Texas Dems, GOP Reach Agreement For April 2012 Primary
The Texas Democratic Party and Republican Party of Texas came to an agreement on a potential primary date. Remember that if there are two primaries, as has been proposed, that would likely disenfranchise […]
AFL-CIO Report Documents “Humanitarian Crisis” Of Alabama’s HB 56
The AFL-CIO sent us a link to their report, “Crisis in Alabama: Investigating the Devastating Effects of HB 56” which “details what a delegation of prominent African American labor leaders saw […]
Immigration An “Asian Issue” Too, 28% Of All Immigrants From Asia
The WNYC posted a great piece yesterday by Erwin de León called “Asian Immigration and the Myth of the ‘Model Minority.’” The basic premise is that immigration is not a […]
DHS Suspends Secure Communities For Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Because of a Department of Justice report finding that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office under Sheriff Joe Arpaio “engages in racial profiling of Latinos” and worse, the Department of Homeland Security […]