A heartwarming victory is only marred by the situation itself: one of the wealthiest counties in the U.S.

As their Saturday shift came to a close on March 25th, 1911, 500 young New York City immigrant women, many of them teenagers or in their early twenties, worked feverishly, many of them probably looking forward to getting out of work in twenty minutes or so.

This is a phenomenal video of the immigrant rights community in southern Arizona & their battle last summer against Governor Jan Brewer's draconian legislation regime....

Another report from police chiefs denigrating the ACCESS programs' inevitable results of destroying all the trust which they have spent years building with the immigrant community & driving that population underground into a world of fourth-class citizenship!

This latest report by Wendy Cervantes and Donald J. Hernandez of First Focus shows that we cannot afford to ignore the needs of the children of immigrants.

Rarely has a day gone by in the past few years where I haven't been told by someone that the Constitution of the United States of America is absolute, or that true freedom is defined in some fashion as the government not regulating our lives or our choices in any way, shape, or  …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has determined that a federal law that barred gay marriages was unconstitutional and told government lawyers to stop defending it in court, the U.S.

It's comforting to know that at least some Republicans are standing up to the newly-established orthodoxy, as Daniels here shows by calling for a "truce" in the culture wars so that government can deal with the financial crises we are all facing....

"Mandatory E-Verify without comprehensive immigration reform will not end illegal immigration, free up jobs for unemployed Americans, or save the country money. In fact, studies of E-Verify predict the opposite."

Paul Barrow points out that "the real focus" of DHS "is not on prevention but on management of disasters" which "have created immense political backlash." But the real backlash will come when we attempt to use the new software & there's noone to show us how!

An overview of the trial of Shawna Forde in Tucson tells us little we don't already know.... I kept missing the fact that she was a beautician....

A fascinating overview of the issues surrounding the expansion of immigrant detention in Essex County, New Jersey, & around the country....

How can anyone justify threatening rape victims with a Bad-Conduct Discharge if they dare to speak out about their assaults? I'm just dying to hear the argument, if you've got one!

The show at the Capitol yesterday sounds hysterical alright: everyone from the most ardent advocate of children's rights to the most extreme right-wing nativist! The only thing to which I can imagine comparing it is the endless array of comments at the end of the article....

There are competing visions on offer of what has been happening in Egypt, as this extraordinary political stalemate drags on.

Postulate: Over time, democracy always degenerates into authoritarianism.

Rick Scott says that he's going to focus on jobs, education, and the rule of law; but Gary Borders is running Lake County like his own personal mafia! And the governor is instead involved in promoting an Arizona SB1070-copycat bill - I guess that's his definition of rule of law!

Apparently, Tony Leys of the Des Moines Register has finally discovered this incredible documentary by Luis Argueta of the ICE raids at Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa & the impact which it had on that midwestern town & the families involved.

Fascinating debate about the MSM's power or lack thereof over the outcome of the revolution on the streets of Cairo....

An interesting little tidbit of on-the-ground coverage by my dear friend Medea Benjamin - of CODEPINK & Global Exchange helped me remember that I forgot to include the most obvious & important in the ranks of the counterrevolutionaries: the police!

If you were fascinated by the treatment of Couric & Anderson, you should be mesmerized by the way the rest of the foreign press is being handled by the Mukhabarat - though not surprised as they have been trained & funded by the CIA for decades!

Typical dictatorial tactics on display here in Cairo & Alexandria: import the poor, migrant workers and combine them with the corrupt bureaucratic officials who have become the nouveau riche through the dispensation of the regime & employ them at critical junctures to counter the …

Contrary to what I'm sure you're going to hear this weekend: Reagan was not one of our most popular presidents, both during his reign & for the first decade after it (how quickly we forget!);

A crucial reminder that myths are precisely that: halfway between fact/truth & lies/falsity! As Joan says:

Words from the street in Cairo echo in my mind, "It's time for change!" We need to legalize prostitution so that we can regulate it and protect children from being exploited!

The survey, in the form of a "pop quiz," asked Americans whether they thought a series of 10 provisions were included in the new law. Five items (ie.

Another shock video campaign proven to be based on a hoax!

At least now we know that the right-wing extremism isn't just reserved for violating the civil rights of immigrants: LGBT & DV victims are now(?) included in the list of victims of the state's culture wars.... Or as a native has put it on the comments page:

Once again, the data shows that 287(g) programs are violating people's civil rights, fighting efforts at accountability & oversight, & choosing to ignore the directive to focus on dangerous criminals rather than increasing their numbers by picking on the easiest targets in the im …

Perhaps we should listen to more of what the "real socialists" have to say.... What do you think?

A rather unbiased piece (though tipped off in the end) by a "real socialist" (not your animus Obamacreation that you keep dreaming up around every left-leaning corner in DC today) about the facts on the ground & what you should know about the Egyptian revolution: that it's "a mas …

You don't need to read the 46-page Missouri Supreme Court decision to determine that this Guatemalan mother's due process & maternal rights were infringed upon: it's common sense!

A genius piece of journalism on "the other Arizona" explores the state that time forgot, the liberal intelligentsia oft overlooked by the MSM: it starts with a story of how a (most likely Muslim) African scout led the first (Spanish) settlers to the gates of the Salt River & ends …

"Alarming trends" is the understatement of the day!

At least the British press is covering the trial of Shawna Forde for this outrageous murder of 9-year-old Brisenia Flores & her father by the renegade Minutemen operative.

A brilliant academic piece which shows that not only will rescinding birthright citizenship create a massive new bureaucracy at a time when we need to streamline but it would deprive us of the crucial resource of young people who are paying taxes, fulfilling civil & military serv …

A heady combination of reflections on our willingness to do whatever we want with our prisoners regardless of the treaties to which we are signatories & notification that Amnesty International has a letter condeming Bradley Manning's treatment; his lawyer David Coombs has stated  …

The judge, Patricia Cosgrove, says that prosecutors refused to consider the lesser, misdemeanor charges & forced her to rule on the felonies:

I hope you weren't thinking that the people in the government who were putting you in harm's way were actually going to make sure that you received the treatment you deserved for your services.... If you were, perhaps you should look at Joe Rogan's youtube page!

Christopher Drew is a 60-year-old artist and teacher who wears a gray ponytail and lives on the North Side. Tiawanda Moore, 20, a former stripper, lives on the South Side and dreams of going back to school and starting a new life.

The Center for American Progress' latest study outlines the local measures, the legal battles, & the costs of the growing backlash against Hispanic immigrants, one "driven by fear, economic uncertainty, and cultural differences" in certain small towns of New Jersey, Nebraska, Pen …

A rundown on the follow-ups to the Mississippi move this week....

Here come the states!

We definitely need to heed Tim's advice to put away "the safe & sanitized version of this man & his compatriots" & "awaken from the stupor" which our "Ambien-induced haze" has cast upon us in order to deal with the legacies of injustice which MLK against which he spent his life f …

"Count to ten; & take a deep breath!"

A second time around, this expose on the culture of corruption & secrecy that allows Border Patrol officials literally get away with murder was even more rewarding & meaningful: it is an absolute must-read, regardless of your political persuasion.

A fairly decent rundown on the 287g controversy in Tennessee: a must-read if you care about the ensuing civil rights struggle in this country! When was the last time you were indefinitely detained because of the color of your skin?

It does us well to reflect on the stories of our victims....

Another brilliant piece on the rising anti-immigrant states-rights extremists being accepted into the mainstream discourse of American politics just as they are being elected into the mainstream offices of American jurisprudence (however unprudently) leaves me wondering if the Ut …

I can't believe that "no state or federal judge has ever been impeached to punish a judicial opinion" yet in the history of our country: unfortunately these Family Leader folks dont' seem to be weary of "dangerous" roads....

It takes a pretty sick mind to come up with the many things that Limbaugh has been spewing over the years, but this one could be his "David" moment....

How hard is it to recognize that if we're going to send so much money to Mexico, that we ought to make sure that at least some of the money goes to fund development projects rather than flooding corrupt police & government officials' offices with more grease for their wheels?

This is terrible news!

Apparently, House Republicans are not reading the same briefs on the topic as we are....

I'm always afraid when the most liberal court in the country hands down a fascist decision like this: hopefully not a sign of things to come!

An encyclopedia of rightisms!

Now this is what an adult conversation looks like!

Close Guantanamo: it's a no-brainer!

WBAI's Evening News had the best coverage, detailing the stories of the unscrupulous restauranteur who answered a plea for payment with a whack of a frying pan & the contractor who threw someone out of a moving vehicle after they had severely beaten them - all for asking when the …

Imagine if your employers felt that they could strike you upside the head with a frying pan when you asked to get paid or throw you out of a moving car after severely assaulting you - & get away with it! Would you believe in the need for better labor laws then?

"Despite the furor its screening procedures have raised in the past two months, the TSA, it appears, routinely misses handguns and bombs, which pass through their airport scanners undetected.

President Obama's "story"goes like this: adherents of Islam are comprised of two groups, "radical Muslims" and "moderate Muslims." The "radical Muslims" believe in the use of violence, because they are "against freedom." Fortunately, "radical Muslims" represent a very …

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced Wednesday night that he is considering introducing a constitutional amendment that would change existing law to no longer grant citizenship to the children of immigrants born in the United States.

Opening Doors - Strategic Federal Plan to End Homelessness The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan that aspires to end homelessness among some of society's most vulnerable groups within the next decade.

As ambitious as the title might seem, my intention is rather simple in design: I'm going to list solutions to the problems this Country is facing.

"We've got one raghead in the White House, we don't need a raghead in the governor's mansion."

DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to "tear through the statute book" to restore civil liberties after taking up his seat next to David Cameron in the House of Commons for the first time.

In his first major speech since becoming the coalition Government's champion of political reform, Mr Clegg will wage war on Labour's "obsessive law-making" accusing the previous government of turning ordinary people into criminals by creating thousands of "pointless" criminal offences. He also offered the public a say in which should be repealed.

President Jacob Zuma has lashed top civil servants as he described administrative systems in the government as the worst in the world.

He said that apartheid could no longer be blamed for service delivery ills, and that directors-general - and not junior officials - should personally handle public queries. He said lack of accountability, and not money, was responsible for most of the country's service delivery problems.