(12 comments) SHARE        Thursday, January 31, 2008
Something Stinks in Lima Tarika Wilson's life and body have now been swept into a chasm, and if Britney spears flashes her stubble or Bill Clinton compares Obama to Sugar Ray Leonard, this story may well be swept there, too. A story of murder from Lima, Ohio.

SHARE        Tuesday, May 13, 2008
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Clinton in Eugene, Oregon Exclusive: Fmr. President Bill Clinton visits Oregon to promote voting in the state's mail-in primary and to support Sen. Hillary Clinton's ongoing campaign for heading up the '08 Democratic ticket. In this MTV Street Team '08 Exclusive, Nezua brings you the insider's look at the event, the speech, and his take on how it will impact Oregon's primary.

(12 comments) SHARE        Sunday, April 6, 2008
Hillary Clinton in Eugene, Oregon Nezua weighs in on Hillary Clinton's recent visit to Eugene, Oregon after attending as MTV's Choose or Lose '08 Representative for Oregon.

SHARE        Thursday, February 7, 2008
Desert Flower in an Icy Dreamland When does a person's rights as a human being outweigh those of an eroding citizenship? What does it mean to be a citizen when the government loses its sense of what it means to be human? Nezua stands with a hardworking Mexican mother of three seeking sanctuary while facing the threat of deportation.

SHARE        Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Symbol and Essence: The Power of Naming For this week's Street Team '08 contribution for Oregon, Nezua reflects on the power of names and symbols -- particularly how they are no match for knowing the essence of the human life and experience.

(2 comments) SHARE        Monday, July 21, 2008
The Conquest and Theft of América, Pt. 13 Nezua gives some perspective on the importance and legacy of the migrant rights movement after the recent ICE raid in Providence, Rhode Island. A call to action for all human rights activists with a dash of historical commentary.

(3 comments) SHARE        Sunday, April 30, 2006
A Germ So Deadly, Avian Flu Seems A Sniffle Why do we let one negative idea overwhelm all other energy and thought; obliterate reason? What is it about the specter of TERRORISM that lends itself so well to our darker and weaker side? You will find no thoughtful, prosaic consideration of these questions behind the link. Only a sardonic but absolutely sincere call for Impeachment and a return to Reason.

SHARE        Monday, February 25, 2008
Cute Sea Lion Begs for Votes I told Mariana that I have a decent-sized readership of gente who are all concerned with gored, lost, and knifed sea lions! Don't make a liar out of Nezua! Cast your vote for a deserving marine mammal protection center to receive an Earth Day Grant.

SHARE        Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton in Eugene, Oregon [pt. 3] Part 3 [of 4] in Nezua's series that showcases Hillary Clinton's rally in Eugene, Oregon. In today's installment, we see a young audience member confront the Senator and kindly inform her that her campaign's attacks and negative slant are harming the Democratic party and appear to be "self-serving." In the conclusion (Part 4), we will hear Clinton's response.

SHARE        Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Fear and Courage - Pt 1. Part One of a meditation upon the fear that being attacked has bred in our nation; how that fear has been encouraged and provided us by the war makers, and how it is turning America into a land split apart by hypocrisy.

SHARE        Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Symbol and Essence, Part 3 [MTV Mix] For his MTV Street Team '08 contribution, Nezua reflects on the revolutionary political and social impact of today, Non-Super Wednesday.

SHARE        Tuesday, February 5, 2008
MTV Street Team '08 Reports on Super Tuesday Nezua gives you access to fellow MTV Street Team '08 representatives covering the Super Tuesday hotspots.

(2 comments) SHARE        Saturday, March 22, 2008
Tazing Eugene [MTV vlog 3-19-08] "Is the increasing police usage of Tasers a positive step in our society?" For his MTV Street Team Exclusive, Nezua hits the streets after Eugene police use a taser on one of its citizens for the first time.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, August 3, 2007
Notes from YearlyKos 2007, Pt. 1 What is Howard Dean's vision of racial integration? What was Hillary Clinton's communications "snafu"? What is one Latino perspective on YearlyKos 2007? All this and more. Plus many jazzy adjectives. Well, a few.

SHARE        Sunday, March 19, 2006
America's Last Throes The Destruction of America is Under Construction. Do you work weekends?

SHARE        Monday, June 5, 2006
It Begins with the Bean and Ends with the Blade. How Häagen Dazs Churned a Fancy, Spicy Taste Out of Chocolate, Milk, and Indian Blood.

SHARE        Thursday, May 22, 2008
Voting in Oregon: The 2008 Democratic Primary The Oregon Democratic Primary comes to an end and now places Barack Obama with the majority of pledged delegates! A view into Oregon's Vote-by-Mail methods, and the convention center floor as the results come in. From Oregon's Official MTV Choose or Lose Street Team '08 Citizen Journalist, Nezua.

SHARE        Friday, July 11, 2008
Latinos [and Allies] Want Specifics, Not Soundbytes Nezua and the SanctuarySphere brings the heat to the 2008 Presidential Elections by asking each candidate pointed questions about comprehensive immigration reform in the next four years and what that entails. The deadline for answering is the end of July -- will each candidate speak up and speak out? To be continued...

SHARE        Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Vigil (to End the War) - [MTV Vid 3-25-08] For this week's MTV Street Team '08 Exclusive, Nezua captures a moment for peace -- a vigil in Eugene, OR calling for an end to the war in Iraq.

SHARE        Thursday, May 15, 2008
Obama in Eugene Pt. 3 [MTV vlog 5-14-08] THE CONCLUSION of the series featuring Obama's supercharged stop at McArthur Court On March 21st of 2008-a day when the town of Eugene, Oregon roared to life as almost 13,000 people showed up at "The Pit" to hear Senator Obama speak. Brought to you by Nezua, Oregon's Official MTV Choose or Lose Street Team 08 Citizen Journalist.

SHARE        Thursday, May 1, 2008
Hillary Clinton in Eugene, Oregon [pt. 4] THE CONCLUSION of our (well, Nezua's) four part series featuring Hillary Clinton's rally at Lane County's South Eugene High School in Oregon. The answer (to an attendee's question in Part 3) you've been waiting for! And all with that sweet grating buzzy hum on the audio track that gives all the animals in the room bad dreams! Woo! A fresh video from Oregon's MTV Choose or Lose Street Team '08 Representative.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, March 28, 2006
No President Wants to go to War. Does Bush really lie as much as we say? Or is the inarticulate man actually telling the truth more than we admit?

SHARE        Saturday, March 25, 2006
One Misty Evening at the Corner of Sturm and Drang Some fill their cups with ale, and some with blood.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, June 14, 2006
A Paper America in the Gasoline Breeze Are we already living under Martial Law? And if so, do we even care? Your friendly neighborhood crayola-breaker proposes that the answers are Yes, No....Maybe.

SHARE        Monday, April 21, 2008
Hillary Clinton in Eugene, Oregon [MTV Vlog Apr21] Hillary Clinton holds a rally/town-hall style meeting in Eugene, Oregon! It's been talked about all over the Internet(s), and now you can see it through Nezua's lens, and finally be satisfied. Part One of Three.

SHARE        Friday, March 28, 2008
Obama in Eugene Pt. 1 [MTV vlog 3-28-08] Obama rocks a night at "The Pit," McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon. See the high-energy event through the eyes of your friendly neighborhood MTV Street Teamer, Nezua! To be followed by Parts 2 and 3.

SHARE        Thursday, May 29, 2008
Gasoline Rising A look at Oregon's gas prices in the last seven months going up, up, up... from your Official MTV Choose or Lose Street Team 08 Citizen Journalist, Nezua. Beware of emptied pockets.

(1 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Drunken Gambler Bets the Rapture Bush denies the bomb to Jesus. As an aside, readers receive a hint on Grand Central Station navigation.

SHARE        Monday, April 7, 2008
Obama in Oregon, Part 2 The second of three video installments of the Obama in Oregon series by Oregon's Official MTV Choose or Lose Street Team '08 Citizen Journalist, Nezua.

SHARE        Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Hillary Clinton in Eugene, Oregon [pt. 2] Hillary Clinton in Eugene Pt. 2 continues Nezua's HRC four-part series, which features the Senator's rally/town-hall appearance at Oregon's South Eugene High School Gymnasium. If you're one of the Chosen Ones, you've already seen Part 1 Now! Feast on this continuation of Historic Pacific North West Gymnasium Clintonobilia.

SHARE        Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Strange Winters [mtv vlog 1-30-08] Nezua hits the streets as MTV's Street Team '08 representative for Oregon. Vid #2: People in parts of Oregon not used to getting big snowfall are wondering what is going on lately...in between shoveling out their driveways, and looking for tire chains that they never thought they'd need. Because winters west of the Cascades don't seem to be what they once were...

(4 comments) SHARE        Saturday, January 26, 2008
Because Dreaming Is Not Enough (Vlog 1-23-08) Nezua hits the streets as MTV's Street Team 08 representative for Oregon. Vid #1: armed with a camera and a dream, he brings the hopes and thoughts and community of Eugene to the screen.

SHARE        Friday, June 20, 2008
Brutal Questions (MTV Vlog June 20, 2008) A follow-up video to Tazing Eugene by Oregon's Official MTV Choose or Lose Street Team 08 Citizen Journalist Nezua.

SHARE        Tuesday, April 8, 2008
A Hunger for Truth (And Tomato): Shooting the Obama Trilogy On his MTV blog, Nezua gives a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at shooting the Obama in Eugene trilogy. An exclusive from the MTV Choose or Lose '08 Representative for Oregon.

(2 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Fear and Courage - Pt 2. Part 2 of an essay on xenophobia, fear, America, and HR4437s consequences, already, on the emotional landscape. Live coverage of a Human Chain event in NYC's Garment District on May 1, 2006 by yours truly.

(6 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, January 2, 2007
When we meet again, introduced as friends... A cheery farewell and a rope. (Not work-safe?)

(5 comments) SHARE        Sunday, March 26, 2006
Home of the Brave, Land of the Felon Half a million brown people upset with H.R. 4437? They just don't understand how good it would be for America!

SHARE        Friday, March 7, 2008
News from Nezua #1 [MTV Vlog] For his MTV Choose or Lose contribution this week, Nezua presents latebreaking news headlines from Oregon in authentic MTV style and candor. See the video for more details. Part One of the News from Nezua Chronicles.

(6 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Anne Coulter Glimpses the Beast Why the poor Coulter creature is really angry. An early-morning dalliance in psychology uncovers the true object of the damaged woman's loathing.

SHARE        Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Laughs at War, Cries for Six Baskets The lovely, loving, loveliness of George W. Bush, as unleashed on the tarmac.

SHARE        Friday, May 9, 2008
Oregon is Voting, Even as We Speak SHHH. Can you hear it? Oregon is voting. And even though the Democratic nomination may end up being decided in great part by our votes here in the Beaver State, it remains a rather subtle event by all appearances. The latest from Nezua, Oregon's representative for MTV Choose or Lose Street Team '08.

SHARE        Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Today and Yesterday's Patriot Old Flag, New Land. Same America, Different Stance. A Letter to the Editor from the one who would, once, never have bothered to raise his hand.