Pepe Lozano
LATEST ARTICLES BY Pepe Lozano
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Illinois House moves to abolish death penalty
January 7, 2011CHICAGO - In a landmark vote Jan. 6, the Illinois House passed a measure to abolish the death penalty in the state.
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Republicans playing with fire on immigration, Latinos say
January 6, 2011Republicans are pushing anti-immigrant bills in states across the country, spurring anger among Latinos, who are a major voting bloc.
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Banning ethnic studies in Arizona is wrong!
January 4, 2011A new draconian law in Arizona went into effect banning classes statewide, k-12, that promote the teachings of civil rights leaders such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez.
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg named Time’s “Person of Year”
December 21, 2010Facebook reflects the online revolution changing the way people communicate and share information worldwide.
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DREAM Act lives on, supporters say
December 20, 2010DREAM Act supporters, both in Congress and at the grassroots, vowed to continue the fight for justice.
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Lawmakers: Time has come to end “Don’t ask, don’t tell”
December 14, 2010Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., say they plan to introduce a standalone bill in the House this week to reverse the controversial policy that bans openly gay service members.
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Thousands of Georgia inmates stage peaceful strike
December 13, 2010Thousands of inmates in at least seven prisons across the state of Georgia staged a one-day peaceful protest in the form of a strike for their human rights, Dec. 9. The action is aimed at the...
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DREAM Act passes House, faces hurdles in Senate
December 10, 2010The U.S. Senate voted to table its version of the DREAM Act Dec. 9, in order to consider the version passed by the House the day before. Supporters say the House vote was historic and a...
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