I haven’t forgotten Rage Against The Machine, not after I have been posting about them until the Coachella festival (here, here, here, here, and here). Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to post about with every thing that happened right after their concert.
After seven long years, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad [...]
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It is also known as the great mayonnaise mess, serious.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, México, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship [...]
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Three swastikas and an anti-Semitic manifesto was found outside Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss’ Sherman Oaks office. The three swastikas were printed on 8½ by 11 paper and were taped to the front door of the building. On a separate piece of paper there was a short manifesto. According to the Los Angeles Times [...]
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Last night before I went to bed I thought I heard on the news that the Los Angeles Police Department fired rubber bullets and used tear gas on a group of peaceful marchers who were attending a the pro-immigration rally in MacArthur Park. This morning, RAW Story and Brad Blog confirmed what I thought I [...]
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(pic h/t Vox ex Machina) Today is May Day, better known as International Workers’ Day. Contrary to popular belief, this is not some pinko commie holiday. In fact, May Day began in America at the time we once were working more than 8 hour shifts and employers did not care for the safety of [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
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