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On the morning of March 6th, a fire broke out at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bend, Oregon. It was one of seven fires that morning in Bend, and police believe all the fires were the work of a serial arsonist, according to local reports. Such an event would normally not make these pages, but many […]

In response to the recent events in Steubenville, Ohio, one young man decided to do a simple PSA for “any rapists our there” who need help about how to “treat a drunk girl.” In just 24 hours, the video has gotten over 350,000 YouTube views. Here it is. (h/t Raw Story)

Yesterday Democracy Now! covered one of the more untold and under-reported stories of the Iraq War. As its website says, “A shocking new report by The Guardian and BBC Arabic details how the United States armed and trained Iraqi death squads that ran torture centers. It is a story that stretches from the U.S.-backed death squads in […]

It is a piece that’s three weeks old, but in the online world, that doesn’t matter. Philadelphia Magazine’s “Being White in Philly” piece has caused extremely strong emotions. As of this posting, the Robert Huber piece, which attempts to describe the experiences of white residents in the city’s racially-mixed neighborhoods, has gone viral on Facebook with […]

UPDATE: Olmsted was fired. The HuffPost added more details. After videos (see below) were posted on YouTube chronicling a confrontation between a University of Oregon School of Law adjunct instructor and students on Thursday, the university has reassigned James Olmsted’s teaching responsibilities, but did not reveal if any additional disciplinary action was taken against him. […]

According to local Spanish-language outlet Al Día, this past Friday in Philadelphia about 100 protesters, which included Hispanic and African American community leaders, took to City Hall to speak out against the not guilty verdict that judge Patrick Dugan issued in the simple assault non-jury case of former lieutenant Jonathan Josey, who was caught on […]

News outlets in Mexico this week have been overrun by the sudden announcement of the arrest and detention of Elba Esther Gordillo Morales, known simply as ‘La Maestra’ and dubbed by many as the most powerful woman in Mexico. Gordillo was the head of the powerful SNTE teachers union in Mexico—which is in fact the […]

This week’s #NoMames meme of the week goes to the Facebook page of “Support our troops or get the f–k out.” As of this posting, over 5,000 people have liked it and the meme has been shared over 4,000 times. The Facebook thread also contains many lovely comments, such as these: f*ck every and anything […]

Given that Twitter will be very busy tonight when Jorge Ramos chats immigration with Mamiverse, Latino Rebels, and iHispano, I am feeling a bit selfish right now. I know many people have submitted some great questions for Ramos, but there is a part of me that just wants Ramos to answer the following 10 questions […]

In 1898, the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-Cuban-American War. The then-Spanish colonies of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico were ceded to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 between Spain and the United States. 115 years later, Puerto Rico is still a colonial territory of the United […]

Here is a story posted today from our friends at One Voice Radio. Is this a joke? A very sick one at that. On February 7th Richview Collegiate Institute in Canada sent out a letter telling teachers and students to “…Avoid contact with African American students. They have a higher chance of being aggressive ..” This letter […]

Just when you think the anti-immigrant (code word: anti-Latino) racism will go away, it doesn’t. Case in point, the following report from Colorado’s 9News.com, called “‘Illegal Immigrant Hunting Permit’ sticker sold at gas stations.” Yeah, you heard that right. (FYI: Last year a similar sticker was sold in a Wisconsin store.) UPDATE: The company in question and mentioned […]

In case you missed it, here is full video from yesterday’s House Judicial Committee immigration hearing in Washington. Video 1 Video 2 The last part of the panel is not embeddable right now, but you can catch it here: Panel 2 video.  

Who said you can’t get an opinion across through social media and not get noticed? Case in point: The Ram Trucks “So God Made a Farmer” Super Bowl commercial that we wrote about late Sunday night after a few of our fans posted their opinions on our Facebook wall and asked us to share our […]

The Duke Chronicle provide the following update this afternoon: The operations of the Eta Prime chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity have been suspended, Mitch Wilson, executive director of the Kappa Sigma national organization confirmed. The fraternity will undergo an investigation to determine the status of its charter, but all activities and events are now prohibited. […]

Don’t forget to RSVP to the #CountryForAll Immigration Twitter Chat with the legendary Jorge Ramos, co-hosted by Mamiverse, Latino Rebels, and IHispano. The RSVP link is here, and if you join us on February 13 from 9-10 EST on Twitter, you will get a chance to win one of 10 autographed copies of Ramos’ Country […]

Today Emilio Sánchez, President and Editor-in-Chief of the Miami-based VOXXI news site, wrote a three-page post entitled “A Fierce Campaign Against the Dignity of Salomon Melgen.” In the piece, Sánchez suggested reasons as to why he thinks the latest FBI investigation of Melgen, who is listed on VOXXI’s site as the company’s Chairman and Founder (UPDATE: […]

We started paying attention to Stephen Steinlight after Latina conservative strategist Linda Vega wrote a scathing piece against Steinlight and the nativist Center for Immigration Studies earlier this week called, “Mexicans Are Inferior According to FAIR and CIS.” Just watch this pendejo. We have no words. Here is an excerpt of what Vega says about […]

On the very same day that President Obama was giving a speech in Las Vegas about immigration, the family of Edi Arma García was trying to get the United States to not deport him. On January 14, ICE agents took Edi away as his children watched. Ever since then, immigration activists in Arizona and beyond […]

In case you missed it, here is what President Obama had to say about immigration today in Las Vegas. So, what do you think? For Immediate Release January 29, 2013 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM Del Sol High School Las Vegas, Nevada 11:40 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you! […]

And the hits keep on coming. In response to the news of a bipartisan immigration reform framework, Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta told a local paper the following: It’s amnesty that America can’t afford. We have to stop people from coming in illegally. This will be a green light for anyone who wants to come to […]