Op-Ed
The Lighthouse
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Democracy means not only that the representatives are freely elected, but also that the rule of law is applied equally to everyone.
Queens Free Press (http://www.queensfreepress.com/author/aborrachero/)
Democracy means not only that the representatives are freely elected, but also that the rule of law is applied equally to everyone.
Professor Aránzazu Borrachero talks with Ermis Pantelatos, president of the International Student Club at Queensborough Community College.
Ermis, informed by his experience as a lieutenant in the Greek army, speaks broadly and deeply about the crisis in Greece, the future of Europe, his view of social justice, and his hopes for America, especially American students.
I cut across the thick wall of cigarette smoke that greets the passengers outside the glass doors of Barajas airport.
It was the mid-eighties. The Department of Education was frantically hiring bilingual teachers in response to the increasing number of Spanish speaking students enrolling in the public schools of New York City. I was one of those new hires.