Kal Penn Discusses the “Hilarity” of Joel Stein
Earlier this week, “unfunnyman” Joel Stein wrote a racist piece about how his hometown of Edison, New Jersey — a town…
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Why Asians Don’t Always Vote for Barry Wong
Here’s my latest post over at Change.org: Why Asians Don’t Always Vote for Barry Wong Are you asking yourself: who…
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Proposition 107: Arizona’s Students Under Attack!
California, Washington, Michigan and Nebraska: what do all of these states have in common? Each of these states have been…
David Mineta Joins Obama Administration
Long-time Bay Area Democratic activist David Mineta was confirmed by the Senate this week in the position of Deputy Director of…
Kal Penn Leaves White House
This is sort of old news by now, but — as of June 1st — Kal Penn (of Harold and Kumar,…
Is Rodney Glassman Having a Sarah Palin Moment?
Here’s my latest post over at Blog for Arizona, on a Tucson City Councilman running in the Democratic primary to challenge…
Justice Dept. Will Sue Arizona Over SB 1070
To the surprise of virtually no one, it looks like the federal government will be filing a lawsuit against Arizona over…
Homophobic Ban on Blood Donation from Gay Men Upheld
I must have missed the memo that said we are still living in the 1980’s. I am a proud blood…
Immigrant Stories From the 5%
One of my latest pet peeves is the mainstream media’s insistence on painting the immigration debate solely in terms of…
S. Carolina State Senator Calls Nikki Haley (and Obama) a “Raghead”
S. Carolina State Senator, John “Jake” Knotts, Jr., called fellow Republican State Senator Nikki Haley (and President Obama) a “raghead” on an…
Prescott Mural Controversy Follow-up
Steve Blair, the Prescott AZ city councilman who made several racist statements on his radio talk show over a public…
Racism in Prescott, AZ Targets Schoolchildren
SB1070: Arizona’s anti-immigration law that, in essence, legalizes racial profiling of non-White Arizonans. HB 2281: a law that bans ethnic…