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We are doomed to repeat what we will not learn. Our goals must always be for peace, equality and democracy. Greed, ego, selfishness, disregarding mother earth, ignorance, control and arrogance can only be our downfall. When will we learn?

‘His campaign, in some ways, taps into the desire for an alternative to Clinton that voters sought in 2008.’ Bernie Sanders with Dr Cornel West in South Carolina in September 2015. Photograph: Richard Ellis/Zuma Press/Corbis Tuesday 9 February 2016  05.10 EST Last modified on Tuesday 9 February 2016  15.04 EST Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 157 Comments 265   Save for later I t took a long time for Barack Obama to woo African American voters, who were decidedly in the Hillary Clinton camp in the early weeks of the  2008 race for the Democratic nomination . The tide shifted after Obama won the Iowa caucuses, proving himself to be a viable candidate. Clinton’s strong black support began to ebb after a series of flippant remarks from Clinton herself and her biggest asset and liability, former president Bill Clinton, in advance of the primary in South Carolina – a state with a large black Democratic base – in late Jan

Black Feminists Don’t Owe Hillary Clinton Their Support If I were a middle-class white woman, I would probably love Hillary Clinton.  BY:  KIRSTEN WEST SAVALI Posted:  Feb. 3 2016 8:26 PM   Be clear: HRC has faced and continues to face extreme sexism. The misogyny is palpable. If she were a man, she would be finishing her second term and prepping for the Supreme Court by now. She can run with the big dogs and win because women know how to get it done. What exactly she'll get done, however, is up for debate. So I say this without centering Bill Clinton's presidency—even though she played a critical role in his administration, which is just one part of her political career. I say this without talking about  his  morals or her hair or her "cankles," or her penchant for pantsuits, because anyone who does that will do it to any woman, at any time, from corporate America to the corners of America. I say this without insisting that she needs t

A dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem, telling the story of a book editor who, 15 years after their break-up, meets his former love for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. As the wine flows, the couple rake over their failed relationship. View Programme information Credits Role Contributor He Alan Rickman She Emma Thompson Waiter Andi Soric Waitress Siubhan Harrison Massimo Joseph Long Noisy Boy Jamie Baughan Noisy Boy David Hayler Debauched Publishing Type James Richard Marshall Producer Pier Wilkie Director Niall MacCormick Author Christopher Reid A Review of this from The Guardian -- The Song of Lunch A dramatised narrative poem might sound a bit dull but this one with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson was wonderful THE SONG OF LUNCH Let's not do lunch … Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Photograph: BBC By Lucy Mangan @LucyMangan Friday 8 October 2010 17.31 EDT There are cert

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