Category: Politics


Hello friends, The United States congress is attempting to pass atrocious legislation named the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA). If you are unaware of these bills and their consequences, please watch this video: This new legislation would institute a China-like censorship regime in the United States, whereby the Department of Justice could force search engines, browsers, and service providers to block users' access to websites, and scrub the American Internet [...]
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This is a cause I strongly believe in, so I created this Facebook page. Sure, many of you may not be directly effected by this Arizona public official and his actions, but ALL OF US are indirectly effected by the failure to stand up against human right violations. Please support this movement by liking this page and encourage others to do the same. [...]
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It's been a few weeks since I last wrote about Mexico City. The memories are fuzzier, but I thought tonight that if I don't write them down now, i may never. Anyway... The next day K and I went to the Chapultepec Castle, which is an atypical museum on the top of a large hill in the center of D.F. (which was the site of Niños Héroes - 6 teen age boys who died defending the city against the American army in 1847.) [...]
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i thought it was extravagant, the whole idea.  "sure i'd love to see Radiohead, but we just can't afford it right now...  and in Mexico City?"  i tried to explain this to Karina, but she stood firm.  deep inside, the trip appealed to me - the younger, more impetuous part of me.  a month later i found myself on a plane to Mexico City (which is called the big DF by those who live there.  and the people who live there are called chilangos by Mexicans living in the north.) at the DF airport, [...]
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