An Indigenous struggle

Being an immigrant in the United States is difficult. Being an indigenous immigrant from Mexico is a horror. This is what La Opinion's sister site impre.com proves in their three part series "Pesadilla Indigena," or, "The Indigenous Nightmare."

Watch and read (Spanish articles, video with subtitles.)

Are they "victims of their own traditions?"

Part 1

See& read part 2 here:

http://www.impre.com/noticias/2009/7/29/laberinto-legal-que-consume-a--138207-1.html

Nicaragua's Abortion

A study done by Amnesty International reports that the absolute ban on abortion in Nicaragua is endangering women's lives, and goes further: leads to their doctors, nurses, and themselves risking prison time.

Read the full article at latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nicaragua-abortion28-2009jul28,0,946345.story

and at amnesty.org.

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/shocking-abortion-ban-denies-life-saving-treatment-girls-women-nicaragua-20090727

School house...NOT!

To give you a little taste of how numbers,countless scandals,statistics,dollar bills, and all around "sketchiness" of educational budget cuts are affecting, here are some words straight from the most affected and most important person of all: the student.

Keep in mind that I asked him how school was doing, and instead of the traditional "good" answer, 15 year old Michael Zepeda, in an almost discouraged tone, said:

"I'm learning nothing. My teacher isn't there anymore. They send in people from the office to sit there and watch us as substitutes. We go on the computer for eight hours a day...and do nothing."

10 Reasons to Overthrow A L.L.L.(Leftist Latin(American Leader)

1. You want to stand out from the crowd (Nicaragua,Bolivia,Venezuela,Cuba...Ecuador,Paraguay...You get the hint.)

2. You think having enough eggs and bread for your family is a-okay!

3. Because there's "a struggle underway today on the continent, where a crop of leftist leaders with authoritarian tendencies have risen to power through elections, defied the status quo and tested the bounds of democracy." *

4. You want to be like Honduras when you grow up.

5. You think Zelaya's hat is ridiculous.

6. You think Chavez's EXISTENCE is ridiculous.

7. Happiness is being an uncensored news source... (Globovision.)

8. Jaime Bayly has brainwashed you for the better.

9. Being ruled by a man in yet another hat and dirty beard for 40 plus years is getting dull and frustrating and you want a little bit of democratic spice in your life!

10. You just want to be free.

*Quote: Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times in "How a president is overthrown."