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Suffer the Little Angels of Central America

Suffer the Little Angels of Central America

by Daniel Nardini They are being blamed by American Tea Party and extreme rightwing groups as “invading America.” The number of children from Central America is overwhelming the best efforts… Read more »

Mad American-Born Killers

Mad American-Born Killers

by Daniel Nardini It never ceases to amaze me the number of mad people there are in this country who believe that the only way to “solve” problems is by… Read more »

Businesses Leaving Illinois

Businesses Leaving Illinois

by Daniel Nardini I saw another headline in a local newspaper about Caterpillar Inc. moving its hydraulic hose assembly facilities from both Dixon and Sterling, Illinois, to another facility in… Read more »

Refocusing on Extreme Rightwing Terror

Refocusing on Extreme Rightwing Terror

by Daniel Nardini Like so many things, it took a terrible tragedy for the U.S. government to respond to a growing threat. The attack against a Jewish community center and… Read more »

A Bogus Exchange

A Bogus Exchange

by Daniel Nardini In the case of former U.S. Sargeant Bowe Bergdahl, there are now accusations that he had in fact deserted his post and was thus captured by the… Read more »

Talking to a Former Soldier

Talking to a Former Soldier

by Daniel Nardini While I was waiting at a local pharmacy for my medications, I met a former U.S. soldier. I saw this former soldier because his leg was in… Read more »

Why Should There Be Reparations?

Why Should There Be Reparations?

by Daniel Nardini In an article to the The Atlantic monthly magazine, an African American writer and senior editor for the magazine named Ta-Nehisi Coates has written a long (and… Read more »

The Necessity of Reshoring

The Necessity of Reshoring

by Daniel Nardini A new word has come into the English language, and it is known as “reshoring.” What exactly is reshoring? Almost all of us know what outsourcing is…. Read more »

Another One Falls Through the Immigration Safety Net

Another One Falls Through the Immigration Safety Net

by Daniel Nardini He came to the United States with his parents from Cuba when he was only five years old. His parents had fled the Communist take-over in Cuba,… Read more »

Giving Them a Chance to Serve

Giving Them a Chance to Serve

by Daniel Nardini The ENLIST Act is a piece of legislation that would grant young undocumented individuals a path to becoming legal permanent residents and eventually U.S. citizens if they… Read more »