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Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival a spectacle of rhythms, costumes – Toronto – CBC News
Posted by Harry Sifton, Saturday, August 3, 2013FOCUS | US Detains Undocumented Aliens in Solitary Confinement
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, August 1, 2013AZ’s Arpaio Guilty
A federal judge finds that Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio violated the Constitutional rights of Latinos.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, May 26, 2013
Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream – NYTimes.com – Joseph Stiglitz
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, May 14, 2013Immigration Is Not a Domestic Issue
This fairly short piece is an excellent overview of the real issues around illegal immigration and it's solutions....Very much worth reading and sharing. Thanks to Ed PearlPosted by Michael Butler, Friday, March 29, 2013
Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and Government Expansion of the Security Surveillance State on the US Borderland
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 12, 2013Republicans and Latinos: Immigration reform is not enough | The Economist
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, February 2, 2013Is Immigration Reform Finally Happening? | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 31, 2013Reforming Immigration for Good – NYTimes.com
Finally, Something to do with immigrationPosted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Immigrants and Small Business – NYTimes.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, July 2, 2012Mitt Romney’s Immigration Reform ‘Model’ Partly Struck Down, But Harm Will Continue | Tim Dickinson | Politics News | Rolling Stone
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, June 27, 2012Washington Post – Arizona immigration law: Supreme Court seems receptive to parts of crackdown
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Thursday, April 26, 2012ARIZONA book burning and more nazi-like behavior
Posted by Michael Hamilton, Wednesday, April 4, 2012NYT (9): Editorials, Op-Eds, Letters
"The Obama administration has not made a case for killing American citizens without judicial review" (Editorial); "Arizona’s immigration law set a low standard, which other states have been trying to match. It is a myth, however, that voters want this kind of harshness" (Editorial); "The anniversary of the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan brought back memories of growing up in Colorado and being clueless about what the nearby plutonium plant did" (Guest Op-Ed); "What would happen if thousands of people charged with crimes refused to plead out?" (Guest Op-Ed); "Bank fees are nibbling at consumers’ checking accounts. Maybe it’s time for a change" (Guest Op-Ed); "For Mitt Romney, wealth has gone from tactical blessing to optical curse" (Bruni); "Facing a disappointing field, primary voters have acted like adults" (Douthat); "In a world where Vladimir Putin can cry on Russian national television, is it any wonder that men’s tights are coming into fashion?" (Dowd); "Sunday Dialogue: Money and Influence in U.S. Elections" (Letters)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 11, 2012
NYT (7): National News
Shenanigans continue over Al-Awlaki memo; Fed appeals court strikes down parts of noxious Alabama immigration law; Outrage as Mississippi Supreme Court upholds Barbour pardons; With economy getting better, Obama no longer toxic for other Dems; Brown is jealous of Warren's "star" support; With SCOTUS decision imminent, Obama moves to shape debate over health care law; Did Apple collude with publishers to raise price of e-books?Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, March 9, 2012
NYT Editorials & Op-Eds (6)
"A Supreme Court ruling limits the right of suspects to remain silent by redefining 'custody'" (Editorial); "Arizona’s extremist immigration law lost another round in federal court when the judge blocked another provision that makes it a crime for day laborers to look for work on the street" (Editorial); "En route to Super Tuesday, the 2012 race has provided lessons and surprises aplenty" (Bruni); "The same drivers on the right are urging the dogs of war once more: 'Mush!'" (Dowd); "President Obama has redefined the Iran issue by saying it is about U.S. national security and global security, too" (Friedman); "Above his other achievements, James Q. Wilson reintegrated the vocabulary of character into discussions of everyday life" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
NYT (6): National News
MSM member questions Obama admin's commitment to "truth"; BP trial delayed as it scrambles for settlement; Obama wants opt-out re Internet tracking; Another adverse consequence of climate change; In AZ, immigration no longer major issue; Santorum offers brazen call for end of church-state separation.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, February 27, 2012
Catholic hypocrisy at its worst – Birth Control – Salon.com
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, February 17, 2012NYT (6): Foreign Affairs
Seeing writing on well, U.S. cuts Iraq embassy staff in half; Is Russia finally taking active role in Syrian crisis?; As people strike, Greek leaders postpone vote on austerity measures, and wonder if they amount to political suicide; All eyes on poorest 1/5 of Indians as they go to polls; Haitians creating immigration crisis in Brazil; The U.S. embargo against Cuba is 50 years old.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Public Integrity
Posted by Michael Hamilton, Tuesday, January 24, 2012Is This Land Made for You and Me? | Common Dreams
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, January 13, 2012How US Policies Fueled Mexico’s Great Migration
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, January 12, 2012Dispatch from Detention: A Rare Look Inside Our “Humane” Immigration Jails
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, January 8, 2012NYT (9): National News
Finally, it's the GOP that caves; Once again, FCC looks to ease media ownership rule; Judge blocks large part of SC immigration law; After death of G.I., military "hazing" is investigated; NYC's campaign finance law survives another challenge; Black women enlisting at remarkably high rate; Unseasonably warm weather has drawback - no snow for skiing; Man sentenced to 14 years for arson in response to election of Obama; Earthquake damage to Washington Monument more extensive than initially thought.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, December 23, 2011
NYT Editorials, Op-Eds Letters (11)
"Medicare reforms could save hundreds of billions of dollars without scrapping the system" (Editorial); "Alabama’s stance on its extremist immigration law is shifting from defiance to damage control, as Gov. Robert Bentley admits that the law needs fixing" (Editorial); "Should President Obama sell $53 million worth of arms to Bahrain when it continues to violently repress its citizens?" (Kristof); "Leaders are learning that war no longer pays. And more important, there is a growing repugnance toward institutionalized violence" (Guest Op-Ed); "Environmental groups are in a stage of transition toward local, grass-roots efforts" (Guest Op-Ed); "As a black man in my 20s, I’ve incorporated into my daily life the sense that I might be pushed against a wall or thrown to the ground by a police officer at any time" (Guest Op-Ed); "Many politicians are full of themselves. Gingrich is overstuffed" (Bruni); "Art reflecting life or life reflecting art? The end of the Iraq war and Season 1 of 'Homeland' have everyone on edge" (Dowd); "Looking for some leaders with the know-how and willingness to govern from the bottom up" (Friedman); "Why so many Christians loved Christopher Hitchens" (Douthat); "When Marijuana is Used as Medicine" (Letters)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, December 18, 2011