Ignorance in America"Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo." — Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
A newspaper photograph shows a smiling Susan Lamb, who wants a total ban placed on The Autobiography of Malcolm X (in its
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BougainvilleYellow Cake, Yellow Cake Where have you been? I've been asleep in the ground Not part of the scene. But now I'm awake, I can sing, I can shout, Innuendo, Crescendo, As to what it's all
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Poisoning beautyThe so called "standards" for femininity, beauty and desirability in women, by and large, are dictatorially set by Caucasian men, most of whom the world over are of the sexist and racist persuasion.
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Looking out: Lucrative marketLanguage and behaviour in the USA are in constant evolution. Alas, incredibly bad taste has become quite acceptable, even chic, in some circles. The most recent offering from the
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"The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by [its] private citizens." — Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) I think Alexis de Tocqueville would have been perplexed to
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Keepers and the keptOften, when you read about the kept, what is written will have been presented by someone who has a vested interest in suppressing the truth about the keepers. For a refreshing change, let's
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Man vs dogIn Butts County, just 50 miles south of Atlanta, sits the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Centre. Today the sun is gently pressing its way through a dense cloud bank high above a hint of morning fog.
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The citizens of the city and county of San Francisco can be very proud of their sheriff, Michael Hennessey, for his uncommon courage and leadership. Sheriff Hennessey has broken away from the bureaucratic,
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Then and nowIt was Lyndon B. Johnson who said, "Until justice is blind to colour, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the colour of men's [or women's] skins, emancipation will be
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Minjerribah's loss is eternity's gainOodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), our late sister from Stradbroke, has graciously left us many gifts, not the least of which is her poetry. I have chosen the following
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The men have failedAll over the world in ever increasing numbers, women are going to prison. In Australia, over 40% of the women in or about to go to prison are single parents of small children. Of the 300 women now
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What's it like?"What's it like to be an African-American male in America?" Well, come with me on a non-fictional walk through Washington, DC, and I'll tell you how it's been for me. The distinct hum of an