Photos: An Immigrant Family from Oaxaca
Ermilo and Marcelina Lopez and their sons Jeronimo and Juanito, are a family of Mixtec immigrants from San Juan Mixtepec, Oaxaca.
The Jesus the Emperors Kidnapped
A few days ago the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, referred to Jesus as the greatest socialist in history. I am not interested here in making a defense or an attack on his person. I would only like to make a few observations about a typical reaction caused by his words throughout different parts of the world.
What Happened to Immigration Reform?
The Senate last month failed to pass the Bush-backed immigration reform plan, known as the “grand bargain.” It’s now widely reported that any immigration reform measures will have to wait until after the 2008 elections.
Private Equity and the Dematerialization of Wealth
There is growing concern in recent times about a most elusive set of intermediaries managing assets for financial investors: private equity firms. What are these entities? How do they behave? And what are the implications of their growing presence?
Activists Fight Troy Davis Execution
Davis and his attorneys will appear before Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles on July 16, 2007, one day before his scheduled execution date, to present their evidence that could possibly clear Davis of murdering a Savannah, Georgia, police officer in 1989, and to ask for clemency.
Some Big Apple Taxis to Go Green
Just this past May, as part of a larger effort to make New York the “greenest major metropolis on the planet,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious plan to switch over the city’s 13,000-vehicle taxi cab fleet from gas guzzling traditional cars to (comparatively) fuel-sipping gasoline-electric hybrids.
Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Late in this film, miniature wizard Harry Potter enthuses that his self-appointed army has 'something to fight for,' implying that his nemesis The Dark Lord causes murderous mayhem on a malevolent whim.
Engels' Dialectics of Nature and the Joy of Cooking
One of the chapters (incomplete) in Engels' 'Dialectics of Nature' is entitled: 'The Part Played by Labour in the Transition from Ape to Man'. Although this was written in the 1870s it compares well, I think, with scientific ideas that are considered new today.
