Occupying, Organizing and the Movements That Demand Both
It’s unlikely that anyone knows how to predict when “movement moments” will strike. But Rinku Sen says the real question is how we make the most of them when they come, because you never know how close you are to freedom.
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News Corp. Will Save Our Schools, and Other Scarily Seductive Reforms
Rupert Murdoch sees a $500 billion market in turning public schools into private enterprises. Julianne Hing reports.
What I Learned from Anita Hill at 20
Colorlines.com gender blogger Akiba Solomon on how Anita Hill’s testimony 20 years ago showed millions of black women that they don’t have to choose between race and gender.
DREAMer Activist Describes Fear After Alabama’s HB 56: ‘I’m Not The Only One’
Victor Palafox is a 19-year-old student organizer who’s living through the awful reality of the nation’s strictest anti-immigrant law.
Documentary Pries Open the Door to Immigrant Detention Centers
Latina journalist Maria Hinojosa speaks with Colorlines.com about reporting her new PBS documentary “Lost in Detention.”
Rick Perry Reserves His ‘Brother’ References for Herman Cain
Is the Texas governor trying to make up for his “Niggerhead” ranch controversy?
Herman Cain Defends Plans for Border ‘Technology’ in GOP Debate
If you think Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan is bad, wait ’till you hear what’s he’s got in store for immigration enforcement.
Dozens of Beatings and Coverups by Officers in L.A. County Jails
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is under even more scrutiny, just as the state begins moving thousands of inmates from state prisons to county jails.
Puerto Rican Writer Piri Thomas’ Words for El Barrio
The celebrated author passed away at his California home this week. He was 83.