c: () J\ I, I 'I' I () N
Violence frequently occurred,
and th pow r ofth hite man
in Asia and Africa as curtailed.
Th white man's image ofinvin­
cibility was broken.
Th War in Ko a, putting
a basically white country (U.S.)
against a b ically yello coun­
try (North Korea), ended in a
draw ins d of victory for th -
predominantly white United
States. It ended in 1953.
The war in Vietnam ended
in an ignominious defeat for th
French and later in a bad defeat
for the United States. Non­
whites with inferior arms and
equipment defeated whites with
modem technology.
• The Japan have built
cars, television sets and many
household items of superior
quality - frequently superior to
products made anywhere else.
They have been yery popular all
over the world and Japan now is
considered the most powerful
nation in the world in finance. In
-technolegy, they equaled the
best.
• The U.S. Supreme Court
S e MEET, AS
HA�RIS
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. IF SOME RACIST GROOP
[?EGAN KILLING BLACK
PEOPLE BY THE HUNDREDS
WE WOULD BE
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omen' liber
movemen began in th
i ired by Gloria S
d Betty Fri n nd
in ne perceptions of
role. Women received more
jo , more mon ry, and more le­
gal protection against mal
ha ment - all of hich di­
minished the arbitrary po er of
hite men who con idered
themsel privileged creatures
because of their and color ..
The Anita Hill te timony
again t Clarence Thomas re-
ulted in election victori and
alarmed co rvative white men
and ca them to f r female
voting power.
Th victori of Black can­
dida along with women in lo­
cal, state and national elections
. degraded the old-fa hioned
domination of polici by white
men.
Carol Moseley-Braun, the
first Black woman elected sena­
tor, is quite effective. Her defeat
of the J e Helms effort to con­
tinue national approval of an
emblem containing a Confeder­
ate flag was meaningful and
symbolically powerful. To most
Blacks, this flag rep nts slav­
ery.
One year after Clinton's elec­
tion to the White House, a clear
political orientation has devel­
oped within th leadership of his
admini tration. Clinton's core
electoral base, the millions of M­
rican-Americans, Latinos, trade
unionists, feminists, environ­
mentalist , and liberals, ex­
pected the Arkansas Democrat
to adhere to many progressive
polici . .
Inste d, on issue after issue,
from Lani Guinier to NAFTA,
Clinton has repudiated, in­
sulted and alien ted the people
most ponsibl for his victory
over George Bush.
Th lat t at ap ars to
be on h alth care. For months,
Clinton has p ch that his
trat gy for health ca reform
had to embra uni rsal cover­
age, giving all consum rs th
f dom tochooseth irowndoc­
tors. I t ad of th more com­
prehensive "single-payer"
health care sys m u eel in Can-
da, Clinton call for an ap-
proach d ribed "managed
. compe ition", which at mp to
incorporat mark for into a
government su rvi d system,
with th obj i of reducing
o rall co and maintaining
gan ral quality. .
By Dr. Manning Marable
cover the other 20 percent. Coo- scenes, as Cooper aggressively
per would control medical costs rai money to run for th U.S.
by promoting market competi- Senate in Tenn n xt year,
tion betwe n large corporate the health care industry is fi-
health care providers. Cooper' nancing his efforts.
plan would also still leave 25 As reported 'by the consumer
million Americans uncovered. organization Citizen' Action,
Cooper' "alternative" is be- Cooper led all 435 members of
ing aggressively promoted by a th House in receiving large fi­
motley crew of neoliberals and nancial contributions from the
corporate inte . The editors health industry, with 153,000
of The N w Republic have mad through June 30 1993. A rom­
Coop r their political pin-up promise is probably in the
works. And the odds are good,
unfortunately, that the admini­
stration's final plan will em-
bra many of Cooper' id
There is also speculation that
th Clinton administration may
refu to include abortion cover­
a in his "revised" health care
plan, as a con ion to cons r­
vatives. Although it is many
tim more ly in tax dollars
to pay for prenatal care, deliv-
ery, and social rvi support
than for abortion, Clinton may
crifice the interests of low in­
come women who cannot afford
abortions, in order to please his
co rVative critics.
On the environment, a simi­
lar picture emerges. Hu corpo­
rations whic pollute the
environment and their insur­
ance eompani a lob ying to
The Republicans are divided
on their response to th Clinton
program. Some favor a much
more mod t managed competi­
tion approach proposed by mod­
erate Republican Senator John
ChaCee of Rhode Island; others
desire little to no change in the
nation's health care system at
all.
OW ON THE horizon
comes th health plan of censer-
" ... Clinton has repudiated,
insulted, and alienated the
people most respon ible for
- his victory over Georqe
Bush."
vative Democratic Congressman
Jim Cooper .of Tenn . C0<>­
p r's plan diff rs from Clinton's
in that it would require busi­
n to pay 80 percent of all
he lth in urance premiums,
while employ would have to
boy, warning that Clinton's ap- _
proach has too much federal bu­
reaucracy. Leaders of the
eonservati Democratic Lead­
ership Council--which Clinton
once headed-- upport Cooper's
initiative. And behind the
READERS WRITE
BY HUGH JACKSON
C n 199 be th long
y r when w . on UTl"iDl'llra of th
nobler w ttain - th y r wh n t wor a performed
in hom , church , education, gov rnm nt, private sector,
community in gen ral; not by for or coercion, but by perse-
ran that wins ch godlik ct and pluc u from
mingly ure failure. Hope for the year nd beyond appeared
on two important fronts, ew Y r' D y.
Oa and County Ministerial Fello hip ( CMF), at it an­
nual Emancipation Service held at Providence Bapti t
Church, recalled the hi tory of African-Americans freed
la . S ker Dr. Robert Bailey, Pastor of Trinity Baptist
Church, moved from history to now and the future.
Scripturally, his b w Philippians 3:13-14: "Brethren, I
count not myself to have appreh nded: but thi one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are before, I p toward th
mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ J us."
H' m ge sp d - eagled all the fronts - the gospel
holding out opportunity for. new beginnings, new life on ch.
Installation of officers charged new OCMF leadership to
shoulder their ponsibiliti, untiring, in pursuit of OC'MF
mission: to trengthen the bonds of Christian fellowship,
deepen and enrich the pi ritual life of the community through
ecumenical efforts and prophetic social action.
THROUGH THI WINDOW of hope came a freshn of
possibilities for new gains led by Christian leadership.
The noon Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony at City Hall
center taged new and familiar fa who must lead to demon­
strate commitment to government of the people, by the people
and for the people; an administration that should treat a wrong
to the least an affront to all; a government that must deal with
complex social and economic problem of today; an administra­
tion that will not allow its If to be known as "the gang in
posseeaion" without regard for the will of the people.
Socio-economic turnaround in Pontiac is dependent on a
government that lets in all to p rticipat in i counsels. An
admini tration locked . to the io .. of . n ,
education, health, housing, neighborhood and youth develop:
ment on the basis of facts, with intent for benefit among the
least and progress for all.
Issu like schools of choice, school vouchers, charter schools,
must, also, be debated and decided in City Hall.
RECOGNITION THAT EQUAL employment opportunity
and affirmative action are companions for economic justice,
must be accompanied by leadership and action that bring
results throughout the city.
Health care, adequate housing and neighborhood improve­
ment, too long neglected, require priority attention. Greater
investments mu' t made in Pontia ' youth. Not out of fear
of more crime and violence, but nsitive to what a crime it is
not to maximize opportunities for th ir t u ful develop­
ment.
The golden momen in the tream of life n not continue
to rush past so many Pontiac citizens. Chri tian and gove n­
mental leadership consistently ex rei in their powers in con­
cert and in partnership with the peopl ,can r ch forth to those
things before us and by perseverance, every Pontiac citizen will
have a fair chance to be as great as he/she pl . The unused
pages of 1994 wait to be filled by a new beginning in Pontiac.
r write th Superfund 1 w,
which has forced th m to nd
billions of dollars to cl an up
hazardous aste sites. Clinton'
Environmental Prot ction
Agency is advocating th posi­
tion of environmental organiza­
tions.
Along the
Color
Line
BUTIll TREA
partm nt under cons rvative
Democrat Lloyd Ben n fa vo
changes in th Superfund favor­
ing the corporations. linton
will probably split th di ff r-
tor of the [ruxuc Am neon Studie In.
lui (It Columbia Utuoer 'ty. NlW Yo'"
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