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green issues in the cd14 council race

Posted on March 9, 2011 by markvallianatos — No Comments ↓

I wrote an opinion piece for patch eagle rock endorsing CD 14 councilman Huizar for re-election because he had worked on some environmental justice issues that I think are important. This was a personal column, not the opinion of UEPI…

Saving New Mexico Chiles – Be it Red or Green

Posted on February 15, 2011 by ajoshi — No Comments ↓

I visited Albuquerque, New Mexico for the first time a few weeks ago, and saw and tasted the delicious New Mexican chiles and food I had heard so much about. Chile is an integral part of the culture, cuisine and…

Tagged with: chiles, genetic engineering, monsanto, new mexico
Posted in Environment, Politics & Elections

After the Dream Act Defeat: Immigrants and Food

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Robert Gottlieb — No Comments ↓

The bitter, divisive, and at times racist dialogue about immigration status was especially striking when it came to the debate about The Dream Act in December. On the one hand, opponents of the Dream Act argued that it didn’t matter…

how green is the proposed state budget?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by markvallianatos — No Comments ↓

I took a quick look at the proposed California state budget and wrote a column about how it might effect the environment and whether it appears to be forward looking, fair, and green.

Tagged with: California budget, Jerry Brown, tax shifting
Posted in Environment, Politics & Elections

The battle that won’t go away…710 on Trial

Posted on January 20, 2010 by UEPI Occidental College — No Comments ↓

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2010 Contact: Zoë Phillips 323-341-5098 / 562-338-3989 (c) phillipsz@oxy.edu Amanda Shaffer 323-259-2759 / 626-818-2348 (c) shaffer@oxy.edu The battle that won’t go away…710 on Trial Action-oriented educational conference to be held at Occidental College LOS ANGELES…

ACORN: “Not guilty”

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

Friends and Colleagues: An independent report released today has concluded that while ACORN, the community organizing group, needs to improvement its management structure, it did not engage in illegal activities when two videographers, one posing as a prostitute, sought to…

Tagged with: ACORN
Posted in Politics & Elections

“Waffling Democrats’ Health Care Hypocrisy” – The Nation

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

In my new article in The Nation magazine today, “Waffling Democrats’ Health Care Hypocrisy,” I note that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the former Democrat-turned-Indepedent, and six key Democratic senators smear the public option. But each one supports the Veterans Health Administration–…

Posted in Politics & Elections

“Meet Stephen Hemsley” – Huffington Post

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Peter Dreier — No Comments ↓

Friends and Colleagues: Stephen J. Hemsley is one of the most powerful people you’ve never heard of. But Health Care for America Now (HCAN) hopes to change that. Hemsley is the CEO of United Health Group, the nation’s largest health…

Tagged with: healthcare, public option
Posted in Politics & Elections, Uncategorized

A Good News Night

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Martha Matsuoka — No Comments ↓

Our own Peter Dreier was a featured expert on the Rachel Maddow show talking about his recent report on ACORN and refuting the rightwing campaign against ACORN and our healthy school food Organizer, Elizabeth Medrano, discussed and analyzed the school…

Manipulating the Public Agenda: Why ACORN Was in the News, and What the News Got Wrong

Posted on September 23, 2009 by UEPI Occidental College — 6 Comments ↓

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Peter Dreier, E.P Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and Urban & Environmental Policy Program director, Occidental College, (323) 259-2913, dreier@oxy.edu Christopher Martin, professor of journalism, UNI Department of Communication Studies, (319) 273-7155, martinc@uni.edu Note: Read “Manipulating…

Tagged with: ACORN, occidental college, peter dreier, uepi
Posted in Politics & Elections, Press Release