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The Clock Ticks Ever Faster for Leonard Peltier

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Leonard Peltier, Nelson Mandela, Political Prisoners, Parole Commission, Amnesty International, Politics News
Harvey Wasserman

Leonard Peltier has been in prison for a staggering 33 years, six more than Nelson Mandela. When he was locked up, Three Mile Island was three years away, and Ronald Reagan had barely begun to run for President.

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South African Policeman Kills Self While Guarding Mandela's Home

CNN | Posted 09.01.2009 | World

Read More: Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Guard, Nelson Mandela Guard Suicide, World News

A South African policeman guarding former South African President Nelson Mandela's home shot and killed himself Saturday, police said. A police serge...

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Iconomania: Michael, Walter and Nelson

Danny Schechter | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Jackson, Walter Cronkite Dead, Nelson Mandela, Hero Worship, TV News, Media News
Danny Schechter

What a time for Iconomania, none of it critical, none of it questioning, none offering deeper perspective or leading to very revealing coverage.

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The Arabs Need a Nelson Mandela, Who Knows When to Go

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Lebanon, Yemen, Gamal-Abdel-Nasser, Algeria, Morocco, Democracy, Fatah, Hamas, Bashar Al-Assad, Nelson Mandela, Arabs, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Syria, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

We desperately need a visionary leader in the Arab world, monarch or republican, who steps aside and oversees in his lifetime a peaceful democratic transfer of power.

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Nelson Mandela Meets With NYC Public School Students In South Africa

New York Daily News | Sindhu Sundar | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Foreign Language Academy for Global Studies, South Africa, New York, Queens, Nelson Mandela, Stephanie Chng, Curtis Jones, Nelson Mandela South Africa, Johannesburg, Queens New York, New York News

Twelve city public school students had a school trip of a lifetime when they flew to Johannesburg recently to meet former South African President Nels...

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Honoring Nelson Mandela

David Dinkins | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York

Read More: Nelson Mandela, New York, South Africa, New York City, Mandela Day, New York News
David Dinkins

On this first Mandela Day, we might be reminded of the words of an ANC freedom song.

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America Doesn't Suck After All: Confederation Cup 2009, South Africa

David Henry Sterry | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Italy, Clint Dempsey, Kaka, World Cup 2010, Confederation Cup, Football, Tim Howard, Fernando Torres, Usa, Fifa, Bob Bradley, Brazil, America, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Soccer, Spain, Entertainment News
David Henry Sterry

America didn't win their first international soccer tournament. But sometimes winning isn't the only thing. Sometimes getting to the finals is the next step toward winning the finals.

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The New Mandela is a Woman

Laura Kiss | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

Read More: Unity, Samia Nkrumah, Politics, Education, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Ghana, African Americans, World News
Laura Kiss

We want politics with another flavor. We want to see the politics of humanity, of dignity, of dialogue, of wisdom, of grace.

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No More Mandelas: What America Can Learn From the ANC's Abuse of Hope

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama Nelson Mandela, Naomi Klein, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, Desmond Tutu, Hope, World News
Eben Esterhuizen

"Hope has never trickled down. It has always sprung up." This is what America can learn from South Africa.

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Zuma Poised To Be South Africa's Next President

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Jacob Zuma, South African Election, South African Presidential Election, Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg, World News

KWANXAMALALA, South Africa — One-time goat herder Jacob Zuma is poised to lead Africa's strongest economic power after elections Wednesday _ a v...

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Elections in South Africa

Laura J. Mitchell | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Apartheid, Albert Lutuli, Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Thabo Mbeki, African National Congress, Desmond Tutu, South Africa, F.W. De Klerk, World News
Laura J. Mitchell

Too much is at stake for South Africans ­indeed for the rest of the continent ­to blithely dismiss "forces of darkness" in this current election.

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Jacob Zuma: Top 5 Things You Didn't Know

Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Jacob Zuma, South Africa Elections, South Africa Politics, South Africa, South Africa Election 2009, Jacob Zuma Election, Nelson Mandela, Ussr, African National Congress, Zulu, Robben Island, Zuma Controversy, South African Communist Party, Jacob Zuma Update, Biography Jacob Zuma, Zuma Huffington Post Top Five Things, Zumas Wives Profile, Jacob Zuma's Biography, Wives of Zuma, Jacob Zuma Facts, Jacob Zuma 5 Things You Didn't Know, Jacob Zuma News, World News

Jacob Zuma, current president of the African National Congress and the leading candidate in South Africa's presidential election Wednesday, is quite t...

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Mandela Endorses Jacob Zuma At Massive Election Rally

washingtonpost.com | Karin Brulliard | Posted 05.20.2009 | World

Read More: Zuma Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Anc, Foreign Affairs, Mandela Zuma, Mandela, South Africa, South Africa Election, Jacob Zuma, World News

JOHANNESBURG, April 19 -- Pollsters and analysts predict a clean sweep for the ruling African National Congress when this nation goes to the polls on ...

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Will Jacob Zuma's South Africa Be Democracy's Shame?

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Thomas Ranuga, News, Politics, Mosiuoa Lekota, Thabo Mbeki, African National Congress, Election, Congress of the People, South Africa, Apartheid, Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, Bulelani Ngcuka, Leonard McCarthy, Helen Zille, Scorpion, Cosatu, South Africa Election, World News
Andrew Belonsky

Jacob Zuma's commitment to communism, apparent disdain for free press and alleged meddling in the justice system are enough to raise the hairs on anyone who believes in open, transparent liberal democracy.

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A Promising Glimpse of Africa's Future Can Be Found in Its Children

Queen Rania of Jordan | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Africa Human Rights, Africa Children, Foreign Affairs, Africa, Advocacy, Queen Rania, Queen Rania Africa, Jordan Queen, World News
Queen Rania of Jordan

Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu -- that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone -- we could learn a lot.

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South Africa: Dalai Lama Controversy Splits Government

allAfrica.com | Faatimah Hendricks | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, 2010 World Cup, Barbara Hogan, World Cup, Fw-De-Klerk, Soccer, The Dalai Lama, Africa, Soccer Tournament, Dalai Lama South Africa, Tibet, Dalai Lama Tibet, World News

Cape Town -- South Africa's health minister, Barbara Hogan, has condemned her own government for denying the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama,...

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Wall Street, Geithner, and Defunct Economics Threaten Obama's Leadership

Ann Pettifor | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Robert Rubin, Wall Street Bailout, Nelson Mandela, Timothy Geithner, Alan Greenspan, Wall Street, Lawrence Summers, Financial Crisis, Business News
Ann Pettifor

President Obama is in danger of making the same mistake Nelson Mandela made. Obama is abrogating power to shape the recovery of the US economy, and handing over the leadership to Wall Street and lesser mortals.

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Take the Steering Wheel out of Geithner's Hands

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Fdic, Aig Bonuses, Economy, Aig, Bank Bonuses, Recession, Stan Greenberg, Federal Bailouts, Nelson Mandela, Bailout Bandits, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Geithner Bailout, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Aig Federal Bailouts, Bonuses, Wall Street Bonuses, AIG Scandal, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

Tim Geithner's actions throughout his career, including his time as Treasury Secretary, are proof that the toxic thinking that got us into this mess is part of his DNA.

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Mandela Emerges From Retirement To Support Zuma For President

The Independent | Daniel Howden | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Jacob Zuma, Anc, Nelson Mandela, The Independent, Africa, African National Congress, Apartheid, Madiba, Zuma, Mandela, World News

Facing its first real challenge since the end of apartheid, the African National Congress (ANC) has turned to the man who many wish was still leading ...

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An Open Letter to President Obama

Jason Pollock | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Radical Right, 700 Billion Bailout, President Obama, Madonna, Martin Luther King Jr., $700 Billion Bailout, Obama Administration, Obama, Mlk, Barack Obama, Change, Nelson Mandela, Economic Stimulus Package, Obama Change, Martin Luther King, 700 Billion Dollar Bailout, Stimulus Package, Jason Pollock, Fox News, Economic Stimulus, Limbaugh, Obama Muslim World, Closing Guantanamo, The Beatles, Politics News
Jason Pollock

You have forever changed what it means to be the President of the United States and I'm so grateful and happy for your existence.

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A Sideshow? Not Our Blago!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Illinois Legislaure, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Blagojevich Circus, Rod Blagojevich, TV Talk Shows, Barbara Walters, Roland Burris, The View, Blagojevich Media Blitz, Blagojevich Scandal, Mahatma Gandhi, Blagojevich Impeachment, Humor, Politics, Political Humor, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

The Irrepressible Blagojevich admits to nothing! He concedes nothing! He never stops smiling! And he does all this while reciting poetry!

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A Hero's Journey: Barack Obama Goes To Washington

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: The Hero's Journey, Oath of Office, Loyalty Oath, Obama's Inauguration, Barack Obama, I've Got a Dream Speech, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

The Inauguration and Call to Service Congratulations, America! Today, we got ourselves a new president! Com...

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The Loss of a Hero: Apartheid Critic Helen Suzman Dies at 91

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

Read More: Bill Clinton, Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, Helen Suzman, Africa, Robben Island, Helen Suzman Dies, World News
Madeleine M. Kunin

Helen was a role model for me not so much because I was like her, but because I wanted to become more like her; to understand the source of her extraordinary courage.

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How Israel is Wrong and the Palestinians are Misguided

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Martin Luther King, Occupation, Nelson Mandela, Palestinians, Mahatma Gandhi, Israel, Video, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hamas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Cenk Uygur

Israel is occupying the West Bank (and effectively Gaza because they control the borders, the airspace, etc.). What are they going to do with it -- hold on to it forever?

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The Historic Sweep of Soweto

Mona Gable | Posted 01.19.2009 | World

Read More: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Holiday Inn in Soweto, Nelson Mandela, Apartheid, South Africa, Johannesburg, Soweto, World News
Mona Gable

It's day six, or at least I think it is, of our American bloggers tour in South Africa. We just drove past Archbishop Desmond Tutu's house, the gentle Anglican cleric who preached against apartheid.

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