Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a longtime immigrant rights activist, is used to being called to task for his views. But when radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou recently gave out his cellphone number on the air in a campaign against the… Read More ›
Immigration
“Dream Act” Becomes Law: Illegal Immigrants are Given a Chance
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed California Dream Act, legislator says The lawmaker who authored the California Dream Act said Saturday that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed the bill allowing Illegal immigrants attending California universities to receive state financial aid. Brown’s… Read More ›
Police Corruption Probe Uncovers Rampant Racism in the NYPD; No One Surprised
It’s more than ticket-fixing chatter investigators caught on their wiretaps: Cops are also heard talking trash about the people they’re paid to protect, sources said. The wiretap recordings at the heart of the probe captured conversations rife with racist and… Read More ›
Report on Repression in Arizona’s Apartheid
TUCSON, Ariz. – A report by a humanitarian group based on interviews with thousands of illegal immigrants caught by the Border Patrol in Arizona claims agents threw unpackaged food on the floor for them to eat, took away medicine for… Read More ›
Review of Sun Rise Above’s “Every Day I Wake Up On the Wrong Side of Capitalism”
Self-described Hiphopraganda-ist Sun Rise Above is one of the more distinguished left-wing artists gaining ascendancy in the underground scene. His new album Every Day I Wake Up On the Wrong Side of Capitalism (2011) gives a clear picture of what… Read More ›
Michelle Bachmann, Slavery & Dog Whistle Politics
Although the term “dog whistle politics” originated in the Australian press during the 1990s, it has been an increasingly prominent feature of American politics for some time now. The term refers to using coded language which holds little or no… Read More ›
Analysis of the Tea Party Movement
What is the Tea Party? Who are they? Who funds them? What are their goals? The Tea Party Movement first began on January 24, 2009. It was launched by Trevor Leach, chairman of the organization “Young Americans for Liberty” in… Read More ›
Report on the Protest against HB 87, Georgia’s SB1070
On a glorious day in July, thousands upon thousands of immigrants and their supporters took a stand against the new racist bill passed in Georgia. Starting around ten in the morning, the march continued until the afternoon, a fitting testament… Read More ›
The Price of a Plate of Tomatoes
If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery. Driving from Naples, Florida, the nation’s second-wealthiest metropolitan area, to Immokalee takes less than an hour… Read More ›
Arpaio “Fires” 2 Deputies for Corruption; New Accusations Made of Racism in his Office
Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired two of his top deputies for alleged corruption, just as reports broke of racist jokes against Mexicans within his department. Arpaio, already a lightning rod for his tough immigration laws in Maricopa County, is simultaneously dealing… Read More ›
Undocumented Immigrants Paid $11.2 Billion in Taxes Last Year, General Electric Paid Zero
Study estimates that illegal immigrants paid $11.2B in taxes last year, unlike GE, which paid zero Albor Ruiz, New York Daily News I bet most of you didn’t know undocumented immigrants contributed more – much more – to the… Read More ›
Chicago May Day 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On May Day, as millions of people around the world celebrate workers’ rights, a coalition of grassroots immigrant rights activists, anti-war organizations, rank and file workers and community members are calling on Chicago to march! We march… Read More ›
Kansas Republican Suggests Shooting Immigrants from Helicopters
The Lawrence Journal World reports: A legislator said Monday it might be a good idea to control illegal immigration the way the feral hog population has been controlled — with hunters shooting from helicopters. … After one of the committee… Read More ›
Briefly on “Reverse-Racism”
Although it is common to hear it in public discourse, particularly in regards to television and radio, the truth is that the concept of “reverse-racism” or “reverse discrimination” is at best a bogeyman erected by the corporate media and at… Read More ›
The Arizona Apartheid Spreads
With the killing of the DREAM Act, states are now moving to implement similar laws to those in Arizona, signifying a reactionary swing to the right which threatens the lives and livelihoods of many Hispanic, Latino and Amerindian workers. Immigrant… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 