by Efrain Nieves After a two year investigation the Department of Justice is accusing the East Haven, CT police department of discriminating against Latinos. Assistant attorney general Thomas J. Perez detailed the investigation in a 23 page letter to the East Haven Mayor. “We find that EHPD engages in discriminatory policing against Latinos, including but not limited to targeting […]
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President Obama on GOP Debates: “We’ll Just Run Those in a Loop on Univision and Telemundo”
December 1, 2011 
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In a round-table session for selected members of the US Latino media this week, President Obama acknowledged that the current tone of recent GOP debates is helping the President’s 2012 reelection bid. As reported on Univision News, President Obama discussed how best he could win the Latino vote next year. Even with unprecedented support for his 2008 victory […]
Read more Gingrich Wants Poor Children To Work As Janitors, Calls Child Labor Laws “Stupid”
November 25, 2011 0 Comments
by Efrain Nieves Newt Gingrich called Child Labor Laws “stupid” in an appearance at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Gingrich states: You’re totally poor. You’re in a school that is failing with a teacher that is failing. I’ve tried for years to have a very simple model…. Most of these schools ought to get rid of […]
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