb 11, 2011

Thomas failed to disclose that his wife Ginni earned nearly $700,000 from an organization that opposes health care reform, an issue soon to come before the Supreme Court. That's cause for serious punishment.


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Obama's Budget Ax: Why the Neediest People Should Be the Most Afraid

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Feb 08, 2011

Obama skirted the issue in his State of the Union speech, but when his 2012 budget is unveiled next week, the neediest Americans will face the biggest cuts.


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One Angry Teacher: Cutting CA School Year by 6 Weeks Would Be a Disaster

New America Media, Commentary, Matt Amaral, Posted: Feb 01, 2011

If California voters don't OK a $12 billion tax extension to fund public education, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer warns, the K-12 school year could be slashed by six weeks.


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