Looking Back at the Week: September 3-9

By Brent E. Beltrán

This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and locally sourced writers on the end of DACA, Chicano Park opposing haters, Republican Bonnie Dumanis, the good of unions, following Trump’s trail, SDUT attacking teachers, and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views from San Diego’s friendly, neighborhood, all volunteer, slightly funky, community news site.

San Diego Free Press Columns:

Progressive Activist Calendar by Doug Porter
If Only We Had Some Sort of Sign Climate Change Was Real – Progressive Calendar for September 8-18, 2017

The Starting Line by Doug Porter
A Powerful and Peaceful Chicano Park Solidarity Rally – Photo Gallery
Standing Up for Dreamers in San Diego as Trump Trashes DACA
San Diego Rallies in Response to Ending DACA (Photos)
Republican Dumanis Declares for County Supervisor

Under the Perfect Sun by Jim Miller
What Good is a Union in 2017?

El Machete Illustrated by Eric J. Garcia
Following Trump’s Trail

Geo-Poetic Spaces by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
Passengers

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Video Worth Watching by SDFP Staff

A ‘Dreamer’s’ Emotional Journey to Mexico and Back
Studs Terkel: ‘Labor Day’s coming up!’
Dolores: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother.
California Senator Kamala Harris Interviewed on DACA, the Dreamer Act and ‘Medicare for All’
How Long Will It Take the GOP to Draft a Tax Bill? ‘Two Weeks’ | Video Worth Watching
Where Did Our Immigration Laws Come From? Is 1890 White Enough for You?
Confounds the Science

San Diego Free Press Regular, At-Large and Locally Sourced Contributors:

Union-Tribune Editorial: A Spurious Attack on Teachers and Public Education
By Thomas Ultican / Tultican

Dolores Huerta Calls Out Trump and Says the End of DACA Is ‘ A Step Above Slavery’
By Kelly Macias / Daily Kos

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Brent E. Beltrán

Brent E. Beltrán is a third generation pocho and second generation San Diegan that lives next door to Chicano Park in Barrio Logan. He's married to his warrior healer wife Olympia and is the proud father of a youngling name Sandino. Brent is a member of the SDFP Editorial Board, occasionally writes the column Desde la Logan and posts Looking Back at the Week every Sunday morning. He can be contacted at desdelalogan@gmail.com and through his Twitter account @DesdeLaLogan.

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