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Maya Angelou, still she rises (+ Video)
In remembering Maya Angelou, it is important to recall her commitment to the struggle for equality, not just for herself, or for women, or for African-Americans. She was committed to…
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Guns do kill people
Another week, another murderous rampage. This time, once again, it happened at a school, specifically a university. It took place in what the media describe as the "scenic" and…
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The Dreamers and the elections
The Dreamers, those undocumented youths intent on pursuing their dreams, continue to give us much to talk about. Surveys also tell us that if politicians want to know how to attract the…
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Is U.S. turning to Israel for help with Gross?
It would not be unreasonable to speculate that the U.S. is inviting a third party -- or even a mediator -- into the Gross quandary. Just recently the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported…
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A look at the (not-so-new) U.S. policy toward Cuba
An unusual display of consensus on the polarized political stage in the United States has been the public letter that some 40 personalities of both parties have sent President Barack…
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The monster needs more than makeup
Urgent message to President Obama: When it comes to deportation, making up the monster is not enough. This we say with total emphasis, at a moment when immigrant families are waiting…
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Jorge Ramos goes after John Boehner on immigration
House Speaker John Boehner received a blunt question on Thursday from prominent Latino journalist Jorge Ramos: "Why are you blocking immigration reform?"
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Expect about a third of voting-eligible Latinos in midterms
A national group of Latino public officeholders is projecting that 7.83 million Hispanics will vote in this year's November elections, about a third of those eligible.
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The imprudence of Donald Sterling (+ Video)
It's easy to think that millionaires live in another world, in a distant dimension, in a parallel world with rules and conflicts that are foreign to us. But no, in the end, millionaires…
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A prisoner exchange that could improve U.S.-Cuba relations
Alan Gross has been serving a fifteen-year prison sentence in Cuba for providing material support to the Cuban opposition. In the meanwhile, three Cuban agents have been incarcerated in…
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