Urban/Global Politics

Las mentiras que nos tiran

Hace poco que surgió otra controversia en los medios sobre el uso (aparente y alegadamente) de las tácticas de los nazis en el debate político, que se sigue intensificando de cara a las elecciones de noviembre. John Burton, el jefe del partido demócrata de California, dijo que lo que usaban los republicanos era una versión […]

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Urban/Global Politics

Republican Attacks on Welfare Policies Wrong

Published Today on McClathchy.com The Republican Party should be ashamed of spreading disinformation about President Obama’s welfare policies. It is trying to use using divisiveness and fear to gain at the ballot box. Playing the race card and reviving old and inaccurate welfare stereotypes is just plain wrong. The Romney campaign is running an ad […]

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Urban/Global Politics

Self-Deportation Scoop

Just wanted to congratulate Rachel Maddow and The New York Times for figuring out that Lalo Alcaraz invented the idea of self-deportation, which was somehow conveniently picked up on during recent Republican debates. My reaction when I first heard the phrase was similar to what Lalo has been quoted as saying–it was a surreal journey […]

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