October 2013
Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, a linguistics professor at California State University, Los Angeles, is leading the group, focusing solely on the sound of Zapotec words. It\’s
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October 30, 2013 // 2 Comments
In order to understand the rationale behind the fortification of the border and the physical form it has taken in recent years, it is necessary to go back a little first. The
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October 29, 2013 // 0 Comments
In his new book, “Murdoch’s World,” David Folkenflik reveals Fox News’ practice of using paid commenters with fake social media accounts, to deceive the online
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October 28, 2013 // 0 Comments
The debate as to what to name Chicana/o Studies will have future repercussions. The proposals are not new; they are not innovative; and they are symptomatic of the historical
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October 25, 2013 // 0 Comments
There are serious ongoing concerns for the safety of indigenous protesters in Colombia amid escalating violence against them by the security forces and after their leaders
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October 23, 2013 // 0 Comments
There has been a lot of speculation and misinformation concerning the deployment of RCMP officers during the assault on the anti-fracking blockade in Rexton, New Brunswick
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October 23, 2013 // 0 Comments
Big philanthropy was born in the United States in the early twentieth century. The Russell Sage Foundation received its charter in 1907, the Carnegie Corporation in 1911, and
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October 22, 2013 // 0 Comments
After Congress approved, and President Obama subsequently signed, a deal to reopen the federal government last week, Congress must look forward and act on other issues facing
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October 21, 2013 // 0 Comments
REXTON, N.B. – RCMP officers fired rubber bullets and used tear gas to break up an anti-shale gas protest in eastern New Brunswick on Thursday. Police arrested a number of
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October 18, 2013 // 0 Comments
I watched a Chris Hayes’ panel on Thursday, October 9, 2013. They were discussing the government shut down and the debt ceiling. No one mentioned that the faction standing
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October 16, 2013 // 0 Comments