America’s sudden interest in the Black and Brown tension that has recently dominated the airwaves has only provided a perfect cover for the anti-immigration forces. Last year, I wrote a post about Emelina Ramirez Bojorquez, the Georgia immigrant who was thrown into detention as an “illegal alien” after a domestic disturbance. This time, Ana Bertha [...]
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This is Steve Earle’s music video for City Of Immigrants. I found this video on CounterPunch and is the Website of the Weekend for January 26 / 27, 2008. Steve Earle is a rock and country music singer, writer, and political activist and is known for his political views. The song is from his latest [...]
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Apologies for not posting for a while. I just came back from DC. It is turning out to be a great year for me as I am currently working on a couple of projects. One of the projects I am totally psyched because the anti-immigrant foes will soon be quacking in their boots. As for [...]
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Since the launch of the “global war on terror,” a large majority of Americans have conveniently been led to cower under the pseudo-protective umbrella of a permanent Nation Security State. Last year I wrote several posts about the current prison-industrial complex and the increasing number of privatized prisons being used to house thousands of [...]
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I originally wrote this post on Scholars and Rogues as part of the Scholars and Rogues’ Scrogues Gallery. When I was asked to do a write-up for Oscar Zeta Acosta, I was happy to do it. As I was doing my research on Oscar, something mystical came over me. It was like I was meant [...]
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