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Sun24Aug2008

U.S. Defeats Spain for Basketball Gold, Argentina Takes Bronze

Not too many of us will have had the energy to stay up all night to watch the game, but I'm here to tell you that the U.S. men's Olympic team was unstoppable in the final match-up with current world... Read more »

Sunday, August 24 2008 | 06:07 H

Wed20Aug2008

Major Plane Crash in Spain

It happened at Terminal 6 at Madrid's Barajas airport just about 2 hours ago. U.S. media is reporting 45 dead, but the numbers appear to be much higher. Spanish media reports differ, but at least 2 sources say that 140... Read more »

Wednesday, August 20 2008 | 11:56 H

Tue19Aug2008

Argentina's Olympic Women's Soccer Team Gets on the Hate Bandwagon

When the Spanish sports teams did their offensive eye posing, it was easy to dismiss the racism as coming from Europeans with their own history of conquest. But now the women's Olympic soccer team from Argentina has been caught doing... Read more »

Tuesday, August 19 2008 | 11:32 H

Mon18Aug2008

Spain and Chile Triumph in Men's Tennis

Spanish Rafa Nadal is officially the number one tennis player in the world, having swiped away the title from Swiss Roger Federer at Wimbledon a few weeks back. And he further proved his dominance this weekend as he picked up... Read more »

Monday, August 18 2008 | 07:26 H

Fri15Aug2008

Spanish Olympic Tennis Team "Winks" in China Too

Seriously, Spanish Olympic sports teams, cut it the f out! Now the Spanish Olympic Women's Tennis team poses making "slant eyes" for a camera. Well actually it's not a new pic, but one that is a few months old. The... Read more »

Friday, August 15 2008 | 10:00 H

Wed13Aug2008

This is Why I Don't Follow the Olympics : Spanish Basketball Team "Winks" Offensive

No, no according to the Spanish Basketball team, they aren't making an offensive, stereotype promoting gesture in that team photo. Your eyes and sensibilities are wrong. They are not making "slant eyes" they are "winking" and felt it was an... Read more »

Wednesday, August 13 2008 | 16:54 H

Montreal Police Shoot and Kill Latino Sparking Outrage

On Saturday, 18 year old Fredy Villanueva, unarmed, was shot and killed by a Montreal police officer speaking community outrage described in the mainstream media as "a riot". What is known is that two police officers, a man and a... Read more »

Wednesday, August 13 2008 | 12:22 H

Fri08Aug2008

Olympics in China Have Officially Begun (Yawn)

Excuse me for not getting all excited about the Olympics. I'm just not a sports person (except for South American futbol) and the whole scene of President Bush going to China to support U.S. athletes and speaking about human rights... Read more »

Friday, August 08 2008 | 18:49 H

Spain Says it Won't Abide by Harsh EU Immigration Directive

The Vice President of Spain, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega cleared up any possible doubt about her country's stance on Europe's harsh new immigration directive -- "The Return Directive" -- which would criminalize immigrants and allow them to be... Read more »

Friday, August 08 2008 | 10:49 H

Wed06Aug2008

Hiroshima's Legacy : 63 Years Later

It was 63 years ago today that the United States government unleashed an atomic attack on the civilian Japanese city of Hiroshima. The 9,700-pound uranium bomb lovingly named "Little Boy" killed about 150,00 people from the impact and continued to... Read more »

Wednesday, August 06 2008 | 17:44 H

Texas Executes Jose Ernesto Medellin Against International Law and Protests

The U.S. Supreme Court did not grant a reprieve to Jose Ernesto Medellin and executed him last night based on a 1993 conviction for raping and killing two Texas teens. "I'm sorry my actions caused you pain. I hope this... Read more »

Wednesday, August 06 2008 | 11:38 H

Tue05Aug2008

Vote from Anywhere

As I am currently abroad, and my politics swing far to the left (had you not noticed?) this apparently means that I am getting updates from Democrats Abroad, a non-profit organization trying to get out the important but too ignored... Read more »

Tuesday, August 05 2008 | 16:47 H

Mon04Aug2008

Lopez Obrador to Spanish President: Butt Out of Mexico

Remember Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the defeated candidate for the Mexican presidency and self-proclaimed "legitimate president"? Well he's still around and while he isn't the actual president, he's getting involved in policy as if he were one. AMLO's telling Spanish... Read more »

Monday, August 04 2008 | 10:31 H

Fri25Jul2008

Chavez and the King: Reunited and it Feels So Good

Who says broken relationships can't be mended? Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his archenemy King Juan Carlos of Spain are putting the past behind them and mending fences today in Mallorca, in one of the most anticipated meetings of the... Read more »

Friday, July 25 2008 | 09:00 H

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