LA Times goes to bat for killer cops in Salinas (tags)
"Velasco suffered bruises and may have a broken leg", (Salinas Police Chief) McMillin said at the very end of an report defending the latest police aggression against an already restrained subject. The media experts at Tribune Corporation know that few people read past the headline, and save truth for the end. The truth is in the video just becoming viral, and Salinas police are in urgent need of damage control.
Mouriño, sangre por pétroleo (tags)
El secretario de la Función Pública del gobierno espurio mexicano, Salvador Vega Casillas, acaba de hacer una declaración que puede permanecer en la historia como aquella de Salinas en su sexenio: “no se hagan bolas”. Ha afirmado que “a Mouriño lo mató la corrupción”, lo que es correcto.
Zapatistas in Atenco: Chapias Caracoles Reopen (tags)
Zapatista leaders meet in San Salvador de Atenco and discuss future plans.
Raza Work to Stop Library Closings (tags)
XISPAS, the Los Angeles website & blog dedicated to Chicano culture, art, and politics, reports on the library crisis in Salinas California. The state will be closing three public libraries this coming June for "lack of funds", and raza are spearheading a struggle to keep the libraries open. This fight for public access is only part of our mounting battle for civil and human rights. El Movemiento is revitalized with the energy of a whole new generation working for peace and justice. We're offering an except of our library crisis coverage below... but please visit our web log for the full article and other posts of interest. ¡Si, Se Puede! -Xispas Staff / www.xispas.com/blog
Lesbians Insult "La Virgen de Guadalupe" (tags)
Who is behind these destructors of cultures and religions?
Bush Media outtakes/commentary/reporting (tags)
Pretty good composite from numerous international print sources.... an example below....