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Sequestration is Threat to Equity
The chaos set to be unleashed over the next month through the implementation of sequestration budget cuts beginning today is not an accident. For a large part of the Republican Party and the secretive...
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El embargo es amenaza para la Equidad
El caos que se va a establecer el próximo mes a través de la ejecución del embargo a recortes del presupuesto a partir de hoy, no es un accidente. Para gran parte del Partido Republicano y los...
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Ten years of war in Iraq
Ten years ago the U.S. military began its assault on Iraq. Ten years ago I wrote in opposition to the war, ten years later, I still stand in opposition to this costly war. Invading Iraq to topple...
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Economic Stress Can Lead to Violence
The uncertainties of our economy are causing stress and tension among individuals across our nation. Experts say when stress levels because of economic issues go up, so does violence and other...
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Obama Failed to Protect Americans from Corporate Manufactured Cropsfarmers
Giving into the mega-corporate food manufacturing behemoth, Monsanto, president Barrack Obama turned his back on the health of the people to favor corporate profits. The “Monsanto Protection Act” is...
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Be Careful of Genetically Modified Foods, Seeds
Requiring labels on all genetically altered products, and a reevaluation of public policy towards genetically altered life forms, (yes food) should be a major topic of discussion in Congress these...
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governElementary and unscrupulous
Administrations that practice a significant level of openness in Government do our democracy a great service. Practicing a level of openness ensures the public trust is maintained and establishes a...
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Congress, Voces de la Frontera and the County Board
Jon Stewart is host of the television program “the Jon Stewart” show. This week on his program he tore into America’s Congress. “If you look up Congress in the dictionary,” said Stewart, “you find...
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Zamarripa Supports Counter-Productive Bar Bill
Legislators are moving a law that would allow alcohol vendors to sue underage patrons for $1,000. The law is the brainchild of several Republicans, but Zamarripa says its a bipartisan effort. Last week...
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Zamarripa Apoya la Cuenta del Bar Contraproducente
Los legisladores están moviendo una ley que permitiría que los vendedores de alcohol demandan a los clientes de menores de edad por $1,000. La semana pasada todos los legisladores en el Comité de la...
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Smoke and Mirrors
A few weeks ago a serious incident took place at Palermo’s pizza. A young man suffered an accident while operating one of the machines. All of the proper authorities are aware and the company has vowed...
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S.744 offers best option for immigration reform
Finally the long-awaited opportunity to reform the country’s dysfunctional immigration system moves one step closer to reality as the United States Senate initiates talks about S. 744, the Border...
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Fighting Back Against Government Spying
As more information is revealed regarding a massive cyber-surveillance program targeting American citizens, chilling consequences for immigrants and communities of color will most likely be exposed by...
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Will Congress Act to Challenge Voting Rights Act Decision?
President Obama expressed “disappointment” in the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling which all but eviscerated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and called upon Congress “to pass legislation to ensure every...
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Las mujeres tienen fuerzas y capacidades que asombran a los hombres. Ellas… se encargan de los niños, pueden sobrellevar penas y situaciones muy «pesadas», sin embargo tienen espacio para la felicidad…...
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Doubling the student debt
Starting next year federal subsidized student loan rates will double because Congress failed to pass a permanent solution to relieve our debt-stricken students. There are very few policy issues more...
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Senate immigration reform moving slowly
In the Congressional House of Representatives, there are legislators positioning themselves to not only resist but also undermine immigration reform. If this is the case, Speaker John Boehner will make...
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Once again Congressman Steve King proves he’s an idiot
The Republican Party knows it has a Rep. Steve King (R-IA) problem. Not only is the congressman known for saying vile things about immigrants, his policy proposals — like deporting young people who...
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Wall Street Not Impacted by Foreclosures
The housing bubble and its subsequent crises are a perfect example of the near-sightedness of those who seek profit with impunity. While housing prices were rising, the large banking and financial...
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Wall Street no afectada por las ejecuciones hipotecarias
La burbuja inmobiliaria y la crisis subsiguientes son un ejemplo perfecto de la miopía de quienes buscan ganancias con impunidad. Mientras aumentaban los precios de la vivienda, los grandes bancos e...
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