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The Party is Over
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In recent days, the presidential campaign has exploded. Videotapes of Donald J. Trump glorying in his sexual conquests (or attempts) have caused a hemorrhaging of support–especially among women, who are shocked and sickened by his… Full Transcript
The Politics of Challenge = The Politics of Change
The Clinton Coup
Mumia Abu-Jamal
One can hardly recall the Clinton years without becoming awash in a wave of exhaustion. For despite the rosy cast granted by the passage of time, it was in fact a time of immense loss… Full Transcript
Theater of the Absurd
Mumia Abu-Jamal
When I was a young Panther, a tiny, bald, blue-eyed Frenchman came to visit the national headquarters in Berkeley, California. David Hilliard, the Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, greeted him briefly, and… Full Transcript
Choose Your Poison
Mumia Abu-Jamal
As the campaign clock winds down to zero, the choices before the voters seem incredibly grim, especially if one is a Black voter. The polls say 91% of Black voters will vote for Hillary Rodham… Full Transcript
Donald Trump: Genius or Idiot?
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Shakaboona from SCI Rockview. “Donald Trump, Genius or Idiot?” Many political pundits were in awe of how Donald Trump manipulated the media like a maestro to have his message delivered and face plastered on every… Full Transcript
2024
Wilbert Sanders
This is “2024” by Wilbert Sanders, known as Jazz the Poet. AIDS is curable with a single pill, But 20,000 is needed to make a dealSince the CDC owns all pharmacies. Within this nationwide conspiracyCocaine… Full Transcript
“The Clinton Show”
Mumia Abu-Jamal
As the Democratic National Convention rolls out its latest episode of the long-running “The Clinton Show”. It is threatened, as are all old programs, by an audience that has grown beyond the show’s characters. Starring… Full Transcript
Mumia Abu-Jamal on Democracy Now!
Mumia Abu-Jamal
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. We are “Breaking with Convention: War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. We’re broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, broadcasting outside that… Full Transcript
Who’s Running?
Wilbert Sanders
This is “Who’s Running,” by Wilbert Saunders, also known as Jazz the Poet. Politicians are drawing massive crowds With empty promises and talking loud. Grand ideas of uplifting the economy, But actually promote modernized slavery.… Full Transcript
Capital Gains
Mumia Abu-Jamal
The primaries have ended, and America’s general election begins anew — and voila! — a billionaire is pitted against a millionaire! The Trump-Clinton battle (what I’ve earlier termed ‘The Nasty vs The crafty’) is a… Full Transcript
Trump’s Running Mate
Mumia Abu-Jamal
When flamboyant realtor and reality TV star Donald J. Trump announced his candidacy, the political world – pundits, columnists, politicians and the press – almost choked themselves with their chortles, guffaws and chuckles. Trump, overnight,… Full Transcript
Obama vs. BLM: MLK vs. Obama
Mumia Abu-Jamal
On his latest trek to Britain, U.S… President Barack Obama took a slap at the youthful activists o the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. They were “really effective” at bringing attention to serious issues, he… Full Transcript
Ehrlichman: War on Drugs Really War on Blacks and Hippies
Mumia Abu-Jamal
For the youth of today, the name John Ehrlichman rings no bells. For people who lived through the ’60s, it is either famous or notorious. The name references a former high-ranking member of the White… Full Transcript
Unleash The Beast
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In a recent column on the pending election, I wrote that one needn’t worry about billionaire presidential candidate, Donald Trump, who wouldn’t last. I was wrong. I seriously underestimated Trump’s ability to pummel and maim… Full Transcript
Brief Thoughts on Antonin Scalia, Presidential Nominations and Republican Obstructionism
Jaan Laaman
Brief Thoughts on Antonin Scalia, Presidential Nominations, and Republican Obstructionism from Political Prisoner, Jaan Laaman Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s recent death has again exposed the deep divisions among the elite political managers of the U.S.A.… Full Transcript
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Rotten System Must Go
Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall
Far too often politicians think they can just say, “I’m sorry,” after they are busted for doing wrong to Black people, and everything will reset and return to business as usual. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,… Full Transcript
For the party, everything, for the people, nothing. It is, to say the least, somewhat disturbing to see how impassioned are the president and the first lady in bringing out the black vote for democratic… Full Transcript