Frustrated by a very public renovation of the party to make it more inviting for conservative Latinos, the anti-immigrant movement has engaged in an all out war on Republican leadership. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), both of … Continued
With top-level officials in the Republican Party giving strong signals of an about-face on immigration reform, could the FAIR-backed Immigration Reform Caucus drag the party back toward the nativists? Just days after an election in which the Latino vote played … Continued
In 2000, Jean Hardisty, then head of Political Research Associates, predicted an increase in the number of Americans who identify with the Libertarian party in her revealing book about the Right entitled Mobilizing Resentment: Conservative Resurgence From The John Birch … Continued
For anyone even superficially aware of the American political drama, presidential debates vie for the title of ‘most obnoxious’ public ritual. In addition to the uninspired curatorship and oblique responses, there is the tendency for every special-interest group in the … Continued
Oroginally posted on AlterNet / By Adele M. Stan | August 16, 2011 Though it has shaped American politics for the last 40 years, the religious right still baffles reporters.
One really has to wonder where the good people of Iowa are when it comes to U.S. Representative Steve King, who regularly spouts and touts some of the most extreme and extraordinary positions taken by anyone in Congress. The sound … Continued
Last week, as the Tea Party movement pressed forward with its eerie “we are the people” message, Sarah Palin drew a deeply troubling line in the sand. Her message for mainstream Republicans was: get on board with the Tea Party … Continued
What does the immigrant community have that neither the Republican Party nor the Tea Party has? A backbone! After Arizona passed racist S.B. 1070, hundred of thousands of people took to the streets throughout the country in protest on May … Continued
The so-called “tea party movement” is actually made up of a number of factions, including Tea Party Patriots, Tea Party Express, and the Tea Party Nation, that have latched onto the concept as a way of attracting attention and pushing … Continued
The Latino online community has had enough of Republicans who turn a blind eye to bigotry. Presente Action — a Latino online advocacy organization has launched new ads in Florida condemning Rush Limbaugh‘s continued racist attacks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor. … Continued