http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Maryland_In-State_Tuition_Referendum,_Question_4_(2012) The Maryland In-State Tuition Referendum, also known as the Dream Act Referendum, will appear on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Maryland as an initiated veto referendum. The referendum allows voters to decide whether the law will be upheld. The legislation in question was approved by both houses of the Maryland General Assembly during the 2011 legislative session. Senate Bill 167 would allow … Continue reading Maryland Dream Act Referendum 2012
“The Rights of Butterflies,”
Students’ film follows immigrant’s journey to college http://www.laurelgwizdak.com/?p=1 The documentary, “The Rights of Butterflies,” follows a Montgomery College student, known only by Katya in the film, who is struggling to find the money to complete her bachelor’s degree at the University of Maryland. Katya immigrated to the United States from El Salvador with her mother … Continue reading “The Rights of Butterflies,”
SOA update
The School of the Americas, the CIA and the US-Condoned Cancer of Torture Continue to Spread in Latin America, Including Mexico http://truth-out.org/news/item/9685-the-school-of-the-americas-the-cia-and-the-us-condoned-cancer-of-torture-continues-to-spread-in-latin-america-including-mexico Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:46 By Mark Karlin, Truthout | News Analysis The husband of Jennifer Harbury was tortured to death, over a two year period, by the Guatemalan military with the full knowledge of the … Continue reading SOA update
Noam Chomsky on America ‘s Declining Empire, Occupy and the Arab Spring
By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Posted on April 24, 2012, Printed on April 24, 2012 http://www.alternet.org/story/155116/noam_chomsky_on_america%27s_declining_empire%2C_occupy_and_the_arab_spring Editor's note: AlterNet is proud to offer readers an opportunity to purchase Noam Chomsky's new book, Occupy, available here. Last year, the Occupy Movement rose up spontaneously in cities and towns across the country, radically shifted the discourse and rattled … Continue reading Noam Chomsky on America ‘s Declining Empire, Occupy and the Arab Spring
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