Immigration
December 20, 2006 -
When representative-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN) became the first Muslim elected to Congress last November, it was celebrated by many as a step forward for inclusion. But not by all: CNN's Glenn Beck, for example, famously insisted that Ellison "prove ... that you are not working with our enemies."
December 11, 2006 -
The Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette reports on a disturbing case involving two employees of Iranian descent at the National Institute for Occupational Safety Health, whose lives were destroyed two years ago in what critics say is a blatant case
November 28, 2006 -
Despite the claims of a handful of pundits that the 2006 elections show the South isn't competitive for Democrats, evidence continues to roll in that all the trends in the South point to a region that will only become more competitive in the future.
July 24, 2006 -
A key piece often missing from the immigration debate -- re
May 24, 2006 -
In the wake of the immigrant rights protests that convulsed the nation -- and the South -- over the last two months, the U.S. Senate is now taking up the issue. The Center for Community Change in D.C. offers an overview of what's at stake:
May 8, 2006 -
The latest Texas Observer offers an excellent look at how the booming private prison industry is seeking to cash in on the immigration debate: by building for-profit "superjails" to incarcerate the undocumented:
May 1, 2006 -
Dave Zirin points to one devastating outcome if today's boycott had been honored across the board: