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Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation Presents its 10th Annual Conference
The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation’s 10th annual conference, “La Presencia Latina: Reflections on the Past . . . An Agenda for the Future”, will be held on Friday, Nov…. Read more
Deadline Approaches for LPF ‘Immigrant Ambassadors’ Program
Latino Policy Forum is calling on community-based trainers to apply to its December 2012 English-language cohort of Immigrant Ambassadors (Promotores.) The Promotores program is designed to develop a cadre of… Read more
City Unveils Cultural Plan 2012
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Commissioner Michelle Boone unveiled the Chicago Cultural Plan 2012, the first new plan for strengthening the city’s… Read more
Last Lenin Statue in Mongolia Falls
By: Daniel Nardini In Mongolia’s capital of Ulan Bator, the last statue of former Russia Communist rule Vladimir Lenin was removed. Many Mongolians threw their shoes at the statue as… Read more
What if Cuba Had Nuclear Weapons?
By: Daniel Nardini This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was in October of 1962 that then U.S. President John F. Kennedy told the Soviet… Read more
Watching the Powers That Be
By: Daniel Nardini One of the most important uses of mobile phones these days is making sure that peoples’ constitutional rights are protected. Sometimes, the lawful authorities do not act… Read more
What is Alabama Department of Education Trying to Hide?
By: Daniel Nardini Almost a year has passed since the Alabama state legislature passed HB (House Bill) 56 that requires, among other things, that all public schools in the state… Read more
What Chavez Means for US
By: Daniel Nardini Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has been reelected. This is a fact. What does it mean for the United States, Latin America, and the rest of the world? First… Read more
Los Empleados del Banco Marquette reciben al 7o. “PINKnic” anual para Apoyar a Investigación del Cáncer de Mama
El Banco Marquette, realizó su 7o. “PINKnic” anual de los Empleados del Banco Marquette para recaudar fondos para la investigación del cáncer de mama y para la Sociedad Americana del… Read more
Another Kind of Voter Fraud
By: Daniel Nardini You can choose between a Democrat or a Republican. For a good part of our history, we have had two ruling parties—the Democratic Party (founded in 1828),… Read more »