It is very difficult to have a good understanding of the hands that feed us every day and the harsh reality that workers undergo daily in the meat packing industry. These are some of the hardest jobs in the food … Continued
Culture
Exhibit Provides Opportunity to Understand Race
www.understandingrace.org By Katie Irwin A few months ago I came across an exhibit about race by the American Anthropological Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota. It explains the realities and myths surrounding race, and how the concept has evolved … Continued
International
Obama Sends Mixed Messages to Haitians
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to relocate hundreds of detainees from the Krome detention center in Miami to make room for Haitian migrants they fear will swarm America ports. This is in addition to the other … Continued
Immigration
The National Council for Science and the Environment Should Dump Roy Beck
Roy Beck presenting for the Council for Conservative Citizens The white nationalist movement has long tried to dress up opposition to immigration as a “progressive” effort to protect the environment from population stress. So it should come as no surprise … Continued
Show Racism the Red Card Rallies Support in Philly
By Tom Dunmore I spent last week in Philadelphia at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) convention, which plays host to, amongst many other activities, the Major League Soccer (MLS) and Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) drafts. The NSCAA … Continued
Politics
Stories from the Anti-Arpaio March
The day began early, at 7:30am when we packed into my rental car and ventured to Falcon Park in West Phoenix. We arrived a little after 8:00am, two hours before the festivities were due to begin. As 10:00am approached, more … Continued
Politics
Ten Thousand March Against Arpaio
Yesterday’s march in Phoenix, Arizona drew 10,000 supporters locally and nationally. According to the Press Association: Ten thousand immigrant rights advocates have marched in front of a county jail in Phoenix against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s anti-immigration policies. A … Continued
Politics
March Today in Phoenix, Arizona
As you are reading this blog, close to 10,000 people are taking to the streets in Phoenix, Arizona in a show of solidarity against the oppressive authority of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Over the past … Continued
Politics
Racist Violence in Italy Could Happen in U.S.
Last week in Southern Italy’s working-class city of Rosarno, African immigrants clashed with local residents in what has been described as the worst racial violence since World War II, when Italy allied itself with the Nazis. The riots erupted after … Continued
Politics
Mark Krikorian’s TPS Comments Contradict Anti-immigrant Agenda
Once again we are seeing the John Tanton Network use one of its tentacles, Center for Immigration Studies, to mask its extreme agenda. Mark Krikorian, speaking on behalf of the John Tanton Network’s Center for Immigration Studies, said “The Haitians … Continued