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Argentina's Memorial Day: Enrique Asbert and his Memoires of a Resistance

In Argentina, March 24 th was National Memorial Day. A holiday that served to remember the atrocities of the military dictatorship that thirty-six years ago inaugurated a decade of terror that redefined this country better known for its tango, ‘gauchos’, and Evita. Enrique ‘Kike’ Asbert was a central character in this historic period of kidnappings and... (posted by Nestor 62 days 18 hours ago.)

DEMOCRATS ARE ALSO DEBATING: Berman and Sherman in California

Although most of the attention had been focused on the Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, Democrats all over the country are also politically quite active. Take California, where the first debate between U.S. Representatives Howard Berman and Brad Sherman, two giants of local politics, took place on January 5 th , in... (posted by Nestor 134 days 13 hours ago.)

Is Gingrich Proposing An Authoritarian Political System?

The Republican candidates have made outrageous comments during the campaign, but none seems as dangerous as Newt Gingrich's statement that if he makes it to the White House he would essentially ignore Supreme Court rulings that may conflict with his views. This is an unreasonable suggestion made by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, considering that... (posted by Nestor 152 days ago.)

My Candidate Herman Cain

There is a saying that the third time is the charm. For presidential candidate Herman Cain it is not the third but the fourth time that he has stubbornly denied accusations of sexual harassment and refused to give up his political ambitions. For a proud liberal like me, it is very disappointing. I had the Machiavellian hope that the pizza man's political rise was not temporary and that, with a... (posted by Nestor 199 days 18 hours ago.)

Occupy Los Angeles: How the Right Distorts Its Image

For some conservative and right-wing commentators, Occupy Wall Street participants are not students, workers, teachers, or housewives, but members of a sinister conspiracy. On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh stated that this is a campaign of “anarchists” and “union thugs” that is being orchestrated from the White House. Glenn Beck, on the O’Reilly Factor, said that it is a... (posted by Nestor 202 days 19 hours ago.)

The Dream Act and the John & Ken Show's Method

On Saturday, few hours before a constitutional deadline, Governor Jerry Brown had the political courage of signing Assembly Bill 131 that grants undocumented immigrants the right to apply for college tax-subsidized scholarships. While many Californians will celebrate the approval of the California Dream Act, surely no one will express its disappointment and disgust as strongly... (posted by Nestor 229 days 12 hours ago.)