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Obesity Linked to…the Lunch-Line?
I think in a way this proves what many people have been saying for a long time. That obesity is directly related to poverty. Of course, this doesn’t rule out […]
America Has Already Changed; It’s a Three-Year-Old’s World
The New York times reports that, according to the US Census, less than half of all three year-olds in the United States are white. Hold on to your sombreros, kindergartens […]
California Parents Start School Revolution
Parents in Compton, California, have had enough. So much so that they’re taking matters into their own hands. One of that city’s schools, McKinley Elementary, is doing poorly among the […]
TX Gov. Perry: Seriously?
Ask any half-interested Texan and they’ll tell you that the most important issue concerning the state legislature this year is the budget deficit. In that sense Texas is no different […]
En Torno a La Propuesta de Ley HB 505: ¡César Chávez Presente!
[Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary from Professor Roberto R. Calderón, Ph.D. from the Department of History at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. We wrote about the proposal to […]
2012: A Latina First Lady, Named Bush?
Look who popped-up as the Wall Street Journal‘s number one person to watch in 2011: Jeb Bush, son and brother of President’s George and George. Jeb, they say, is worth […]
Resegregation of Schools a Disheartening Trend
TheProgressive.org posted an excellent piece about the steady creep towards the re-segregation of public schools. The editorial, written by Fred McKissack, makes a point of stating that desegregation in our […]
Harry Reid Still Set To Fight For Immigration Reform
By Stace Medellín After leading the Senate in passing some major bills, whether you liked the bills or not, The New York Times political blog is telling us that Senate […]
Senate DREAM Act Vote was a Watershed
If the outrage is maintained, if the anger takes root, then today’s DREAM Act vote in the US Senate will have consequences that the politicians in Washington have yet to […]
Remembering Carlos Guerra
By Stace Medellín Most of my memories of Carlos Guerra come from reading articles he had written as a freelancer for various publications. One read and I was hooked. When […]