More than three weeks ago, Senate voted down several measures to expand gun control. According to a recent Pew polling, the American public is almost evenly split on the issue. Fifty percent say controlling gun ownership is most important and … Continued
If she were still alive, Marvel Cooke would be 100 years old this month. She was a ceiling-busting radical who gets little mention in the history books. As congress gets ready to release an immigration reform bill that will likely … Continued
The AFL-CIO and the SEIU, two of the nations largest union federations, are standing up to republicans and business groups for fair wages in federal immigration reform. While the group of bipartisan Senators, called the “Gang of 8,” working on … Continued
Amongst all the background noise of proposed national immigration reform, there are stories that demonstrate the power of collaboration, community organizing, and the “roll up your shirt sleeves” kind of hard work that our elected officials are unwilling to do. … Continued
Recently recall papers were filed by Respect Arizona against embattled Arizona Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. In addition to mounting criticism, Arpaio faces a racial profiling lawsuit from the Department of Justice, a class action suit based on his treatment of Latinos, and criticism for … Continued
Earlier this month teachers at Seattle’s Garfield High School (former home to Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Lee and Quincy Jones) held a press conference in front of TV reporters, students and colleagues to explain its reasons for refusing to administer the … Continued
On Friday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two new, but long awaited, food safety rules that are part of Obama’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which passed two years ago. Food safety advocates have heralded the law as … Continued
It took more than three weeks to count all the provisional ballots, but the numbers now show that Sheriff Joe Arpaio won a 6th term in Maricopa County, Arizona with only 50.7% of the vote. He beat Democratic challenger Paul … Continued
If you are not already reading ChangeLab, I am about to turn you on to an inspirational and thought provoking new site by the folks behind RaceFiles. After more than 5 collective decades of struggle against racism in America and … Continued
There is new evidence that Arizona’s model for immigration control, created by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, is both ineffective and irresponsible. The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that Arizona police agencies have spent hundreds of thousands training officers … Continued