Politics

Damn, Why Does This Have to Be For a Doritos Commercial in the UK?

This was ALMOST there. ALMOST there. Here is the scoop, from our dear friend Laura of Mi blog es tu blog: PepsiCo launched a new "Add a Little Mexican" campaign for Doritos in the UK.  Step 1: Hire a mariachi band. Because you know how much all Mexicans wear really loud getup and go AYY […]

  • Jun 1, 2012
  • 4:13 PM

Remembering Brisenia and Raúl Flores, Killed Three Years Ago This Week By Arizona Minutemen Leader

Where was the outrage three years ago this week? Where was this country's outrage when 9-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father Raúl were killed by Shawna Forde, a leader of Arizona's Minutemen Civil Defense Corps? Sure, Forde has been convicted and sentenced to death, but the fact remains that Brisenia and Raúl are gone, victims […]

  • May 31, 2012
  • 11:14 PM

What Is #YoSoy132? These Videos Explain Why Mexico Is Waking Up

As with any organic movement, goals evolve. What might have begun as a march against Mexico's old guard PRI party is turning into a social movement that calls for true democracy, justice, transformation, and change, not only for Mexico, but for the whole world. This is #YoSoy132 and it is just starting. Some call it […]

  • May 31, 2012
  • 6:45 PM

New #AntiEPN #Soy132 YouTube Song Goes Viral… And the Song Is Good!

First of all, this song is good. Second of all, this whole #MarchaSoy132 movement goes beyond Mexico's opposition to the PRI. This is about the country's political machine. It is clever and it works. Our favorite part? The English in the middle.

  • May 31, 2012
  • 8:15 AM

California MEChA Conference Passes Unanimous Resolution Against UFW/Budweiser Logo

This is what was reported from the site of The Brown Berets of Watsonville, California. According to the group—which initiated the "No Se Puede" campaign against the United Farm Workers for having a Budweiser logo appear under the UFW's iconic "Sí se puede" image during the 50th anniversary convention of the organization co-founded by César […]

  • May 30, 2012
  • 8:03 AM

Next Series of #YoSoy132 & #MarchaAntiEPN Protests to Be Held June 10 All Over Mexico (and LA, Too)

After Mexicans both young and old took to the streets the weekend of May 18 in #MarchaYoSoy132 (with the variations #MarchaAntiEPN, #MarchaAntiPRI, and #YoSoy132) to protest the PRI, Mexico's oldest ruling political party, and its 2012 presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto,  a second series of marches are scheduled for June 10. This time, #2daMarchaAntiEPN will include a scheduled […]

  • May 30, 2012
  • 5:37 AM

WTF? Rebecca Black of Annoying “Friday” Song is A) Of Mexican Descent and B) Supports Peña Nieto

Can this get any more surreal? Really? We mean, really? Looks like Rebecca Black, the annoying teenage singer who ruined YouTube last year with “Friday,” was in Mexico today telling people that PRI presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto would be a good choice for President of Mexico. This is the same candidate who is facing […]

  • May 29, 2012
  • 10:54 PM

The Latino Rebels’ First-Hand Account: The #Winfor99 March Against Wells Fargo

This morning in Denver, before the opening session of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) convention, over 1,000 people marched from the Convention Center to the Wells Fargo building.  Taking themes from the Occupy movement, the march was seen as a call for the 1% to "pay their fair share" of taxes, as well as calling […]

  • May 29, 2012
  • 1:32 PM

Occupy Wall Street Tweets That One-Year Anniversary (Sept. 17) Will Be a “Date to Remember”

Tonight on our stream, the Twitter account for OccupyWallSt tweeted out the following: To those who think the movement continues to get weaker, it looks like it is just getting started.

  • May 28, 2012
  • 8:43 PM

Campaign to Have UFW Apologize for Budweiser Sponsorship of Iconic “Sí se puede” Logo Grows

What started out as a few images shared on social media is beginning to grow. A "No se puede" campaign has been organized by the Watsonville Brown Berets, which is demanding that the United Farm Workers (UFW), co-founded by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta, apologize for having a Budweiser logo appear under the UFW's iconic […]

  • May 28, 2012
  • 7:10 PM

In Response to “American Apparel California” Ad, DREAMer Artivist Creates “Undocumented Apparel”

Last week, American Apparel published an ad that perplexed many and offended just as many. (Note: this week we have left two messages with American Apparel for comment but we have heard nothing so far.)  This was one just one of the several AA images that were just plain weird. The response among many DREAMers […]

  • May 27, 2012
  • 10:39 PM

Latino Rebels to Cover SEIU’s 25th International Convention #WinFor99

This Tuesday May 29 the Latino Rebels will be in Denver covering the Service Employees International Union's 25th International Convention. We got invited by the SEIU to write about the day's events, which will included a possible official SEIU declaration about comprehensive immigration reform. We will also be meeting with some young DREAMers as well. […]

  • May 26, 2012
  • 1:34 PM

Budweiser Sponsors La Causa: UFW & Anheuser-Busch Still Quiet About Beer Logo Under Iconic Image

This past Monday we ran a piece from our friends at Three Sonorans that showed a Budwesier logo under the iconic "Sí se puede" image of the United Farm Workers, co-founded in 1962 by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta, to celebrate the UFW's 50th anniversary at its annual convention. From a photo that shows very little […]

  • May 25, 2012
  • 6:40 PM

Iowa Congressman Steve King Uses Dog Breeding Analogy to Compare Immigrants

Here is what Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) had to say about immigrants and America yesterday. #NoMames, Rep. King. Basically, the logic is this: hey, I know how to pick the best dogs and I want to pick the friskiest dog out there. That is what our immigration policy should be like. Let's get rid of […]

  • May 23, 2012
  • 8:49 AM

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett: “If I Embarrassed the State, I Apologize”

Looks like Arizona's Secretary of State Ken Bennett finally got the memo about the whole birther craziness. Less than a week after saying that it could be "possible" that President Obama would not be on the state's ballot in November, Bennett went on radio again to say the following: “If I embarrassed the state, I […]

  • May 22, 2012
  • 7:34 PM

VIDEO: México despierta/Mexico Wakes Up #MarchaAntiEPN #YoSoy132 #MarchaYoSoy132

Here is a video you won't see on any mainstream outlets. You will not see it on Televisa in Mexico or any other network. That is why you have Vimeo. From May 19, 2002 in Mexico City. #MarchAntiEPN, #YoSoy132, and #MarchaYoSoy132. Look them up.

  • May 22, 2012
  • 9:28 AM

Yeah, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Romney’s State Co-Chair, HAS to Be a Birther

There is no other possible explanation as to why Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has gone on record to say that it would be "possible" to officially remove President Obama from the Arizona ballot since Bennett has yet to get a yes or no answer from Hawaii and he is concerned that he hasn't gotten […]

  • May 22, 2012
  • 7:23 AM

Alt1040.com Offers First-Hand Accounts of Mexican Protest Against PRI and Peña Nieto

Is #OccupyMexico happening? Maybe not, but today #YoSoy132, the protest organized via social media against Mexico's oldest ruling political party—the PRI—and its 2012 presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto, has begun to form its own digital life online. Alt1040.com appears to be one of the movement's most comprehensive pages in terms of first-hand accounts and information. […]

  • May 19, 2012
  • 7:57 PM

Social Media Amplifies Mexican Protest Against PRI, Peña Nieto, and Televisa

Social media is the new equalizer. Today in Mexico, a protest against the possible return of the country's Institutional Ruling Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico for 71 consecutive years, to the presidential palace. The PRI's candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto, is leading key polls for the July 1 election, according to reports. Under its rule, the […]

  • May 19, 2012
  • 6:20 PM

What Are Arizona Pols Drinking? AZ’s Secretary of State Says It’s “Possible” Obama Might Not Be on Ballot

What is going on in Arizona these days? After the Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Cold Case Posse (you know, the Sheriff who got sued by the feds?) suggested that President Obama's birth certificate was a forgery, a report from the Phoenix New Times revealed that Arizona's Secretary of State Ken Bennett—a potential GOP candidate for the 2014 Arizona's […]

  • May 18, 2012
  • 4:16 PM

Minnesota Man Who Told FBI He Was a “Domestic Terrorist” Planned to Attack Mexican Consulate

A story out of Minnesota has revealed the ugly and racist side of the immigration debate in the United States as a 42-year-old man named Joseph Benjamin Thomas, apprehended and indicted by the FBI for distributing methamphetamine on April 25, revealed to federal agents in an affidavit that he considered himself a "domestic terrorist" who wanted to […]

  • May 18, 2012
  • 3:30 PM

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