Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/84251/ Thousands of prisoners languish in jail for months, even years, before they are tried. Fri, 02 May 2008 16:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/83563/ Nailing cops for bad shootings has always been virtually impossible. The Bell case was no exception. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/82695/ No one would dare make a blatantly racist comment about Obama. Yet sexist remarks are constantly spewed at Hillary Clinton. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/82342/ Although they don't admit it to pollsters, many white Americans would not vote for a black candidate. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/81108/ The FBI waged a secret war against Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Did they also play a role in his assassination? Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/79954/ Who cares? The real problem is that the media treats him with kid gloves. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:00:01 PDT Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/78757/ With her victories in Texas and Ohio, Clinton shows that she is the stronger candidate. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/78051/ Obama can't denounce the Nation of Islam leader without alienating many black voters. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/77072/ Blinded by hatred for Hillary, the Right has not paid much attention to Obama. That will quickly change if he gets the nomination. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/75973/ Super Tuesday will likely answer questions for the Republicans, but raise more questions for the Democrats. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/75479/ Edwards did something that no one else did: He made poverty no longer a dirty word in the mouths of many. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/75205/ The continuing reluctance of Latino voters to back black candidates could have a blowback effect on Obama. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/74725/ Voters claim they only look at competence and experience in a candidate, but race still plays a roll. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/73722/ The Obama campaign has misunderstood a comment by Senator Clinton about MLK's role in the civil rights movement. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/73282/ The woman who they love to loathe did what they dread most, she won. But that was just the start of their dismal night. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/73033/ If Obama's surge becomes a tidal wave, the hit squads will load up on him as they have on countless others. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/72524/ The scariest thing about GOP presidential contender Ron Paul is not his fringe, odd-ball racial views. It is that people take him seriously. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/72338/ A win or a big showing in Iowa will give Obama's dream campaign an adrenalin shot, but it will be far from their final test. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/71759/ Ron Paul tossed out yet another juicy zinger this time on "Meet the Press" when he said that Lincoln was a bad guy for fighting the civil war. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/71298/ The radically different treatment Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds have received about alleged drug use is a racist double standard. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70576/ Even though the Mitchell Report shows that much of the MLB was complicit in steroid use, Barry Bonds is the only one who will take the fall. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/70224/ The loathing of Hillary Clinton unites everyone from the ultraright to the ultraleft -- but why? Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69681/ Rove thinks Obama is easier prey for the GOP than Clinton. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69571/ Sean Taylor's murder ignited an orgy of stereotypes about black men as dangerous and criminal-prone. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/69140/ The initial press reports of the murder of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor illuminate the media's racist double standard. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:00:01 PST Earl Ofari Hutchinson