Mumia Abu Jamal

[col. writ. 7/16/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 ‚Everything new‘, it used to be said, “comes from California.‘
Perhaps not everything, but a Federal District Court there has just ruled that the death penalty, as practiced in the Golden State, is unconstitutional, in light of the long dreadful waits between sentencing and executions.
Judges have hinted around this theme for years, but this is the first time I’ve […]

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[col. writ. 7/18/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 The airwaves are thick with talk of ‘war crimes’, how Russia should be sanctioned, and even how the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, according to one congressional war-hawk, “has blood on his hands.”
This is not to downplay the very real losses sustained in the destruction of Malaysia Air 17, but a look at how easily the imperial media slips into […]

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 (2:11) re kids at U.S. border with mexico MP3 by Mumia Abu-Jamal

 
[col. writ. 7/13/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
I’ve been watching for days now, as media reports display the growing hatreds at the arrival of Central American children across the Mexican-U.S. border.
American voices crackle with bile as they begin the drumbeat for their immediate deportation.
Vile names are called against them, and they are described as […]

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[col. writ. 7/9/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 The biblical tale of David vs. Goliath is the quintessential story of how the weak can prevail over the mighty.
 It gives people hope that perhaps they can prevail over terrible adversity.
 In the Middle East that tale continues to be told, but from the somewhat peculiar perspective that Israel, the Zionist State, is David.
 This is how most Americans receive – […]

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[col. writ. 7/7/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
The scenes are, unfortunately, all too familiar.
 A person is beaten, ruthlessly, relentlessly, by a cop (or group of cops).
 A video is released, and, at least initially, public sympathy flows to the beaten figure on the bottom.
 Before long, however, the counter-narrative emerges, the beaten was belligerent, combative, resisted arrest -or, worst of all, was on drugs!
 Then, the story goes […]

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LESSONS UNLEARNED FROM (RECENT) HISTORY
 [col. writ. 6/29/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 One would think that after the hellish debacle of Iraq, the primary role of the corporate media, that of Chief Cheerleader, would’ve given rise to soul-searching, or at least professional reconsideration and training of young journalists.
If the news of late is any indication, that ain’t happening.
Check any news service, and no doubt you’ll see […]

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HOBBY LOBBY: Son of Citizens United
[col. writ. 7/2/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
  The Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision, which protected a closely held corporation’s right of religious practice, is a direct result of the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
It was an affirmation of a corporation’s First Amendment rights, which rests upon the rather curious notion that corporations are persons, and thereby entitled […]

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PERILS OF EMPIRE
 When the U.S. launched its invasion of Iraq, predicated on the events of 9/11, it was the very quintessence of hubris.
Neo-conservatives dreamed of remaking the Middle East in their own image. It was, in truth, a mad dream. A nightmare born of the drug of sole superpower.
It’s been a decade since, and none of their dreams have come true. Indeed, it’s quite […]

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[col. writ. 6/23/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 In a matter of days, a tiny, rag-tag group of militiamen have changed the map of Iraq.
Calling themselves (oddly enough), ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), (odd because ‘isis’ is the Grecian name of an ancient Egyptian goddess).  They have used pick-up trucks, automatic rifles, no air power and little more than will to take over […]

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[col. writ. 6/20/14] © ’14 Mumia Abu-Jamal
 With the news that President Barack Obama is now sending 300 military advisers back into Iraq (identified as Special Forces), we may be eyeing the beginning of a new phase in the Iraq War.
The war, we have been assured, is over, and the bulk of U.S. troops have been withdrawn. Thus, the president can claim one of his campaign […]

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