Rosalío Muñoz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Rosalío Muñoz
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Politics
California, national right wingers push Newsom recall drive
August 3, 2021Substantial in-state and out-of-state money are involved in the campaign.
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Labor
Labor and allies pressure Congress to pass American Rescue Plan
February 24, 2021The Biden package is designed to give a “knockout blow” to the pandemic and its gruesome health, economic, and social impacts.
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L.A. County Federation of Labor commits to Dr. King’s legacy
January 17, 2017When the Trump administration tries “to deport our friends and brothers and sisters…we will stand in the way.”
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Opinion
Cinco de Mayo, USA-style
May 5, 2015One of my great-grandfathers was helping organize Cinco de Mayo events in Tucson by the early 1880s.
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U.S.
Pentagon commemoration of Vietnam War far from complete
May 1, 2015The Pentagon commemoration omits contributions of the peace movement "on the home front" that helped bring an end to the war.
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Peace
Why commemorate the Chicano Moratorium in February?
February 25, 2010People familiar with the term "Chicano Moratorium," identify it with the date of August 29, 1970, when some 30,000 Chicanos and progressives marched through East Los Angeles against the Vietnam War.
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U.S.
Mixed results in California elections
November 17, 2006Among the most significant election results in California was the 53-47 percent victory of wind power engineer Jerry McNerney over seven-term U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo in the 11th Congressional District, despite a Republican 7-point advantage in...
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U.S.
Immigration bills head to showdown; mass pressure seen as key to immigrant rights
June 2, 2006With the May 25 Senate passage of S 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, both houses of Congress have approved separate major immigration bills. The next step is for a House/Senate conference committee to...
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