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The riots of Paris: a much abused community fights back
The riots in Paris, sparked by the deaths of two African teens and fueled by longstanding racism, xenophobia, and tensions, rage on. It is frightening to watch it happen through the lens of the media, and angering to know that little is likely to be done to address the real oppression, the real discrimination, the…
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Ferrer, Bloomberg, and the “Puerto Rican Card”
From the New York Times this morning: The Mayor Tries to Trump His Opponent’s Puerto Rican Card Reaching into a core constituency of his opponent, Fernando Ferrer, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg attended an East Harlem rally of cheering Latino supporters yesterday and said that he had received the endorsement of Jorge Santini-Padilla, the mayor of…