Month: August 2015

For Deanna Byrne: Teacher, Mentor, & Friend

First and foremost, In Loco Politico would like to express our most sincere and deepest condolences to the Byrne family. May you find peace and calm after this heavy storm. This past weekend was much like any other. I went to work Saturday morning after watching the rap group NWA’s biopic “Straight Outta Compton” with my good […]

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You, Me, & the TPP

With the attention of the entire nation focused on the legalization of gay marriage and the demonization of the Confederate battle flag, President Obama quietly courted Congress into giving him authority to expedite a historical free trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement between twelve Pacific Rim countries, proposed to “enhance trade and […]

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