Originally posted by Wendy Sefsaf on Alternet. On the same day the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. United States the Washington Postpublished an article featuring Michael Hethmon, general counsel for the Immigration Reform Law Institute. Hethmon is the lesser-known legal mind behind … Continued
Originally published by Alternet on January 25th. One cannot forget that the contemporary Republican Party was born with the Southern Strategy, winning over the former Jim Crow South to its side of the political aisle, and as a backlash against … Continued
Originally published on AlterNet / By Joshua Holland It appears that a large wave of immigration to the U.S. which began in the 1990s has now come to an end. The share of the population represented by non-citizens dropped by … Continued
By Joshua Holland | Sourced from AlterNet What’s happening in Wisconsin is not complicated. At the beginning of this year, the state was on course to end 2011 with a budget surplus of $120 million. As Ezra Klein explained, newly … Continued
By Jim Hightower, posted on AlterNet July 15, 2010: As personal economies keep shriveling, politicians are more interested in comforting the comfortable. The good news is that America’s economy continues to grow. The bad news is that most people’s personal … 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
This Alternet post by Adele Stan points to thirteen events that shaped the millennial decade and traumatized the nation. Whether or not you agree with every point, it gives us a lot to think about as we enter the new … Continued
Joshua Holland at AlterNet posted this fantastic article on Thursday, Lou Dobbs, Eyeing Public Office, Endorses Policy He’s Long Spun as “Amnesty for Illegals”. First, under pressure from above, Lou Dobbs gave up on the birther conspiracy theories. Then he … Continued
Tara Lohan of AlterNet published the following article, The War on Soy: Why the ‘Miracle Food’ May Be a Health Risk and Environmental Nightmare. Looks like soy is proving to be too much of a good thing. Vegetarians aren’t the … Continued