Historical Research
In 1981, El Salvador’s military leaders began to employ “scorched earth” tactics in their battle against left-wing guerrillas. In Spanish the saying was
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August 19, 2012 // 0 Comments
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s voucher program to privatize public education has come under fire recently for spending state tax dollars to teach Bible-based curriculum. An
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August 17, 2012 // 0 Comments
When I write about the Chicana/o community, it is more in the spirit of an examination of conscience than an indictment. Although I do not pretend to be member of any
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August 17, 2012 // 0 Comments
*Mexikaresistance.com Note: An older story, but worth reading. The glittering “grills” of some hip-hop stars aren’t exactly unprecedented. Sophisticated
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August 17, 2012 // 0 Comments
“Yesterday, someone told me I should have ended this workshop on a high note. I thought about it. How could I? “asked Kelli Mosteller as she was conducting the
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August 16, 2012 // 0 Comments
Once in a while a book comes along that is transformative. Murder State, by Brendan Lindsay, is such a book. Recently released by University of Nebraska Press, Murder State
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August 10, 2012 // 0 Comments
Borrowing the words of the legendary baseball player Lou Gehrig I am the luckiest man in the world. At eighty I will begin another semester at the end of the month. Again I
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August 10, 2012 // 0 Comments
*Mexikaresistance.com Note: It is my contention that, in addition to the reasons given below, MALDEF, NCLR and LULAC fail so miserably because they espouse a philosophy of
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August 9, 2012 // 0 Comments
The latest bad news about Indian reservations is getting worse; but there is a silver lining. U.S. Attorney Ken Gonzales says violence on Indian reservations is “a kind of
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August 8, 2012 // 1 Comment
Thanks to a new law privatizing public education in Louisiana, Bible-based curriculum can now indoctrinate young, pliant minds with the good news of the Lord—all on the
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August 7, 2012 // 0 Comments