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Protesters Arrested at RATM Concert After Impromptu March

20:02 H — La Macha

For those of you following the RNC, you already know about all the protests and police brutality. I, however, hadn't heard about the Rage Against the Machine impromptu march nor the resulting arrests. Apparently, fans leaving the concert began a... Read more »

Topics: Music - RNC08

Mississippi ICE Raid Connected to Union Organizing

18:58 H — La Macha

Remember the ICE raids that happened recently in Mississippi? I just read a really important analysis about those raids and why they happened. Among the article's assertions (for those of you who hate unions, socialism, etc, be prepared to get... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Labor

VL Follow Up : Puerto Rico and Eight States Cut From System That Tracks Rate of H.I.V.

14:39 H — Maegan la Mala

Following up on a story from a few days ago on the AIDS crisis in Puerto Rico, seems that the crisis is set to get worse with the island cut off from federal money for an advanced H.I.V. monitoring system... Read more »

Topics: Health - Puerto Rico

Jay Smooth on the Hater's Convention, I Mean RNC

11:45 H — Maegan la Mala

As usual, Jay Smooth gets it right... Via / Ill Doctrine... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Blogs - Internet - MINNEAPOLIS - Politics - RNC08 - St. Paul - US Presidential Race 2008

McCain's VP Pick : Palin and the Politica and Privilege of White Woman'hood/ Mommy'Hood

09:45 H — Maegan la Mala

Last night, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin accepted the nomination to the vice-presidency at the Republican National Convention. Originally the buzz about Palin, focused on her having a vagina. Her presence was analyzed as a calculated McCain strategy to lure disgruntled,... Read more »

Topics: Family - Politics - US Presidential Race 2008 - Women

Bill Melendez, the Voice of Snoopy: RIP

09:36 H — Jennifer

Does anyone remember Snoopy having a voice? I didn't, but it seems that Charlie Brown's canine sidekick did in fact utter a few words (or sounds) and the man behind them was Mexican animator and director Bill (née José Cuauhtemoc)... Read more »

Topics: Entertainment - Mexico - TV

Cuba Celebrates its Most Celebrated Song

08:08 H — Jennifer

In karaoke bars from Lima to Beijing, at street festivals from San Antonio to Madrid, and in the heart of La Habana, one song can be heard: Guantanamera. Perhaps no other song illustrates the Cuban identity as much as this... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - Culture - History - Music