Anti-immigration forces were, and are, on the front lines of racism in America. Today’s most powerful web of anti-immigrant groups, the John Tanton Network, uses the issue of immigration to drive a wedge between communities of color by perpetuating the … Continued
Kansas Attorney Kris Kobach and his Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) ought to be taken to the court woodshed for costing taxpayers millions of dollars in frivolous and wasted legal fees to defend the Institute’s concocted local ordinances aimed at … Continued
The climate of fear in Arizona’s desert has just reached new levels. Stephen Lemons’ piece in yesterday’s Phoenix New Times clearly illustrates this as he documents his trip with J.T. Ready -a neo-Nazi and border vigilante. As previously reported by … Continued
Today, thousands of activists and organizers from across the United States will gather in Detroit, Michigan for the second annual US Social Forum. Under the slogan “A new world is possible” organizers and activists who work on housing inequities, police … Continued
“Now, if we had time, I think I could show that every major environmental problem in the U.S. is made worse by population growth.” -Philip Cafaro, anti-immigrant activist speaking on a panel titled, “Immigration, Population, and the Environment: Experts to … Continued
On Wednesday evening, Chris Matthews debuted his new documentary on MSNBC titled, “Rise of the New Right.” Matthews discussed the program in an interview with the Huffington Post stating, “I think that the left will say this scares the heck … Continued
Anti-immigrant group NumbersUSA caused a bit of trouble for the Daily Progress last week when it sent out an email ad to subscribers asking them to support Arizona’s racist Senate Bill 1070. The Hook has the story: The marketing email … Continued
Stephen Lemons of Feathered Bastard, provides more details on the recent desert shootings, including information on neo-Nazis who are “patrolling” Pinal County. This is the county where two men were murdered by unknown assailants the day after the anti-immigrant rally … Continued
Amidst an environmental crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, anti-immigrant groups in the John Tanton Network see the BP oil spill as an opportunity to – wait for it – blame immigrants. BP can’t contain the oil spill and the … Continued
The problem with America today is not the radical right but the Democratic Party. That is one thing that became abundantly clear to me as I watched Chris Matthews’ new documentary “Rise of the New Right”. Back in March President … Continued