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Quinceaera accents humanity in L.A. barrio
September 1, 2006MovieREVIEWQuinceañera Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland R, 90 min., 2006 In a scene halfway into “Quinceañera,” a film directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Carlos (Jesse Garcia), an 18-or-so-year-old Mexican American troubled youth,...
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New York band plays freedom songs
September 1, 2006NEW YORK — It’s not too often that a band like Seanchai and the Unity Squad comes along. The group combines a diverse mix of punk, rock, reggae, hip-hop and Irish influences with overtly political, in-your-face...
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Ramifications of the Lebanon cease-fire a Palestinian view
September 1, 2006The end of the war in Lebanon will have a very strong effect on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This effect goes over and beyond the general and always correct observation that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the continuing...
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A reality-based strategy for immigrant rights
September 1, 2006The immigrant rights movement is stronger than ever. The huge mass mobilizations to stop the harshly anti-immigrant HR 4437 won new allies for the immigrants and changed public perceptions in their favor. Though the Senate immigration...
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Need protection from unions? Bush Department of Labor races to rescue
September 1, 2006Anyone who feels that getting protection from their employers is taking away their “rights” will be relieved to learn that the United States Department of Labor, George W. Bush in charge, is racing to the rescue....
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