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Ed Roybal Presente

Ed Roybal, first 20th Century Mexican American elected to the Los Angeles City Council (1949-1963) and to the House of Representatives (1963-1992) was a progressive Latino politician long before there was something called a Chicano movement....

Another GOP indictment adds to culture of corruption

One of the top GOP moneymen for Bush/Cheney in Ohio, and for Republicans nationwide, joins the ignominious ranks in the ever-swelling Republican 'Culture of Corruption.” Apparently, Republicans are seemingly unable to 'win' elections without cheating. A...

Rosa Parks American heroine

Capitalism gone disgustingly mad

There is a real estate “boom” reported in New Orleans and other devastated areas as desperate people sell shattered houses and the speculators move in, buying up land to make money. Perhaps a future New Orleans...

Voter ID: sharpening race and class disparities

As thousands celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, the media re-aired black and white images of nonviolent Black Americans being tear gassed and clubbed on “Bloody Sunday” while marching for...