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February 2006 – Celebrate Black History Month

2006 – print

Owen Williamson tackles the sneak attack on science by proponents of the “intelligent design” myth of the origins of life. Tony Pecinovsky discusses different roles the Workers’ Rights Board, a town hall forum developed by labor and community activists in Jobs with Justice, have played in three different communities to advance workers’ rights. Abdul Hassan interviews rapper Boots Riley of The Coup. Phil Benjamin examines the health crisis after hurricane Katrina and lays out a program for revolutionizing the US health care system. Our other articles look at the so-called Green Revolution in Mexico and the 60th anniversary of the war against fascism and much more.

Please also enjoy our book reviews, poetry, a short story and other items.

PA Editors

Celebrate African American History Month:

• Demand Voting Rights Act Renewal
• Strengthen Affirmative Action
• Demand Reparations
• We need equal access to jobs, public education, health care.

(illustration by Victor Velez)

Departments:

04 Letters

07 Commentary
Let’s Take Action
By Pat Gowens

The Sun’s Not Yellow, It’s Chicken: Why Torture Makes Perfect Sense to the Commander in Chief
By Steven Laffoley

Showdown on the Silver Coast
By Diana Barahona

Weah’s Boots have Iron Studs Called Ellen
By Roland Bankole Marke

09 Marxist IQ

16 FILM REVIEWS
2005 Academy Awards – A Glimpse at Reality?
By Michael Shepler

The Reality in “Paradise Now”
By Sonia Nettnin

21 Book Reviews
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Reviewed By Tony Pecinovsky

The "W" Effect: Bush’s War on Women
Reviewed by Clara West

Offshore: The Dark Side of the Global Economy
Reviewed by Gerald Horne

24 Poetry
Damage
By Kamau Daaoud

View of the Library of Congress from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
By Thomas Sayers Ellis

Brecht
By Maggie Jaffe

59 Fiction
Short Story: Sleep-Water-Box Fan
By Lisa Casey Perry

Features:

44 War Against Reason: The Intelligent Design Scam
By Owen Williamson
Disguised as science, “intelligent design” is cover for the ultra-right to sneak their religion into public schools.

28 Love for the Underdog: PA Talks with Raptivist Boots Riley
By Abdul Hassan
Rapper Boots Riley of The Coup discusses his current album and politics.

32 Wierd Science: The Fantastic Realism of China Mievelle
By William J. Burling
Marxist themes in the work of science fiction writer China Miélville are examined.

36 From the Katrina Disaster to Health Care Opportunity
By Phil E. Benjamin
The health care disaster in Katrina’s wake shows the need for a radical overhaul of the US health care system.

40 How Labor Got Its Groove Back: Workers' Rights Boards Fight for Justice
By Tony Pecinovsky
Community and labor activists come together to demand change.

50 Fighting Fire with Fire: The Italian Resistance and World War II
By Sergio Ricaldone
A memoir of the great battle against Fascism from the viewpoint of an Italian resistance fighter.

54 Green Revolution or Scorched Earth? Mexican and Cuban Responses
By Michael Hogan
Neoliberal policies that drove the green revolution in Mexico increased inequality and ecological disasters.

66 Cómo es que el movimiento sindical volvió a agarrar la onda: Mesas de derechos de los trabajadores luchan por la justicia.
Por Tony Pecinovsky
Activistas comunitarios y sindicales se reunen para exigir el cambio.

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