Race governs immigration
From the Statue of Liberty to its “melting pot” metaphor, the United States continues to project itself as a beacon of hope for immigrants. But the heavily armed U.S.-Mexico border is anything but hopeful for Hispanics.
- Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Bring on the computer geeks
If you quit school now, you could be making six figures before you turn 30.
GOP cacophony mutes message
As debts accumulate, poverty increases and wars go unchecked, American news channels seem more obsessed with Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain than anything else.
Federal block on free speech
The U.S. government sent techies into a frenzy when it introduced a new law that limits freedom of speech online.
Giving our debt to the 1 percent
In an attempt to quell dissent on college campuses where students are beginning to vocalize a resistance to the price of higher education, the Obama Administration announced its hopes to reduce student loan debt this year. Specifically, graduates would be able to cap their loan repayments at 10 percent of their discretionary income.
Apple upgrades may save stocks
For the first time in almost a decade, Apple fell short of analysts’ earning predictions last quarter. This is just the latest bruise in a bunch of bad Apple stories in the past few weeks.
Media shrouds citizen protest
Few news networks have extensively covered the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests, with perhaps the ironic exception of FOX News, which featured Anne Coulter calling them a product of “mob mentality.” Sean Hannity even said the protestors “really don’t like freedom.”
