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Rebuilding Haiti Without Borders: Remittances and Migration
by Michelle Chen   January 29, 2010
Activists have tried to keep the immigration issue on the national agenda by highlighting the potential economic benefits of immigration reform. The massive humanitarian crisis right next door may present an opportunity to recast immigration in the context of addressing...

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Immigration Reform Deserves More Than 38 Words
by Jorge Rivas   January 29, 2010
Tuesday's State of the Union address was more than 7,500 words long and all President Obama devoted to the issue of immigration was 38 of the most neutral words he could possible use. And we should continue the work...

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Somali ‘Pirates’ Plan to Send Treasures Taken from Rich Countries to Haiti
by Jorge Rivas   January 29, 2010
We haven't heard about the Somali pirates in months, but they're back in the news cycle. This time around, it's a more positive, Robin Hood-esque story. In the article, translated on Metamute.org, leaders of the pirate groups say they're willing...

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Hard Knocks: NYC Shuts School Doors on Struggling Students
by Michelle Chen   January 28, 2010
Across New York City, schools are flunking out, and the Mayor's office is happy to see them go. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, a contentious all-night meeting ended with the result everyone expected: the city's Panel for Educational...

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Can James Perry Be The Next Mayor of New Orleans?
by Hatty Lee   January 28, 2010
On Saturday, February 6, New Orleans will vote for a new mayor. One of the 11 candidates running is James Perry—the only candidate who talks about systemic racism. But in the new (whiter) New Orleans, Perry's progressive campaign hasn't...

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How Howard Zinn Wanted to Be Remembered [VIDEO]
by Jorge Rivas   January 28, 2010
In what would be one of his last interviews, Howard Zinn discusses how he wants to be remembered: For "introducing a different way of thinking about the world," and as "somebody who gave people a feeling of hope and...

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Today's Twitter Break: State of The Union Edition
by Julianne Hing   January 28, 2010
Well folks. Obama gave a typically stirring speech last night. There was plenty of substantive meat to dig into but since the end of speech, our friends in the Twittersphere have had plenty to say about the sideshows: MSNBC host...

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Green the Recovery: Expand Green Jobs to Women and Communities of Color
by Debayani Kar   January 28, 2010
The folks over at Change.org are having a contest to gather ‘ideas for change in America.’ Have a good idea? You can submit yours at Change.org/ideas. Over at the Applied Research Center, we came up with the following. Do you...

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State of Whose Union?: Obama and Race at One Year [VIDEO]
by Channing Kennedy   January 28, 2010
"I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. " President Barack Obama almost gave us a call to action tonight. Commentators Chris Rabb and Lola Adesioye sat down with ColorLines's Tammy Johnson following...

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State of the Union Places Entitlement Above Equity
by Michelle Chen   January 27, 2010
Wrapped up in tonight's stream of glossy oratory was a familiar sense of entitlement. The State of the Union address emphasized rebuilding the middle class, supporting small businesses, boosting financial markets--in other words, soothing the anxieties of people who...

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