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Why Guantanamo hunger strike could be the last
SC: Why did you call your memoir "The General"?
AE: Because I was one of a limited number of prisoners at Guantanamo who spoke English, I was often forced to be an "unofficial leader" by guards and interrogators. They nicknamed me "the general."
SC: How were you released?
AE: I was released i.... |
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Temp agencies, ‘raiteros’ exploit undocumented
Ty Inc. became one of the world's largest manufacturers of stuffed animals thanks to the Beanie Babies craze in the 1990s.
But it has stayed on top partly by using an underworld of labor brokers known as raiteros, who pick up workers from Chicago's street corners and shuttle them to Ty's warehous.... |
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Colorado repeals “show me your papers” law
With Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature last week on the “Community and Law Enforcement Trust Act,” Colorado is the first state in the country to repeal a law hostile to immigrants.
In 2006 Colorado, along with South Carolina, became one of the first states in the nation to pass controversial “s.... |
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Bennet, Group of 8 introduce immigration bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet last week joined Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to introduce a bill to fix our broken immigration system.
The Border Security, Ec.... |
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Citizenship must reflect more humane principles
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) finds the immigration bill introduced last week a modest start on reform, due to provisions that address family unification and workers’ rights and create a narrow path to citizenship for some immigrants. But much of the bill reproduces many of the cur.... |
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Communities of color face higher environmental risks
This week we celebrate Earth Day, an international campaign for environmental awareness and protection. While this is a time to celebrate our planet, we are also reminded of the great environmental risks facing communities of color and their resilience to protect both the planet and their communit.... |
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Maya bring baseball passions to U.S.
In Mexico, the Mayas are a people apart. Half a millennium since Spanish conquistadors set foot in Mesoamerica, their numbers stand in the millions and they remain racially, linguistically and culturally distinct from their non-indigenous countrymen. While most Mexicans are bursting with national .... |
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Monsanto conquest meets Aztec resistance
Monsanto has a map for conquering the world and Mexico is in the center of it.
For nearly two decades the transnational corporation that manufactures the pesticides used across the planet has been trying to take over the global seed market with genetically modified (GM) seed. If successful, most .... |
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Our world is a better place because of César
Thousands of people are expected to participate in marches to honor the legacy of César E. Chávez, founder of the United Farm Workers of América. Chávez's birthday is a holiday celebrated in eight states across the nation on March 31st, including Colorado. The César Chávez Peace and Justice Commit.... |
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Keystone XL pipeline: Sick with greed
Yudith Nieto has no time to waste. And like so many other young people like her, she's no longer waiting for a society that insists on postponing confronting the problem that will define her and future generations: climate disruption.
That’s why Yudith -- a native Mexican and tireless environme.... |
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Who are the 'UndocuQueer?' New reports shed light
A report released last week by the Williams Institute at UCLA estimates that there are at least 267,000 self-identified LGBT undocumented immigrant adults living in the United States. The number is a conservative estimate – because many people who fit into both categories are reluctant to identify.... |
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DeHerrera’s, CPC: Remove dangerous officers
In the wake of a ruling by the Denver Civil Service Commission hearing officers that reinstated Officer Randy Murr, a Denver Police officer involved in the unwarranted and unlawful cover up of the beating of their son, Michael DeHerrera; the DeHerrera family met with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock l.... |
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Voter rights at risk in Supreme Court ruling
Kilmichael, a small town in northern Mississippi, is known to blues aficionados as the place where blues artist B.B. King first began his love affair with the guitar. To voting rights advocates, it’s a place that helps spotlight the ongoing need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), now fa.... |
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Preschool narrows education gap for many
Celia Rubi Medina is quick to raise her hand when her teacher asks about the meaning of the word, metamorphosis.
“It’s when the little caterpillar becomes a butterfly,” says the 4-year-old girl, a Head Start student.
“We don’t have a lot of money, but we strive to (give) the best education for o.... |
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GOP making undocumented América’s new underclass
Conservatives in the House of Representatives are rejecting the growing bipartisan consensus for permitting undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship. Instead, one prominent negotiatior, Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), suggested a legal status “compromise” that would keep 11 million immigrants in a p.... |
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