I have been thinking a lot about those men and women who are serving in our armed forces, especially those who get slapped with reality because they thought were there “make a difference” but in reality they are turned into killing machines and are asked to kill and/or torture innocent people. The ones who left [...]
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When it comes to immigration reform, one of the biggest fear many have is that Congress might pass some type of domestic policy that is intended to hurt not only the best interest of the nation, but the interest of an immigrant - legal and undocumented - who are trying to navigate through this country. [...]
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A car bomb exploded today in a Baghdad market killing 28 - The Courier Mail
BOMBS killed at least 28 people in Baghdad overnight, but Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed his new crackdown in the city would leave militants nowhere to hide.
In a speech to parliament, Mr Maliki urged politicians on all sides to support [...]
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In light of last nights State of the Union speech, it is important we bring this subject up again. Last night, Bush stated he will ask “Congress to authorize an increase in the size of our active Army and Marine Corps by 92,000.” This will be done by establish a volunteer Civilian Reserve Corps. What [...]
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Funding across the nation for public education, day care, after-school programs, and job training have been severely cut because of Dudya’s thirst for war. Moreover, as all this is happening, Congress continues to throw billions of dollars into the military budget.
But what happens when the US decides to participate in too many international conflicts and [...]
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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.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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