Intellectually Entertaining. Socially Relevant.
Oh, what a difference a day makes. First, on Monday: “Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday he does not support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., a central provision of immigration reform plans being considered by Congress. Bush has long chided the Republican Party to adopt immigration reform and Read More
Sounds like the heir apparent is a fan of my stuff: “Vice President Joe Biden rallied Latino members of Congress on Thursday to push for immigration reform, calling Latinos ‘the center of the nation’s future’ and reminding them that their political power will only grow after the last presidential election. ‘The way to make the Read More
Obama knows a kick in the rear end when he feels one: “Despite a bruising fiscal cliff battle that managed to set the stage for an even more heated showdown that will likely take place in a matter of months, President Barack Obama is planning to move full steam ahead with the rest of his Read More
Undocumented immigrants and their allies are divided on how to move forward with immigration reform. From Huff Post Latino Voices: “Nearly 600 would-be Dream Act beneficiaries and their allies, who helped in a successful push earlier this year for relief for undocumented young people, gathered in Kansas City, Mo., this weekend to determine their path Read More
I thought the Republican presidential candidate would simply evaporate into the ether after the election, but apparently he wasn’t the only one living in fantasyland. From the Los Angeles Times: “Mitt Romney told his top donors Wednesday that his loss to President Obama was a disappointing result that neither he nor his top aides had Read More
Congratulations to President Barack Hussein Obama on his less than triumphant victory in his reelection. Obama secured a second term but without a national mandate, given how close he came to losing the popular vote. And he knows this very well. In 2008, he won the presidency by 10 million votes — or the combined Read More
In March of 1775, the people of Virginia came together to decide whether or not they should separate themselves from the British Crown. Most of the colonials were cautious, to say the least, preferring to wait for King George’s response to the colonies’ most recent plea for reconciliation. How, they asked, could the colony of Read More
For those of you maybe living under a rock, news flash: President Obama has been reelected by the American people. Now what? As a supporter of the president, my initial urge is to gloat and rub the win in my conservative friends’ faces. But Obama didn’t win by a landslide, the House didn’t change hands, Read More
Election Day is finally here. We must prepare ourselves for one of two likely scenarios: first, that we’ll be living in a Romney America for the next four years, and second, that we’ll be stuck in an Obama America for the next four years. I say “stuck” because Obama himself is stuck in an Obama Read More
BBC News provides an excellent overview of what’s at stake in Tuesday’s two-part referendum concerning Puerto Rico’s future political status: “The first asks voters whether they want to keep the island’s current status. The second asks whether they would prefer independence, US statehood, or an option known as ‘sovereign free association’ with the US that Read More