Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX
Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX
Thought it would be another good time to look at redistricting around the country and how that’s affecting Latinos. We’ve written about some recent cases: Nebraska California Texas and Texas […]
Wisconsin Rep. Files Arizona-Type Immigration Bill
Now it’s Wisconsin’s turn. State Representative Don Pridemore of Hartford, Wisconsin, has filed a strict anti-undocumented immigrant bill that mirrors Arizona’s SB1070. According to a report on fox11online the legislation would […]
Congressman’s Racist Remarks – Judge for Yourself
Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan is learning a valuable political lesson. He’s become the darling of the GOP with his radical ideas grounded in the Tea Party movement’s ideology. He’s got […]
Paul Ryan Compares Latinos To Animals, Decries “Anchor Babies”
Yesterday, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan held several town halls, one of which stirred up the topic of immigration and so-called “anchor babies.” What ensued, were some rather insensitive comments from […]
News Taco To Go: Govt Shutdown, Wisconsin, Decapitated Bald Eagle And More
The government is on the verge of a shutdown as Republicans and Democrats have been unable to come to an agreement over the budget. A beheaded bald eagle was found […]
News Taco To Go: Unemployment, Oil, Food Dye, Wisconsin And Highway Deaths
Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in two years, 8.8%, and workers were added to the economy faster in the past two months than any other time since the recession […]
News Taco To Go: More Libya, Wisconsin, Walmart, Budget And AT&T
President Barack Obama gave a speech about Libya last night in which he clarified the U.S.’s role there, even as a woman who was claimed she was raped by Moammar […]
If They Take Wisconsin They Might Go After Our Weekend, Too
By Hector E. Sanchez Workers all over the country are rising up by the thousands to defend the basic American right to collectively bargain. We can fight the anti-union ambush […]
News Taco To Go: Muslims, Earthquakes, Libya, Union Busting And Child Abuse
Republicans in Wisconsin stripped away collective bargaining from public workers. Labor is vowing to recall GOP politicians and fight back. GOP Congressman Peter King is going after Muslims today — […]
What People Of Color Have At Stake In Wisconsin
Images of Latino, Native American, Black, and Asian Wisconsinites are proving elusive in the media coverage of the fight for workers’ rights beyond a recent appearance by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. […]