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Packing the Courts With Right Wing-Ideologues. Trump Is Winning “Bigly.” Why Aren’t We in the Streets?

As some of us celebrate Trump's impeachment, the courts are being packed with pro-life,  pro-guns, anti-workers, and xenophobic judges. They are also very young and lack legal experience; many of…


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Can “Socialist” Sanders Deliver and Why He Has not Fully Explained His “No” Vote on the Immigration Bill in 2007?

Moreover, there is that immigration reform needed. As one who would like to see immigration reform for the million undocumented people in this country, I found this very troubling.  In 2007 Sanders…


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Presidential Candidates Coming to L.A., but Will They Conquer?

Many voters in California, me included, are still shopping for a candidate.  These democratic presidential candidates need to tell us what we need to hear, not what we want to hear.  I am steering…


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The Tanked Debate on Immigration Reform Exhibits the Leadership Deficit Among Latinos

In 2016, the passionate and sometimes vitriolic debate about immigration reform was front and center in the presidential election. Trump became president, and the political needle for immigration…


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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Truth and Justice

When it comes to politics, I usually take the path that is more pragmatic and less ideological.  I utterly despise being pigeonholed with the labels used in the conventional spectrum of political…


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No to Measure EE

Of course, we need more investment in public education. It is public education that structures our children to become skilled citizens. Education is the tool we use to integrate our children into the…


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