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Fri10Oct2008

Latinos Say No Gracias McCain

As both presidential candidates take their immigration talk to Spanish only ads, it seems that John McCain's numbers are taking the biggest hit when it comes to that oh so coveted "Latino vote". Polls show Obama winning the broadest support... Read more »

Friday, October 10 2008 | 16:05 H

Latin@ Workers Least Likely to Report Work Place Injuries

Continuing the theme of taking care of our Latin@ bodies, I found this very important article from the Chattanooga Times about the level of workplace injuries the Latin@ community deals with. It starts off with a very familiar story: About... Read more »

Friday, October 10 2008 | 12:49 H

Early Navidad Shopping : Get Your Baby loves Satan or Islam (or both)

Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle and Coo from Fisher Price may look like your average battery powered doll, pero really it's the latest tool of satanist and radical Islam (who apparently have teamed up) That's right. Just as... Read more »

Friday, October 10 2008 | 12:05 H

Thu09Oct2008

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

National Institutes of Health released a statement to note National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, which will take place on October 15th. Among some of the more startling statistics: Latinos are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at a higher rate than every other... Read more »

Thursday, October 09 2008 | 16:06 H

Don't Say I didn't Warn You : NYPD Arresting Children in School

Years ago, when the then NYC Board of Education School Safety Division was swallowed by the New York City Police Department, I, working in coalition with other activists, warned that this would step up the criminalization of young people, especially... Read more »

Thursday, October 09 2008 | 11:00 H

Wed08Oct2008

Obama Ad Attacks McCain for Turning His Back on Immigration Reform

While in English language debates, Obama will not mention the word immigration, his campaign has no problem dropping the word in Spanish language ads (apparently English speaking Latinos don't care or aren't interested in immigration?). The following Spanish-language ad starts... Read more »

Wednesday, October 08 2008 | 15:06 H

Meanwhile in South Carolina: ICE Marches On

Two debates have come and gone without so much as a breath of the word immigration. It's too easy to dismiss the issue by saying that it's not important as the stock market continues to freefall and war in Iraq... Read more »

Wednesday, October 08 2008 | 12:06 H

Tue07Oct2008

New From Breakthrough: Homeland Guantanamo

From Breakthrough, the people that brought you ICED and Don't Deport Me Scotty, comes Homeland Guantanamos, an interactive online look at the conditions and deaths inside immigrant detention centers. Just like ICED, Homeland Gitmos just doesn't spit out facts and... Read more »

Tuesday, October 07 2008 | 16:51 H

Accent on the Fake : Palin's Folkiness Vs. Realness and Race

Is the way Sarah Palin speaks related to her upbringing? Her class? her education? Her race? Is it cute? Does it appeal to you or or your neighbor? Does it make you feel like she is like you? ... Read more »

Tuesday, October 07 2008 | 12:17 H

Mon06Oct2008

The Children are Keeping it Real : They Know About Racism and the Electoral System

There are way too many adults in the country who would rather ignore or play pretend when it comes to the role of race in electoral politics. Children, however are not playing pretend. A study released yesterday suggests that: Children... Read more »

Monday, October 06 2008 | 13:27 H

Make No Mistake : ICE Raid of Citizen Latina Wasn't a Mistake

ICE and the media can try and sell the story that the raid on the home of a 68 year old Latina woman was a mistake. Pero there are no mistakes in this age of war and terror. Perhaps its... Read more »

Monday, October 06 2008 | 11:27 H

Fri03Oct2008

Dirty Debate Words: The I Word

If we were to make a list of the issues raised in last night's Vice Presidential debate we would have: health care taxes bailout Iraq Iran Pakistan Energy gay marriage Hmm what's missing? Only the stories of countless people. Only... Read more »

Friday, October 03 2008 | 12:04 H

Morning After VP Debate Hangover : Don't Ya Wanna Just Slap Palin Upside the Head

So far we've only had two presidential debates, and already tired of them. Sarah Palin's performance yesterday wasn't as bad as many expected/hoped. Pero her attempts to be cute just annoy me in the same way the other mothers at... Read more »

Friday, October 03 2008 | 09:04 H

Thu02Oct2008

Repercussions of Rape become Part of Presidential Race

It's pretty stunning to me to see how women's issues are making their way into this presidential election. And not just "women's issues" like the Parental Leave Act (which gave both mothers and fathers and all caregivers the right to... Read more »

Thursday, October 02 2008 | 16:54 H

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