Media Project Op-Ed

Showing anti-Muslim documentary to cops is unacceptable »

By Nermeen Arastu, February 8, 2012

The NYPD placed prejudicial fear in the hearts and minds of law enforcement. When police are taught to fear an entire community, they behave sloppily, ignore protocol and overreach boundaries.read more

How the United States can help bring peace, finally, to El Salvador
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By Randy Jurado Ertll

, February 7, 2012

El Salvador is still not safe 20 years after peace accords ended the bloody civil war there.read more

A war anniversary that U.S. wishes to forget »

By Emil Guillermo, February 4, 2012

Feb. 4 marks the anniversary of a war America won — but doesn’t care to crow about. When the memory only produces shame and regret, you can understand why.read more

Do you know how your iPad is made? »

By Winifred C. Chin, February 2, 2012

Recent revelations about the deplorable working conditions at an Apple factory in China provide a cautionary tale about globalization and consumerism.read more

We should dispel our ignorance during Black History Month »

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington, February 1, 2012

Yes, today, we have a president who is a black American, and de jure segregation is a thing of the past. But we don’t yet have a shared history of who we are as a nation.read more

Tucson ban crosses the line »

By Angela C. Trudell Vasquez, January 30, 2012

Shame on the Tucson Unified School District for banning several books by Chicano and Native American authors. This is a psychological assault on the students and their families in a school district where more than 60 percent of the students are Latinos.read more

Nigeria’s stability critical to U.S. »

By Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, January 20, 2012

It is one of the most vital countries in Africa. And for economic and strategic reasons, Washington should use its influence accordingly.read more

Reflections on Martin Luther King Day »

By Kevin Alexander Gray, January 16, 2012

King’s message of unconditional love and nonviolent redemptive good and his steadfast attack on the evils of racism, poverty and militarism just cannot be ignored.read more

Occupy movement needs to be more inclusive »

By Randy Jurado Ertll

, January 12, 2012

White Americans and minorities are all in this together.
 
The U.S. Census recently released statistics that designate half of the U.S. population, 146 million, poor or low income.read more

10 years later, Guantanamo represents Obama’s failed promise »

By Baher Azmy, January 11, 2012

The aura of forever hangs heavier than ever at Guantanamo.read more

Romney’s immigration stance will hurt him »

By Alvaro Huerta, January 5, 2012

Romney’s hostile stance against even immigrant children who arrived here when they were very young does not sit well with Latinos, to say the least.read more

Home care workers deserve basic rights »

By Starita Smith, January 4, 2012

Obama is right. We need to extend basic protections to home care workers.read more

Watch what you drink on New Year’s Eve — and every day »

By Judy Adrian and Carol Lobes, December 31, 2011

Many people see New Year’s Eve as an excuse to drink an excessive amount. But that’s a poor — and potentially fatal — excuse.read more

Band hazing must come to an end »

By Starita Smith, December 29, 2011

Here's my wish for the New Year: an end to violent hazing in historically black college bands.read more

Sheriff Arpaio should lose his throne »

By José Miguel leyva, December 26, 2011

He is blaming his glaring failures as sheriff on a supposed witch-hunt by the Obama administration. But the only witch-hunt Arpaio has been involved in is the one he has spearheaded against Latinos.read more

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