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Commissions votes to preserve an open internet. We will speak with professor tim wu, credited with coining the phrase Net Neutrality. Then to the cultural destruction of iraq. The proper orders to get rid of statues and relics, companions to the same. A new video posted by the Islamic State shows men some using sledgehammers and drills destroying ancient artifacts at a museum in mosul. We will speak to an art and archaeology professor who has spent years trying to preserve iraqs Cultural Heritage. We will also hear why Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott walker has compared isis to the unions of wisconsin. If i could take on 100,000 protesters, i can do the same around the world. And we will go to pasco washington, to look at the Police Killing of Antonio Zambranomontes. Cell phone video shows zambrano, who was unarmed, turning to face police and raising his hands before he was shot. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. I
Voting rights battle in Washington raises allegations of diluting Latino votes By Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times
Published: May 24, 2021, 6:02am
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4 Photos James Alford, center, watches as workers cut potatoes for his farm to plant on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Alford s work force is entirely Latino. He doesn t oppose changing the electoral system, but explains the fear many farmers have of being regulated out of existence without representation on the county board. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times/TNS) Photo Gallery
SEATTLE Ana Ruiz Peralta, a 44-year-old Pasco resident and Mexican immigrant, ran last year for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, talking about improving roads and mental health services, and being a careful steward of public money.
The lawsuit alleges that Washington state's county election system deters a strong Latino vote by splitting a predominantly Latino district into three. The redistricting won’t be confirmed until after the 2020 Census data is released.