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This month at Intelatin, I am featuring the films of Joshua Oppenheimer and Sacha Jenkins. Music for the podcast is performed by Chancha vía Circuito (Remix), Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Emel Mathlouthi, BazilleDx, Dogboy, Immortal Technique, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and Boo Yaa Tribe. This show contains very explicit lyrics and dialogues. […]

Need we remind everyone. Here is what Donald Trump told Newsmax in 2012: “Republicans didn’t have anything going for them with respect to Latinos and with respect to Asians,” the billionaire developer says. “The Democrats didn’t have a policy for dealing with illegal immigrants, but what they did have going for them is they weren’t […]

Puerto Rico’s Instituto de Cultural Puertorriqueña (Institute of Puerto Rican Culture) issued a press release announcing the following (our translation): “Over 4,000 files illegally created by the Intelligence Division of Puerto Rico’s Police against thousands of citizens sympathetic to Puerto Rico’s independence from the 1950s though the 1980s are now available for public viewing in […]

Having had American-style democracy forced on it for over a century, the island of Puerto Rico is ruled by two political parties. The aptly named Partido Popular Democrático (the more popular of the two) halfheartedly pushes for greater autonomy under the current status and considers itself left of center. This is the party of the […]

Earlier this week, the nation’s three most visible Democratic presidential candidates (Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley and Hillary Clinton) spoke at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference. For many, the NCLR event is considered to be the symbolic moment where politics and the political press pay attention to how candidates are addressing the growing […]

When I was an undergrad at the University of Tampa, one of my Latin American History professors made the point that the wars of independence in the 19th century were not so much popular rebellions as they were one social class (the Criollos, or direct Spanish descendants born and raised in the Americas) fighting another (the […]

This week, as President Barack Obama commuted sentences for 46 non-violent drug offenders, we revisit the story of Jay Hernandez, the first Latino given clemency by President Obama in 2012. Earlier today, President Obama went to El Reno, Oklahoma, where he visited a prison to push criminal justice reform. Jay served time in that very […]

If you or a loved have ever been a victim of injustice, I invite you to read this very personal story. At times, fear and intimidation make us waiver in our attempt to stand up for what is right. I invite you to read on and join the fight to make our nation and our […]

Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the personification of hate. As a result, the man who made his career putting children in chain gangs and ritualizing acts of humiliation in the name of law and order may finally be seeing the end to his reign. But for Arizona to recover from its reputation as the […]

Editor’s Note: Today, Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) sent us an English version of the original Spanish report it published on its site earlier this morning. CPI, as well reporters Joel Cintrón Arbasetti and Carla Minet, have granted Latino Rebels permission to publish CPI’s official English version of this story. Here is CPI’s story […]

FOXBORO, MA, July 10, 2015 I am driving down Route 1 headed to the stadium normally reserved for Patriots. My middle schooler (and fútbol-obsessed) son is in the back seat with his friend. They talk Clint Dempsey, Ronaldo and if they will ever get the chance to watch an FA Cup Final at Wembley. Did […]

Here are the videos of the speeches made today by the Democratic presidential candidates at the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference. Bernie Sanders started it off with this speech. Here is Martin O’Malley’s speech, who followed Sanders. Hillary Clinton was the last speaker. No Republicans spoke at the event today.

We have arrived at the Mamey Hour. Se nos llenó el cuarto de agua. Pa’ tras ni para coger impulso. Al carajo albañiles, se acabó la mezcla. Nos llegó la dolorosa y no la podemos pagar. Más claro no canta un gallo. El gobernador Alejandro García Padilla finalmente encontró un buen par de pantalones y […]

The government of the Dominican Republic has recently been at the center of international criticism regarding the treatment of Haitian immigrants and their offspring. The government has launched a domestic and international publicity campaign to counter the negative press it has received. However, it must be clarified that this recent criticism does not and should […]

At a Pride Reception this past month at the White House, Latina Trans organizer Jennicet Gutiérrez of Familia TQLM and GetEqual interrupted an all too jovial speech from President Obama about what his administration has done for the LGBT Community in the U.S. The interruption led to him dismissing her and ordering she be escorted […]

Earlier today, our founder @julito77 was on MSNBC discussing the latest about Donald Trump. Julito has some insights, to say the least, and not just about Trump. Watch it here.

Add our friend and supporter @MrRafaelAgustin to the real people in this country who are proving the neo-nativists wrong. Here is a speech Rafael gave recently when he was named Alumnus of the Year from Mt. San Antonio College. Last year, Rafael published a poem for us that still resonates with many. ¡Enhorabuena, Rafael!

Yesterday, Al Jazeera’s The Stream discussed the current fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico. Two Latino Rebels contributors, Luis Gallardo and Phillip Arroyo, were part of the panel. In addition, around the 25-minute mark, our very own @julito77 weighed in with a question. (Julito used to be part of The Stream.) Here is the full episode:

This weekend, statehooders in Puerto Rico will be celebrating the 4th of July and the independence of the United States. There will be American flags all over and fireworks will light up the sky like every town in the 50 states. I think there is something deeply wrong with that. Some have called it the […]

Puerto Ricans are crestfallen this week, walking around “con el moco caído” as they say. Governor Alejandro García Padilla announced that the island had finally run out of cash. In response, Washington just shrugged its shoulders. Last Sunday the governor informed The New York Times that Puerto Rico’s $72 billion dollar debt was unpayable. The […]

It began with a bid for the presidency from yet another Republican candidate that will never be elected. I’m referring to Donald Trump in this instance, though you may have assumed otherwise. There are more and more options to choose from these days. However, this particular candidate has stood out from the rest for comments […]