The Public Eye, Fall 2006

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The Public Eye, Fall 2006

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Cruising on Military Drive

"Good" Latinos and "Bad" Latinos in the Age of Homeland Security and Global War
Men in a military uniform, sitting with their backs to us.

If you want to understand how Homeland Security influences us, go to south Texas and take a walk around neighborhoods whose streets were paved by the “clash of civilizations” in cities and towns at or near the border. One such street is San Antonio’…

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The Art of the Slur

From Joe McCarthy to David Horowitz
David Horowitz, a white man with his hands raised in the air, in front of a mic stand.

Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Ann Coulter: these are perhaps the best known of the right-wing commentators who seem to have trouble with the truth — although their lies have little impact on their careers. The list also includes David Horowitz,…

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Laying Siege to the Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi

A Mississippi License plate that says "Choose Life"

On Tuesday, July 18th, for the first time in ten years, protesters arrived on Dr. Joseph Booker’s block in Jackson, Mississippi. They went door to door, ringing bells and telling people that their neighbor, the state’s last abortion provider, is a…

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Ballot Initiatives on the Right: 2006

In 2004, the Right deployed state ballot initiatives opposing gay marriage to pull out socially conservative voters on Election Day. While this tactic apparently only enjoyed success in the key state of Ohio, it nonetheless helped frame the national…

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