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Page 2. Portland Observer, June 25, 198b * A Populism-Left and Right” Along the Color Line by Dr Manning Marable W ithin a decade, it seems, no politician w ill run for office under the traditional * * L ib e ra l" or ‘ ‘Con servative" labels Even the terms Democrat and Republican are becoming less distinctive Instead, the political identity which seems to be growing in popularity is "P opulist " policies. In theory, a "P o p u lis t" is a politician who Rehnquist is also a believer of state rights. favors an equitable tax system, in which the corpo This means that in conflicts between state rations pay their " fa ir share " Populism histori and federal government, conflicts should be cally has promoted the concerns of grassroots, resolved in favor of the state. Historically, community constituencies above elitist, privileged state rights have denied Blacks and other interests, and legislation protecting the concerns o f small businesspeople fam ily fanners, and working minorities the right to vote, the right to people But in practice. Populism has been em employment, and the right to decent housing braced ecclectically by groups from the ultra right to name only a few. Indeed, the practice to the progressive left Everybody wants to get of Jim Crow and segregation took place under aboard a moving bandwagon. the patronage of state rights Two years ago. elements o f the political right Given Rehnquist’s ideological views, he will formed a "P opulist P arty," and ran celebrity Bob serve this President well as Chief Justice of Richards for President in a symbolic, low-budget Reagan's social policies. campaign According to the Afon/Zor, a publication the Supreme Court. His goals, like those of During Rehnquist's tenure on the nation's o f the Atlanta-based Center for Democratic Re the President, are to wash away 50 years of high court, he has voted to overturn lower newal, one former chairman o f the Party w as Bob social progress out to sea. courts' decisions that sought to remedy police Weems, a racist with " a long history o f Kian involvement in his native Mississippi " One lead ing figure in the Populist Party’ s National Execu tive Committee was W illis Carlo, publisher of the far right tabloid, the 5/ h ’Z/ zk /»/ The neo Nazis and by Steven Bailey N. D. Klansinen who Hocked to the conservative forma tion have contributed directly lt> its organizational demise Obviously the ultra right sect, despite its Low back injury often can be prevented by Summer is a season in which many adults Populist-style rhetoric, is going nowhere stretching and proper lifting, but like strains experience acute injuries. The so called A second group which has tried Io usurp the should initially be treated with ice. I've seen "Thursday'' athlete or unconditioned adult Populist banner are conservative Reaganites. both many minor back strains become severe with who joins a summer softball league, the gard in Congress and Republican party activists con early hot soaks. Often low back strains nected w ith Richard Viguerie The most prominent ner who lifts improperly with no warm up, spokesmen lor this tendency of "conservative involve a pelvic imbalance which would and many other "re awakened" adults fill Populism" are Georgia Congressman Newt G in benefit from Naturopathic, Chiropractic emergency rooms of our nation s hospitals. grich and IX-puty Secretary o f the Treasury or Osteopathic manipulation While pain pills While adult softball constitutes the single Richard Darin.in I tie basic contradiction of this might diminish the symptoms, only re-align- largest group of emergency entrants (and I ve faction is that they have absolutely no genuine ment will totally alleviate the problem. seen many privately over the years), the nu commitment to support the economic interests of Internal supports for soft tissue injury working people, farmers, and minorities above the merous injuries share some common prerogatives o f the corporations l ast December, include vitamin C (1 2,000mg day), vitamin E componants. lor instance, the If till S in e l Jnuniul observed that (200 IUS), Calcium/Magnesium (lOOOmg/ Cause: While some injuries occur to the "e ffo rts bv conservative Republicans to portray 500mg) and B 6 (100mg/day) Comfrey leaf brutality, prison overcrowding, and racial dis crimination. He has also voted in favor of giving tax deductions to colleges and univer sities that adhered to racial discriminatory The resignation of Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice of the United State Supreme Court was a surprise to many court watchers. But the nominee of William H Rehnquist, by President Reagan, to succeed Burger as Chief Justice was predictable. For Rehnquist shares the same view as Reagan, which are anti press; anti affirmative action; for the criminalization of abortion; for school prayer; and the use of illegally seized evidence in criminal trials. Rehnquist, who was appointed to the high court in 1972 by Richard M Nixon, will continue to be a threat to the civil rights of minorities as Chief Justice His voting record on social issues are just as bad as Healthwatch best conditioned athletes, most summer in juries result from two causes. One cause is the failure to warm up properly. Gradual stretching of all muscles is imparative to all athletics, and should also be done prior to heavy lifting or other strenuous chores. A second cause of injury is poor conditioning prior to the activity. Many people are inactive throughout winter and then attempt to do what they did as children, but with the "fla b " of adults. Muscular, skeletal, and cardio vascular systems are strengthened by exercise, but the strengthening process must be gradual. 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Sister Rosalyn Borg has not done her homework A sponge may not hold water, but the Universe is governed by truth Brother Bob Lothian told the truth As a people with a long history of struggle against U S. racism at home and abroad. Afro Amerikans refuse to ignore ot be insensitive to the racist character of Israel s mill tary, carried out with the compli city of the U S W e are aware of Israel's flourishing relation with the racist regime in South Afrika Its status as a new colonial power standing guard over western inter ests" has allowed Israel to become competitive with South Afrika as the country whose economy yields the highest rate of return on capital investment in the world. Sister Rosalyn, are you aware on several occasions in recent years, the U N General Assembly has held discussions that resulted in a resolu tion supporting as arms embargo against South Afrika In each in stance, Israel formally refused to participate Such action is equiva lent to the state of Israel saying that the U.S has no jurisdiction in the matter and is, therefore, acting illegally With the help of the U S and certain members of the NATO military Bloc, Israel and South Afrika have collaborated to produce a neutron bomb and are reportedly collaborating to produce their own version of the cruise missile Thus. Atomic weapons are part of the arsenal of each, and neither country has signed or ratified the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Like the U S., Australia and South Afrika. Israel emerged out of a process that involved the gradual takeover of a non European land by people from Europe, people who succeeded in establishing, and still maintain, control over those who had been living on the land for generations before the European settlers arrived. In each of these countries, control was accomplish ed, to a greater or lesser extent, by the physical destruction and brutal subjugation of the indigenous popu lation I. F Stone, the Jewish Amertkan writer, remarks that the usual Jewish attitude toward the Arabs is one of contemptuous superiority." Again, I will say, Afro Amerikans must become more knowledgeable about international affairs, educat ing ourselves beyond the informa tion more often, misinformation provided by the establishment media bor by the so called educa tional system Brother Ben Amin and the Black Hebrews who migrated to Israel, the blood of Abraham, have caught hell The Israeli government denied the authenticity of their Jewishness According to Prince Elkannam Ben Shaleak, nearly 80 percent of the children 15 years and younger were born in Israel, but the Israeli govern ment has refused to grant them birth certificates Sister Rosalyn Borg, Area Direc tor, Amerikan Jewish Committee. Portland Chapter said "The state ments that equate Israel as a racist country don't hold water Condi tions in Israel and South Afrika cannot be compared " I have a problem accepting that as a fact, since they share a similar heritage J1J7 Portland OR 972® m Tj 2 Api Sneei ■ Ic itx U n t i ib l f »» z/Z bri<>in< P n f f r w o r P d I i i i h i J ,S< zrnt r u n j S. zt»/i*<x t i l P u n in c I n h f i m I \ M m L a f u i f t t r In d ia n a .4Z<»«< the C o lo r I inc app ear \ in o v e r 140 n r * ip a p m in if m a lio n a lK I)r repairing It is important not to return to physical activity too soon after an injury, as re injury often occurs Swelling and bruising often represent torn tissue in the body and means that the strength of the particular area is diminished. Swelling should be minimal and no active bruise present before you resume activity with the injured part. Passive range of motion can be employed early and non weight bearing exercise such as swimming may follow If exercise increases the pain, you should back off in intensity Bike riding is an excellent therapy for knee concerns once the inflamatory phase is over Probably the worst rehabilitation for knee and ankle problems is jogging, and resumption of this, basketball, etc. should only occur at the end of the rehabilitation phase Using ace supports and/or taping may help avoid re-injury, and use of hot/cold applica tions after exercise is also helpful. Be patient with your rehabilitation. As we get older, our repair processes take longer, and too many summer athletes run back to the field before they are ready. Pay attention to the pain and swelling. They are your body's way of telling you to go more slowly Portland Observer Th. in Rehabilitation: use a cloth to separate). r important tissue damage. you completely. T re a tm e n t: First Aid for acute trauma is related to the particular injury. For sprains and strains, ice should be applied to impair swelling and diminish bleeding. Heat in the first 24 hours may actually compound the injuryl If more serious injury is suspected, an x ray series should be taken of the injured area. As the injury begins to lessen, alter nations of 10 minutes hot, 5 minutes cold are optimum (never put ice directly on the skin, ____ Mat » ______ —— O'eqi” Q 88M p.ipe- U an themselves as populists took a beating in the tax fight bill (when) they found themselves defending tax breaks for corporate interests Declares M in nesota Democratic Rep Sikorski: If Republicans are populists, then it's 75 degrees and sunny in International Falls.’ The third tendency o f Populism consists o f hun dreds o f community organizers, trade unionists, state legislators, Congresspeople and academics who view themselves as the true ideological de scendents of the old Populist Party ot the lKW s A short list would include former Oklahoma Senator and Presidential candidate Fred Harris; Texas A g riculture Commissioner Jim Hightower. Alabama Secretary of State Don Siegelman; Democratic Congressmen Tom Daschle o f North Dakota and Lane Evans o f Illinois Although may o f these "progressive Populists" represent white con stituencies from the South and Midwest, some are coming from unlikely areas When liberal Populists recently founded the Washington, D.C based New Populist Project, an educational fount! a,ion, black California Assemblywoman Maxine W aters agreed to join the Project's hoard of direc tors. Waters was a key figure in the Rainbow Coalition campaign o f Jesse Jackson in I9K4 There is one basic issue which this new , "p ro g ressive Populism" must address in order to be come truly v iable in the future Unlike many blacks and Hispanics, millions o f white Americans sitn ply do not recognize how the system operates against their best interests. Can low to moderate income whites accept the idea o f democracy "fro m the bottom u p ." rather than from the top down ’ Can they comprehend that political power is alio cated unevenly, and that only through confronta tion and intense organization can the balance of power turn toward our favor? Democracy is not a "th in g ,” but a process — a dy namic and complex effort to empower those who lack the material, social and political tools to improve their lives If progressive Populists are not afraid to challenge the real power brokers, they could become an im portant element in democratic social change. STATt ZIP UÌ > O r X 5 * * o -< > JO of having established themselves on the lands of others, a similar ideo logy of racial superiority and exclu siveness, a similar wish to bully and subvert neighboring states, a similar isolation within the international community, where they are both pariahs They are also both con scious and willing allies of the United States in its attempts through the use of local proxis, to undermine and to counteract the liberation movements of the Afrikan Continent and the Middle East The emergent alliance between the two settler states has moved on from simple ideological agree ment to cover a wide range of eco nomic, political, diplomatic, military and nuclear links. Both have had something to offer the other and both sides have concretely bene fitted The whole of the Israeli army’s experience is now at the dis posal of the apartheid regime There are now around 350 Israeli military personnel in South Afrika, on secondment to the navy, the air force and the army, helping with the organization and training of border security units advising and assisting South Afrikas counter intelligence services, and working with South Afrikan military scientists for the development of new weapons There are also several hundred soldiers from the apartheid regime training and studying with the Israeli Armed forces, while there is an agreement on the exchange of intel ligence between both regimes Such is the nature, not only of the Israeli South Afrikan alliance, but »Iso to the ties that link both so Josely to Washington, D C We must continue to oppose the nuclear, military and economic al liance between South Afrika and Israel q Jamil Cherovee , Support Our Advertisers! 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