In the eyes of his supporters, Lou Dobbs is a populist, the rare broadcast journalist standing up to big business, self-serving politicians, and what he likes to call “ethnosociocentric” special-interest groups.
Dobbs, a former Peabody Award-winner, has characterized himself as a political independent, an adherent of “advocacy journalism.” His advocacy comes most notably – frequently [...]
Yesterday, just after we posted a message from the American Library Association’s Government Relations office calling for supporters of the DREAM Act to contact their Congressional representatives, the Senate failed to garner the requisite number of votes for the debate to even begin.
The 52-44 vote to advance the proposal, eight shy of the 60 required [...]
Melanie Anderson, REFORMA member and Assistant Director of Government Relations for the American Library Association, sent the following information:
On October 24, the Senate will take up consideration of The DREAM Act (S. 2205). The DREAM Act is a critical piece of legislation that allows the children of illegal immigrants who entered the United States [...]
At 81, World War II seems like a world and a half ago. I had just turned 17 when I enlisted in the Marines during the dark days of World War II and 20 when I was mustered out in 1946. My role in that “great war” was nominal. Its heroes lie buried on far-flung [...]
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