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Cesar Chavez's Other Crimes

Accused of rape and sexual abuse, the late labor organizer's UFW mercilessly bilked its members and taxpayers for years.

Reason · Mar 20

The barrel and the bargain: Who should control Venezuela's oil after Maduro?

Output can rise with capital and access — but Venezuela’s oil story has never been just technical. Sovereignty, revenue flows, and who controls where the crude goes are just as important.

Euronews · Jan 20

Trinidad and Tobago went all in with the US – it will prove a costly misjudgment

Aligning itself with Washington and casually dismissing regional diplomacy has left the dual island nation isolated amid the Venezuela crisis, says Caribbean analyst Kenneth Mohammed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10

Oregon 5th Congressional seat a toss-up in redrawn district

Oregon's 5th Congressional District is a true toss-up this election, a rarity in a state that's seen on the national stage as reliably blue

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Jamie McLeod-Skinner and Lori Chavez-DeRemer are running for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District

Jamie McLeod-Skinner and Lori Chavez-DeRemer are running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Incumbent Kurt Schrader (D), who was first elected in 2008, ran for re-election. He lost to McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2022

George Skelton: Newsom skipped meeting with UFW leaders. Now he should sign California's farmworker union bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 1966, Gov. Pat Brown made a politically tone-deaf mistake with Cesar Chavez's farmworkers union. This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom repeated the goof. Brown redeemed himself. Newsom probably won't.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 2, 2022

Q&A: Violation of Miranda rights isn't the same as violating Fifth Amendment, Supreme Court says

For decades, most people have known about their rights against self-incrimination and to legal representation because of the 1966 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona. The subsequent Miranda rights require law enforcement to inform individuals of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights before interrogation. Civil rights advocates…

Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022