Reg825 | Project Economic Refugee

25 Mar

Republicans have failed so far to pass amendments to health reconciliation bill

…which is a different headline than “GOP forces new House vote on health overhaul”, which is what MSNBC has on their websiteÂ (implying somewhat that Republicans might have succeeded at amending it).Â What the Republicans were able to do was to...
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22 Mar

Health Insurance Reform Passes!

Looks like the left finally got its sh*t together: The Huffington Post has a great post summarizing the dramatic events. Click here to read. Also, David Frum, George W. Bush’s former speechwriter, declares: Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most...
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18 Mar

Student immigrants ‘come out’ for college reform

A couple of students have bravely “come out” to their community: Deivid Ribeiro aimed for the stars. He kept a nearly 4.0 grade point average at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School and at Cape Cod Community College, where he got his...
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17 Mar

Happy Mexican St. Patrick’s Day!

The Saint Patrick's Battalion (Spanish: BatallÃ³n de San Patricio) was a unit of 175 to several hundred immigrants (accounts vary) and expatriates of European descent who fought as part of the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American...
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6 Mar

30% of Latinos do not have health insurance

From OneCare.org: Businessman Alberto Saavedra points out that 30% of Latinos do not have health insurance, even though healthcare is a basic human right. He encourages all Latinos to help reform our dysfunctional health care system with single payer, California...
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6 Mar

Inexcusable West L.A. Delays to Light Rail

It never ceases to amaze me how the wealthyÂ West Side interests in Los Angeles have been able to hinder if not right out block the completion of a light rail line that could easeÂ L.A.’s horrendous traffic. Some West Siders have...
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27 Feb

Monster Earthquake in Chile

I remember being awaken in the middle of the night and seeing my whole room shake up and down hearing things crashing down to the floor.Â Half-asleep, at first it took me a while to processÂ it thatÂ I was experiencing an...
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24 Feb

Tacos for justice?

This is an interesting concept â€¦ is your city doing anything like this? Tacos for Justice: Innovative Effort Launches LA-area plan will help fund national advocacy strategy for immigrant justiceÂ For Immediate Release Contacts:Â Â Â Armando Gudino:Â 562-413-9003,Â Erin Glenn:Â 213-434-0071Â (Los...
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24 Feb

George Lakoff, WH and Dems Should Send the Message: Health Means Life; Health Means Freedom

George Lakoff defines what freedom means for progressives in the healthcare debate: Health means freedom. If you have a serious illness or injury and cannot get it treated, your freedom will be limited in many ways. Your physical freedom: you...
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21 Feb

The media loves white angry people

Unlike what Rush Limbaugh claims, being white, right-wing conservative, and male (like the screaming guy on this video)Â will still get you ahead of the line in terms ofÂ media coverage; in fact you might be cheered on. Just like they do...
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