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Texas DPS’ Snipers Part of Agency’s Militarization Problem

Mary Mata November 5, 2012

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Since a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter sniper fatally shot two Guatemalan men and critically injured another last week during a high speed pursuit,  the Hidalgo […]

Texas DPS Helicopter Sniper Kills Two Men on Border Highway

Mary Mata October 30, 2012

Violence Spurs Central American Children to Migrate to U.S.

Mary Mata October 19, 2012

How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship

Mary Mata October 18, 2012

By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica In May 1985, a Guatemalan Army lieutenant named Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deserted, flew to San Francisco and requested political asylum, asserting that leftist guerrillas in his war-torn […]

PRISONS: A Call to End Racial Warring

NewsTaco October 11, 2012

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog A group of inmates in California’s maximum security lockups — Pelican Bay, Corcoran and Tehachapi — are calling for an end to the racial warring […]

Caravan for Peace Honors Drug War Victims with Grace, Love, & Dignity

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels Dear Average American Who Has No Clue: As the summer wound down and you were distracted with tales of staged conventions, private fundraising videos, Honey Boo Boos, […]

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NewsTaco October 10, 2012

Wednesday October 10, 2012 By Victor Landa, Newstaco Survey: Latinos On Food, Sex and Money (NBC Latino): Three words that’ll get me to read a poll any day. Would you […]