Tuesday, December 16

A lesson: We are the government, all of us

A lesson: We are the government, all of us By Solomon Matsas Since several weeks have passed, and we now sadly know we are not having a nightmare, but rather, there is no other good choice but to open our eyes as fully as we can. Read more...




Letters

Not a victory, not an end to colonialism Editor: It was worthwhile of Luìs Farìas to correct the common misperception that the Cinco de Mayo celebration commemorates Mexican independence ("Celebrating the victory at Veracruz, end of colonial rule," May 5). Read more...


Federal subsidies built forces that drive our economy

Federal subsidies built forces that drive our economy By Michael Mahoney Reading Bruce VanDenburgh’s right-wing diatribe in the May 3 Daily Bruin ("The appeal of living in our right-wing country") reminded me (as if I needed to be reminded) what big whiners capitalists are. Read more...



Affirmative action must right past wrongs

Affirmative action must right past wrongs By Aisha Jones When are white people like Marina Bogorad ("College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work,’" May 1) going to get off the tip that affirmative action programs assume "people of color are intellectually inferior"? Read more...