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Showing videos filed under: Black Commentator
Bill Fletcher Jr.: Remembering Dorothy Height, Benjamin Hooks
April 24, 2010Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks both passed away recently; as trailblazing leaders in the movements for civil rights, they both worked to make a better world not just for African-Americans, but for everyone. Height was a feminist and an outspoken activist for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, and Hooks led the NAACP through a transitional period in its long history.Bill Fletcher Jr., Foreclosures and Financial Reform, and Cochabamba
April 23, 2010President Obama came to New York to deliver a speech at Cooper Union this week, critiquing the financial crisis and making the case for the financial regulation bill heading for a Senate vote. He made the case for both free markets and for regulations on those markets, and called for Americans to come together to support financial regulation.Henry Louis Gates's Arrest: A Teachable Moment?
July 28, 2009There’s been an endless cycle of commentary on the Henry Louis Gates affair since the Harvard Professor was arrested in his home and President Obama made the off script remark that the Cambridge police had “acted stupidly.” Both men are now saying it is time to move on and that what happened was a teachable moment.Henry Louis Gates's Arrest: A Teachable Moment?, Ben Bernanke's PR Blitz, and Greg Grandin on Honduras
July 27, 2009What if anything have we learned from the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates? Bill Fletcher, Jr., Ron Kuby, Dennis Parker, and Irene Monroe on race, class, and law enforcement in America. GREG GRANDIN reports from Latin America on Manuel Zelaya's attempts to return to power. Finally, DEAN BAKER of the Center for Economic and Policy Research on Ben Bernanke's PR blitz, healthcare, and the right to rent.Brand Obama, Continuous City, and Kerry Kennedy
November 19, 2008There seems to be little disagreement on just how successful the Obama campaign was. It was, many would argue, the most outstanding marketing campaign in presidential history. Brand Obama raised over 600 million dollars from more than 3 million donors. What does it mean for American politics? Matt Taibbi, chief political reporter for Rolling Stone and the author of The Great Derangement, Bill Fletcher, Jr.Born-Again Baseball Fan Bill Fletcher Has A Concern...
July 11, 2008Bill Fletcher of BlackCommentator.com, on free agency, Curt Flood, and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Do you know about the reserve clause? It went to the Supreme Court!
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