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Tue07Oct2008

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

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

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

Tue30Sep2008

Tag Team Fail : John McCain and Sarah Palin

See Sarah Palin's face as John McCain steps in to defend her from Katie Couric? That's her saying " Stop, you're making my feminism look bad,". ... Read more »

Tuesday, September 30 2008 | 14:06 H

Mon29Sep2008

Ohio Mosque Prayers of Mothers and Children Gassed

It's hard for me not to take a terrorist attack against Muslim children, women and men saying their Ramadan prayers in an Ohio mosque personally. No I am not Muslim pero many of my friends and neighbors are. I see... Read more »

Monday, September 29 2008 | 11:42 H

Sarah Palin : The Politics of Image and Ownership

On today's political stage, image is everything and substance is just that, filler. As people await the VP debates later this week, the concern is who will make more mistakes, who will fuck up worse and how that will play... Read more »

Monday, September 29 2008 | 09:42 H

Thu25Sep2008

Another Rich White Man Wants Poor Women to Stop Having Babies. Color La Macha Shocked.

A friend sent me the news that a Louisiana state Representative (John LaBruzzo) wants to "pay poor women $1000 to have their tubes tide" while at the same time give "tax incentives for college-educated, higher-income people to have more children."... Read more »

Thursday, September 25 2008 | 10:27 H

Wed24Sep2008

Black and Latina Women are having more Abortions than White Women

More Latinas and black women are having abortions than white women, says the latest survey conducted by the Guttmacher Institute. According to the survey: Statistically one in three U.S. women will have an abortion in her lifetime, the study found,... Read more »

Wednesday, September 24 2008 | 19:43 H

Fri19Sep2008

Angie Zapata Case to Go to Trial

In July, we wrote about the horrific hate motivated killing of the young mujer Angie Zapata. Seems that the prosecutor in the case is ready to move forward with a trial. According to Colorado's KDRO-TV, alleged murderer Allen Ray Andrade... Read more »

Friday, September 19 2008 | 13:01 H

Thu18Sep2008

Happy Chilean Independence Day : Violeta Parra

Last night I was watching TV Nacional de Chile and the ending of the series Grandes Chilenos, that featured the artista Violeta Parra. It was incredibly moving and also sad. Sad because she came in last place in terms... Read more »

Thursday, September 18 2008 | 10:41 H

Wed17Sep2008

Constitutional Protections Not Applied to Ana Romero: Mujer, Madre, Trabajadora, Muerta

Today marks the 221st anniversary of the U.S. Constitution so today is Constitution Day, apparently known also as Citizenship Day, and perhaps it was Ana Romero's lack of citizenship, lack of "status" that made it ok for her, a domestic... Read more »

Wednesday, September 17 2008 | 13:43 H

Immigrant Bodies as Guinea Pigs for Vaccines

Questioning what the U.S. government has deemed healthy and required labels many parents and women as dangerous, careless, negligent and even criminal. But given the history of the U.S. of using women's bodies, especially the bodies of women of color,... Read more »

Wednesday, September 17 2008 | 11:40 H

Tue16Sep2008

Mujeres : Tu Voto, Tu Voz?

As soon as I could, I voted. As soon as my younger sister and prima could, I dragged their asses to vote. My hijas have been with me inside the voting booth and I explain the process, and no just... Read more »

Tuesday, September 16 2008 | 12:05 H

Mon15Sep2008

Sarah Palin Can See Russia from Her House!!! GOP VP on SNL and with Charlie Gibson

The sad thing about this spoof press conference is that Sarah Palin is really like that!!! No me crees? Just look at Charlie Gibson's interview with Palin. ... Read more »

Monday, September 15 2008 | 12:08 H

Thu11Sep2008

Youths Deal with Government Enforced Separations

From CNN comes the heartbreaking story of 13 year old, Julie Quiroz. Julie is a legal natural born U.S. citizen, but she was born to a mother who was in the country illegally. After ICE caught up with the family... Read more »

Thursday, September 11 2008 | 17:29 H

Update on Isabel Garcia : Her Job Is Safe

We've been following and asking peeps to help as Isabel Garcia's role as a mujer, activista and her right to her own job have been in the cross hairs of racist, sexist Jon Justice Once in a while there is... Read more »

Thursday, September 11 2008 | 12:06 H

Tue09Sep2008

Ingrid Betancourt Wants a Place at the Table for the FARC

During Ingrid Betancourt's 4 day visit in Rome, she met with the pope, and she made what some would call stunning statements as to the role her once captors, the FARC, should play in Colombia. Addressing her kidnappers directly, she... Read more »

Tuesday, September 09 2008 | 08:53 H

Mon08Sep2008

Lunes Laugh in the Morning : Palin for Presidente

Before we go getting all heavy. Drink your coffee and enjoy this little Palin for President ad, that I found over at Culture Kitchen (Bet you didn't know Mala was a Monty Python fan) ... Read more »

Monday, September 08 2008 | 07:02 H

Thu04Sep2008

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

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 »

Thursday, September 04 2008 | 09:45 H

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