Luis Rivas
LATEST ARTICLES BY Luis Rivas
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Labor
Union power: LA grocery workers march
June 16, 2011Hundreds of labor, faith and community activists are demanding a fair labor contract for union grocery workers at three supermarkets in the Los Angeles area.
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World
Progressive Mexican presidential candidate visits Los Angeles
June 15, 2011Invoking Cesar Chavez, Andrés Manuel López Obrador said, "[F]or us, we should insist and assure that we are heard and that a new social order comes replacing the old."
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U.S.
LA neighborhood councils fight vehicle confiscations
December 27, 2010The South Central Neighborhood Council joined other groups calling for an end to the impoundment of unlicensed drivers' cars at traffic stops, charging that the practice targets poor, minority and immigrant communities.
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Peace
Rally protests U.S.-backed war in Philippines
August 6, 2010LOS ANGELES - A picket line in front of the Philippine Consulate here last month drew attention to crimes against the Filipino people under the former U.S.-backed president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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U.S.
Concierto Sin Fronteras – a night of cultural resistance
July 22, 2010LOS ANGELES - On a recent Saturday night in the heart of Boyle Heights, a unique event was held.
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U.S.
Movement for justice for Oscar Grant maps next steps
July 14, 2010INGLEWOOD, Calif. - At Chuco's Justice Center here, more than 50 people met this week to discuss the next steps in the movement for justice for Oscar Grant III.
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U.S.
In our broken system, legal immigration favors the privileged
July 14, 2010The truth is that the obtaining citizenship in this country if you are poor is difficult and costly and that is why many decide to enter the country illegally or simply overstay their visas.
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Opinion
Nazi demo not a “coincidence”
May 11, 2010LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Hundreds of protesters gathered at City Hall off of 1st and Spring Street last month to rally against the Detroit-based National Socialist Movement demonstration, the largest white-supremacist organization in the country, according...
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