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* 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.
Start with 15 to 30 minute
programs and build up Proper conditioning
should allow you to "rebound” in energy
shortly after your workout and not drain
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Letters to the Editor
All Of Us Black Folk Are N ot A sleep"
Re Letter By Rosalyn Borg
Don t Hold W ater '
June 18, 1986
Concerning Brother Bob Lo
thian's article, "Israel And South
Afrika Teh Apartheid Connection'
and in the belief that knowledge
and awareness are necessary and
effective antitoxins against the
venom of hate. 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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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