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Chile Celebrates Allende's 100 Years

19:13 H — Jennifer

Salvador Allende -- the democratically elected president of Chile ultimately overthrown by dictator Augusto Pinochet and his compinches -- would have been 100 years old today. In Chile, his birthday was celebrated and the validity of his message still resonates... Read more »

Topics: Chile - History - Latin America - Politics

San Francisco Thinks Bush is Full Of...

16:45 H — Jennifer

In my hometown of Houston, George Bush Senior has an international airport named after him (the original name -- "Intercontinental" was just fine) but in my adopted hometown of San Francisco, my fellow Friscans have come up with a particular... Read more »

Topics: California - Politics - San Francisco - Society

NYPD Raid Home of Brutalized Radical Hip Hop Artist

16:43 H — Maegan la Mala

Earlier this week, we told you about how activist hip hoppers Rebel Diaz were given a beat down by the NYPD when two of it's members were brave and responsible enough to monitor the police in the Bronx as they... Read more »

Topics: Justice - Music - New York City - Politics

LAPD Are Not immigration Agents : Legal Ruling

14:43 H — Maegan la Mala

A California judge blocked a lawsuit that sought to enlist Los Angeles police officers in weeding out undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit was filed by unnamed police officers, allegedly afraid to speak out about what they called a revolving door, where... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Los Angeles

Ill Doctrine Remembers George Carlin

10:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Parental advisory : There is cursing in this videoComedian George Carlin, who passed on Sunday at age 71, would want to be remembered this way. Via / Ill Doctrine... Read more »

Topics: Funny - Internet - Language - Music

Is Our Pride as Latinos In Our Beers?

08:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Corona beer just launched a new ad campaign targeting the Latino pride that most of us have, not just Mexicans (the market they have traditionally targeted)The Spanish-language TV campaign that keystones the new multimedia effort for the country's number one... Read more »

Topics: Culture - Lifestyle - Marketing - Politics