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Immigration Reform Hits Milestone
Washington - It was a bilingual event with a common cause: pass immigration reform this year. Leading the call was Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois), who, speaking in both English …
1980s Time Warp: The Time Is Right, Again, for DoD Reform
There have been a series of events and reports in this past month that has sent my brain into a 1980s time warp. There is a recent report on …
Supreme Court: Washington Can Release Names of Ballot Signers
Washington - A near unanimous Supreme Court today ruled Washington state can release the names of the roughly 138,000 people who signed ballot petitions to overturn a same-sex domestic …
Texas Oil Firms Behind California Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Under a ballot initiative approved Tuesday, a California greenhouse gas law could be suspended until unemployment numbers improve. Critics say the initiative is a veiled attempt at advancing Big …
People Without Homes, Homes Without People
Three years ago at the first US Social Forum in Atlanta, residents of cities around the country met and found they shared a common goal: Make sure that city …
Weekly Diaspora: White House Likely to Sue Over Arizona’s Racial Profiling Law
Hope for a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year has fallen by the wayside, but the Obama administration israllying for one last hurrah before mid-term elections in November. Late …
These Empty Spaces
My purpose in this life is to chronicle the events of our time, to shine a light on events and actions that damage us all, to reveal good works …
“Americans Don’t Flinch” – They Duck!
In accepting General McChrystal's resignation, President Obama said that McChrystal's departure represented a change in personnel, not a change in policy. "Americans don't flinch in the face of difficult …
America Detached From War
Admittedly, before George W. Bush had his fever dream, the U.S. had already put its first unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drone surveillance planes in the skies over Kosovo …
Arun Gupta | The Victim That Is Israel
Amid the continuing fallout over the deadly confrontation aboard the Gaza aid ship, Mavi Marmara, there is a critical historical lesson: There is only one real victim, and that …