Category Archives: Right Wing
The Black Berets Twelve-Point Program (1970)
To continue the interest in the Black Berets following the reposting of my article about them on the recent anniversary of the deaths of Canales and Cordova, here is the reprint of The Black Berets Twelve-Point Program. It was adopted … Continue reading
Remembering Rito Canales and Antonio Cordova of the Black Berets of Albuquerque
Rito Canales. Albuquerque, N.M. Shot to death Jan. 29, 1972. Rito was fighting the prison system. (Photos from 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures. Elizabeth Martinez, editor. 1991) January 29th 2017 was the 45th anniversary of the police murders … Continue reading
May Day and the Mexican Flag: Reflections From 2013
In the aftermath of both May Day and militant anti-Trump rallies in California, led by Chicano and Mexicano youth, columnist Gustavo Arellano penned a piece titled “It’s Not Only OK for Activists to Wave the Mexican Flag at Protests—It’s Necessary.” … Continue reading
The White Nationalism of the Colorado Greens (2008)
This is an article I wrote back in 2008 for the website of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialist Movement – Denver. This was around organizing leading up to protests against the Democratic National Convention held in the city that year. Internal conflicts between … Continue reading
Donald Trump and Fascism
I have predicted here that the rhetoric spewed by the campaign of Donald Trump, like other quasi-fascist movements before it, would lead to more violence against Mexican people. Here is one documented case that is linked to it.(http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-denounces-violence-supporters-beat-mexican-man-article-1.2333353) Two brothers, … Continue reading
Donald Trump’s Anti-Migrant Agenda Continues: The Case of Jamiel Shaw
Professional douchebag Donald Trump kicked off his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination recently, making anti-immigrant demagoguery a base of it. Tapping into the inner racism of Mexicans of much of the right wing of the Republican base, he called … Continue reading
