I haven't studied Spanish since sixth grade
I suppose what makes me unlike the paranoid (mostly) Republicans in Congress is that my ignorance of Spanish doesn't make me afraid of Mexicans. Or of immigrants in general. Or of the idea that this is...
View ArticleUn Dia Sin Inmigrantes — A Day Without Immigrants
It's really kind of sickening to me, really, how the right wing has made intolerance its #1 ethos. I'm reassured that the American people are smelling their bullshit. Most people are pretty...
View ArticleBush league immigration policy: send in the National Guard
When it comes to anything relating to international relations and security, nobody can accuse the president of playing a game of Risk. That would take nuance. No, Mr. Bush is a simpler man -- a...
View ArticleThe nation's business can wait while Republicans strike nativist poses
The Republicans have done it again. While they spend the nation into bankruptcy while neglecting the critical challenges that we face -- porous national security, politicizing intelligence, declining...
View ArticleBush-league "treaty": North American Union gives us "NAFTA on steroids"
So could someone please tell me what the hell this is about?Dobbs: "I was asked the other day about whether or not the American people had the stomach to stand up and stop this nonsense, this direction...
View ArticleHave you noticed how the Republicans paint investigations into their misdeeds...
The drama of Tan Nguyen and how his campaign attempted to scare away Hispanic voters from showing up and voting for his opponent, Loretta Sanchez, has been unfolding for a few days now. I really...
View ArticlePerhaps Tan Nguyen wants to get into power a little too much?
Tan Nguyen is upset that he's being investigated:He became visibly angry while talking about the search. His face turned red and he pounded a fist on his desk as he spoke.He claims innocence."They...
View ArticleToday the world changes
A nation built with African slaves inaugurates an African-American President.A nation driven by culture wars born out of the Vietnam era moves into hope for more pragmatic, if still partisan,...
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