This is the grave of Mariano Otero. Born in 1844 in Peralta, New Mexico, Otero was a man of who grew up in a rapidly changing New Mexico. When he was 2, U.S. president James Polk decided to steal half of Mexico in order to...
Author: Erik Loomis
Yesterday in one of the Chavez threads was this excellent comment that I think is both spot on and deserves additional commentary. I agree that this is a serious issue.
I grew up in Springfield, Oregon, not Portland (though I was born there). One thing that has happened here (I am here now) is that as housing prices have skyrocketed,.
That they are Israeli is just sickening given the history, but they don't care: Israeli settlers beat a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, stripped him naked, tied his arms and legs and then zip-tied his penis, he, his family members and another witness...
Cesar Chavez, the head of the United Farm Workers Union, calls for the resignation of Walter Kintz, the first legal counsel for the state Agriculture Labor Relations Board, in Sacramento,.
This is the grave of James Greene. Born in 1915 in Springfield, Illinois, Greene joined the Navy in 1933. He wasn't ever in a war, leaving the Navy in 1939..
Raven Jackson's excellent 2023 film is a film about memory in the black South. It's more or less about her life, though too discursive to be specific. It's about a young woman, mostly--but also a girl and an old woman as it goes back and...
The NFL owners, only richer than God, are preparing for another round of scab refs. It went great last time! The NFL is laying groundwork for hiring replacement officials this.
Cesar Chavez, the head of the United Farm Workers Union, calls for the resignation of Walter Kintz, the first legal counsel for the state Agriculture Labor Relations Board, in Sacramento,.
This is the grave of Marty Blake. Born in 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey, Blake grew up in a Jewish immigrant household in a family that had migrated from Russia and, presumably, changed their name at some point. When Blake graduated from high school, he...
This is the grave of Theodore Weld. Born in 1803 in Hampton, Connecticut, Weld came from old Puritan stock and had at least some money, with his father a pretty.
On March 16, 1907, timber workers in Portland went on strike. This was one of the first actions organized by people affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World. The.