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This came from The Verge today. Nine Inch Nails’ “Head Like a Hole” meets Carly Rae Jepsen and “Call Me Maybe.” Why, people, why?

Tonight Ernesto Villegas, Venezuela’s Communication and Information Minister, said via Venezuelan television that the heath of President Hugo Chávez has worsened, and that a “new and severe infection” has developed. According to Villegas, Chávez, who recently spent two months being treated in Cuba for an unidentified form of cancer that was revealed in 2011, is […]

This just in from DRM Action Coalition. Senator Chuck Schumer has been one of the lead persons on immigration and memeber of the Gang of 8; however, after reviewing his record, he can hardly be called a champion. Latinos and our community voted for humane immigration reform to ensure families are together, not more out […]

According to local Spanish-language outlet Al Día, this past Friday in Philadelphia about 100 protesters, which included Hispanic and African American community leaders, took to City Hall to speak out against the not guilty verdict that judge Patrick Dugan issued in the simple assault non-jury case of former lieutenant Jonathan Josey, who was caught on […]

News outlets in Mexico this week have been overrun by the sudden announcement of the arrest and detention of Elba Esther Gordillo Morales, known simply as ‘La Maestra’ and dubbed by many as the most powerful woman in Mexico. Gordillo was the head of the powerful SNTE teachers union in Mexico—which is in fact the […]

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is one of the oldest and most respected Hispanic civil rights organizations in the United States. Formed in 1929, it has an exceptionally notable history, and as part of its mission statement reads, LULAC’s goal “is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health […]

The following is raw YouTube video about a confrontation between Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, one of the nation’s most vocal anti-immigrant voices, and members of the Sunflower Community Action, a “a Kansas-wide, non-profit, grassroots organization” that promotes social and racial equality. This is what local Kansas media is reporting: Kansas Secretary of State […]

Is mocking someone with cancer funny? If you are on the Internet the last two months, there have been thousands of tweets and memes that have made fun of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who is dying from cancer. That is bound to happen, and most of the content being shared is pretty tasteless. However, does […]

Ok, by now everyone online knows about the controversy surrounding the Bloomberg Businessweek magazine cover that brought us all back to a time in America where racist caricatures were all the rage. And by now, you all know that Bloomberg issues the standard and lame public relations apology, when editor Josh Tyrangiel said this in […]

A report out of Philadelphia revealed today that Judge Patrick Dugan, who believed a viral video showing former city police lieutenant Jonathan Josey punching Aida Guzmán last fall after the city’s Puerto Rican Parade was sensationalized by the media and who this week presided over Josey’s not guilty verdict for simple assault against Guzmán, is […]

(H/T to Presente.org and Cuéntame) The following videos from local Bakersfield and Fresno media depict one of the more bizarre immigration cases we have ever seen. Basically, Ruth Montaño is facing possible deportation because her dogs made too much noise. Yes, we are not kidding. Here is the report in English: According to a local […]

Here is an amazing piece by @CelsonM3. It is called “Thoughts at 30,000 Feet.” Enjoy.

Sorry, we know, we know, but we HAD to share just one more “Harlem Shake” video. Watch. This one hits WAY TOO CLOSE TO HOME. Help, please.

This is a review submitted by Rebelde Claudia Serrano. Yeah, she loved the movie. For showtimes, visit the official page of “Bless Me, Última.” This film, “Bless Me, Ultima” is love letter for our Mexican-American fathers. Similar to the love letters Linda Ronstadt shared with “Canciones de mi padre,” you can rename this movie “Cuentos […]

Someone, anyone in the mainstream English-language U.S. network news world, please wake up and enter the 21st century. Now that Soledad O’Brien will no longer be heading up a show on CNN (she will remain on the network as a nonexclusive producer), the representation of Latinos in prominent hosting roles for the country’s top English-language […]

As originally reported on January 29 by this outlet regarding Senator Chuck Schumer’s use of the word “illegals” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” and after repeated conversations with to Schumer’s office that have lead nowhere, we (along with our friends from Cuéntame and and Presente.org) just wanted to take a moment and remind Senator Schumer that […]

This just in today from The Hill, which reported that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R—VA) is not happy at all with the news that the Obama administration has released hundreds of low-priority undocumented individuals from immigration detention centers due to looming cuts from the sequester. This is what Goodlatte said, according to The […]

Remember the story out of Philadelphia showing a cop punching a woman on tape last fall? Remember how the police officer was fired just days after the tape went viral on YouTube? Today in Philadelphia, former Philadelphia Police lieutenant Jonathan Josey was found not guilty after being charged with punching Aida Guzmán last September 30, […]

Ever since we posted a video on January 29 where New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) used the word “illegals” as a noun on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” we have contacted his office five times for comment. Each time we have called, Schumer’s press office takes down our information and our formal request for comment. Each […]

After getting slammed last night for a tweet describing 9-year-old Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis as a “c*nt,” The Onion CEO Steve Hannah issued the following letter today: Feb. 25, 2013 Dear Readers, On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences […]

UPDATE: Less than one hour after posting the tweet, the Onion deleted it around 12:40 AM EST. Yes, we know that The Onion is satire, and it is AMAZING satire, but did it go too far tonight when its Twitter account (with over 4 million followers) posted the following tweet, calling 9-year-old Academy Award nominee […]