Obama needs to treat immigration as more than just a national-security issue.
Gabriel Arana
Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast.
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Half a Million to Defend DOMA Isn’t That Much
Left-wing media outlets are assailing House Speaker Boehner for paying white-shoe lawyer Paul Clement $530 $520 an hour — and up to $500,000 — for defending the Defense of Marriage Act in court. Here’s Ian Millhiser at ThinkProgress: The House GOP’s decision to stand by this unconstitutional assault on gay families is indefensible, and it […]
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Cathie Black Shown the Revolving Door
Over at her personal blog, Prospect alumna Dana Goldstein has a sharp post on New York City Schools Chief Cathie Black‘s resignation after only three months on the job. Late last year, Mayor Bloomberg had tapped the Hearst magazines executive to head the largest school district in the nation despite her having absolutely no experience […]
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Are Puerto Ricans Illegal Immigrants?
Sometimes, I’m dumbstruck by the insane things anti-immigrant folks say (for instance when the Heritage Foundation’s Conn Carol suggested, during our Bloggingheads repartée, that one of the big problems with illegal immigration is the widespread epidemic of undocumented workers defecating on people’s property). The National Review has another such gem today from Mark Krikorian, the […]
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A Tale of Two Victims
While we were obsessing over the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, we ignored another killing in Arizona. And that one offered a stronger lesson about our political rhetoric.
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TAP’s Take: For Freedom and Against Obama.
This week on our weekly podcast: Adam Serwer, Monica Potts, and Pema Levy talk about the evolving protests in Egypt, and the right-wing smear campaign against Planned Parenthood. Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. Also, if you just want the RSS feed, it’s here. We’re on iTunes! Click “subscribe” to the right […]
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The Little Picture: Toyota Exonerated.
(Flickr/Harry NL) A Toyota dealership. Today, a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the results of a safety investigation on Toyota vehicles that suddenly accelerated. It found no electronic flaws.
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TAP’s Take: Redefining Rape.
This week on our weekly podcast: Adam Serwer, Monica Potts, and Jamelle Bouie talk about Congress’ attempt to redefine “rape,” and the tumult in Egypt. Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. Also, if you just want the RSS feed, it’s here. We’re on iTunes! Click “subscribe” to the right to get TAP’s […]
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TAP’s Take, State of the Union Edition.
Jamelle Bouie and Adam Serwer take apart the president’s remarks last night in a special State of the Union edition of our weekly podcast, TAP‘s Take. Listen Now: To download the mp3 directly, click here. Also, if you just want the RSS feed, it’s here. We’re on iTunes! Click “subscribe” to the right to get […]
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The Little Picture: Rahm in Court.
(Flickr/Joshua Mellin) Former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Bill Clinton. Today, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments about whether a lower court erred in finding Emanuel did not meet residency requirements and could thus not run for mayor of Chicago.