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The Uncivil Libya
By: Daniel Nardini Two things may have escaped almost unnoticed in the U.S. newsmedia. First, the National Transitional Council (the new government of Libya) has passed that Sharia law (Muslim… Read more
Afghanistan 1984
By: Daniel Nardini Afghanistan is a country (well barely being a country) that is a spotlight of some very troubling statistics. It is the country with the longest running war…. Read more
A Holiday of Reconciliation
By: Daniel Nardini When we all think of Thanksgiving, we think about the first English colonists and the Native Americans (in this case the Wampanoags) getting together to celebrate a… Read more
It’s Still the Economy Stupid!
By: Daniel Nardini While U.S. President Barack Obama is still taking credit for the Libya venture, and is talking tough against Iran and Syria, all of this really has little… Read more
Manufacturing Down South in Dixie!
By: Daniel Nardini Once upon a time, manufacturing in the United States was primarily done in the U.S. northeast and in parts of the U.S. midwest. Things from consumer goods… Read more
The Lemmings Did It!
By: Daniel Nardini Let us take the lemming—a small rodent that lives near and in the Arctic circle. Related to the mouse, rat and mole, the lemming is an important… Read more
The State of Latino Contributions
By: Daniel Nardini And so the propaganda against Latinos continues from many extreme rightwing quarters from the Minutemen who “patrol” the U.S.-Mexico border and harass Latinos (both legal and undocumented)… Read more
The Possible Discovery of the Century
By: Daniel Nardini I have been following the slow excavation of a tunnel found at the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. The ancient city of the Toltec’s, Teotihuacan flourished from… Read more
Tailoring the GED Test for Latino High School Dropouts
By: Daniel Nardini The statistic is numbing. Every year, it is estimated that 41 percent of all young Latinos will drop out of high school. This is without question the… Read more
The Arizona Wall
By: Daniel Nardini Just when you thought Arizona was safely out of the news…Arizona State Senator Steve Smith has proposed legislation to have the state build an actual wall on… Read more »