Oct 30 2008
Subversive Historian – 10/30/08
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The Jayuya Uprising by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Fifty-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the Jayuya Uprising took hold on the island of Puerto Rico. On the morning of October 30th, 1950, Blanca Canales of the Nationalist Party led an armed rebellion to liberate Puerto Rico from U.S. colonialism and declare its independence. Pedro Albizu Campos …
Listen to today’s Subversive Historian
The Jayuya Uprising by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Fifty-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the Jayuya Uprising took hold on the island of Puerto Rico. On the morning of October 30th, 1950, Blanca Canales of the Nationalist Party led an armed rebellion to liberate Puerto Rico from U.S. colonialism and declare its independence. Pedro Albizu Campos …
A new study last week concluded that more than 2 million American children whose parents have employer provided health insurance, are not insured themselves. The result contradicts the myth that the key to getting healthcare for all children is to get their parents insured. Nationwide, a total of 8.1 million children under the age …
As the stock market continues to plummet nationally and banks are teetering globally, investors are selling off their stocks faster than ever. The recession has frozen the credit market, putting many ordinary Americans in a bind – before they can qualify for a loan to build or fix a home, start or …
With one week to go until the historic 2008 presidential election, a majority of national polls show Democratic candidate Barack Obama with the advantage over his rival John McCain. The prospects of Obama becoming the first African-American president in our nation’s history underscore how much race and democracy matter in this election. A …
With the Presidential election claiming the vast majority of election-related attention, here in the state of California, Proposition 8 is garnering a firestorm of controversy. Support for the proposition, which would amend the state constitution to restrict marriage to heterosexuals, has changed dramatically. While there are similar marriage amendments on the ballot in …
A federal judge this weekend rejected a lawsuit by a Pennsylvania attorney that Senator Barack Obama is ineligible to run for president because he was either born in Kenya or is a citizen of Indonesia. The US Constitution requires that a person be born in the United States and be a citizen of the …
US stocks fell even more this morning, consistent with a global market sell-off as investors around the nation and world continue to react to a wide-reaching recession. The past two months have been the worst in recent history for the stock market, with the credit market choking off access to much-needed capital. The $700 …
