Put forth by XicanoPwr
Jan
10
Unless you have your head in the sand and are unaware what took place yesterday, January 8, 2011, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, and at least 17 others were shot when a gunman opened fire outside a Safeway supermarket parking lot where Ms. Giffords was holding a “meet and greet.”
Rep. Giffords was shot [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
24
There are times I really amaze myself and this is just one of them. Earlier this month I predicted Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was not going to resign from the Senate. I was right.
A week after my post Sen. Hutchison formerly announced she was not resigning her Senate seat.
“I realize this will keep me in [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Nov
03
There is something about running for public office. Like a game of chess, its all about trying to outsmart your competitor based on his or her moves. Since both parties are placing a priority on nominating candidates who can beat the other’s nominee, activists in each party are likely to base their decisions on [...]
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Sep
17
What should have been a discussion on health care reform quickly turned into a debate on immigration after the President’s address to congress. In one quick move a little-known Republican Congressman from South Carolina hijacked the issue of health care by shouting two little words, “You lie!”
As President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Feb
28
Delivering the GOP response to President Obama’s speech to Congress, Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal had his first chance to impress a national audience. Did he do it? No! He didn’t even go down in a blaze of glory. I wish I could say he crashed and burned, but can’t. It even left Rachel Maddow dumbfounded.
According [...]
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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.
