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An Exodus in Our Own Backyard
By THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD ~ JULY 4, 2016 The United States often faces global crises that force it to balance incompatible interests. But there is one test, close ... -
50 years ago, Cesar Chavez led a crusade to unite and empower farmworkers
By MIRIAM PAWEL http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-pawel-chavez-delano-grape-strike-20150916-story.html On a Thursday night 50 years ago, at the height of the table grape harvest in California's Central Valley, hundreds of Mexican American farmworkers crowded expectantly into ...