Margaret Kimberley
Margaret Kimberley's Freedom Rider column appears weekly at the Black Agenda Report. Kimberley lives in New York City, and can be reached via e-Mail at Margaret.Kimberley (at) BlackAgendaReport.com.
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Views Thursday, February 12, 2015 For the US, War Is Peace in Ukraine The United States and the rest of NATO gambled when they took sides in Ukraine’s 2014 political crisis. American fingerprints were clearly seen on the coup which sent an elected president into exile. The West succeeded in putting Petro Poroshenko in the presidency, then showered his nearly bankrupt... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, September 03, 2014 Liar in a Tan Suit: Obama's Distortions from Ukraine to Iraq On August 28th, president Obama delivered remarks in the White House press room. That is hardly newsworthy but on that day the president wore a tan suit , not the usual presidential dark blue uniform. This simple fashion choice exposed many things that are wrong with America, from shallow media... Read more |
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Views Thursday, August 07, 2014 Climate Change – Point of No Return Time’s up, or so planet earth seems to be telling humanity. Extreme weather conditions around the globe, including rising temperatures, droughts, crop failures, melting sea ice, rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers and the loss of plant and animal species all point in only one direction. The... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, July 16, 2014 American and Israeli War Crimes Of all the partners in international crime in existence right now, the United States and Israel are the worst. Along with their less powerful cohorts like Saudi Arabia they have instigated occupations and carnage on a mass scale. Yet while one hand washes the other, it isn’t always clear who... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The Plunder of Detroit and Iraq The ugly face of empire and disaster capitalism is visible all over the world. Detroit, Michigan, was once a thriving city but was sent into a tailspin by the deindustrialization of the United States, white flight, and institutional racism which blamed black people who were in fact the victims of... Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 04, 2014 The Lessons of Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling “ Black people or even white people on the left would not get away with publicly brandishing fire arms, forming a de facto militia and threatening the lives of federal employees.” There is nothing like the musings of racist white people to garner media attention and public outrage. Unfortunately... Read more |
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Views Sunday, March 09, 2014 “Journalists” Follow Obama on Ukraine Prominent journalists in the United States may as well be on the White House payroll. They are consistent cheerleaders for whoever occupies the oval office and the corporate corner office. They make no attempt to hide their allegiance to power and their lack of interest in informing the public. Read more |
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Views Thursday, February 27, 2014 America vs. the World The word imperialism fell into disuse in recent decades. If it seems slightly retro, that is only because there aren’t enough Americans committed to telling the ugly truth about their government. Read more |
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Views Saturday, December 21, 2013 Edward Snowden: Person of the Year "Snowden is a living litmus test for people who claim to be progressives or supporters of our constitutional rights.” Read more |
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Views Sunday, October 20, 2013 Food Stamp Corporate Welfare “ Discussions about government spending are inherently bogus because the elephant in the room, big business, is absent.” Read more |