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4 Latinx Leaders on Building a Truly Inclusive Workforce

Despite paying lip-service to diversity and inclusion, many organizations lag behind in practice.

  • May 1, 2018
  • 8:00 AM

Nicaragua Today: The Country That Hurts and Matters to Me (OPINION)

This is my opinion and that of thousands of Nicaraguans, regarding the last five days

  • Apr 24, 2018
  • 12:02 PM

NYC Mayor Announces City Will Pay for Temporary Housing of Displaced Puerto Ricans

This announcement comes almost a week FEM said that it would not extend its TSA program for 83 families living in hotels in the city.

  • Apr 19, 2018
  • 4:18 PM

Why We Should Abolish ICE Counsel (OPINION)

As practicing immigration attorneys, we believe that calls to abolish ICE should extend to ICE counsel, since ICE attorneys play an integral role in the deportation process by securing the deportation orders that ICE deportation officers later carry out.

  • Apr 13, 2018
  • 8:50 AM

The Irish Soldiers of Mexico: 20 Years Later

¡Viva México! ¡Viva Irlanda!

  • Mar 16, 2018
  • 9:18 AM

My DACA Expires TODAY (OPINION)

I am now at risk of being separated from my family. Meanwhile, Congress has no solution to protect people like me.

  • Mar 7, 2018
  • 2:26 PM

Want to Be President of Mexico? There’s an App for That

In the end, who makes it onto the ballot may have less to do with popularity than with Mexico’s incredibly user-unfriendly election smartphone app.

  • Feb 12, 2018
  • 6:56 PM

Open Letter to the ABQ Journal Concerning Their Racist Cartoon

“Through publishing this image, you have failed your community and your staff—some of whom we represent.”

  • Feb 9, 2018
  • 11:35 AM

Imagining a Korean COCO: The Film Honors My Culture, Too (OPINION)

As a daughter of a first-generation Korean immigrant, I was struck by how much Coco reminded me of my Korean roots.

  • Feb 7, 2018
  • 8:58 AM

I’ve Built a Life in Virginia, Don’t Take That Away From Me (and Others) (OPINION)

For any of us to continue living our lives without fear of deportation, Congress needs to pass the Dream Act.

  • Jan 17, 2018
  • 3:23 PM

NARCOS y el fármaco-imperialismo contemporáneo

La droga, por tanto, no es la sustancia o el narcótico con el que se intoxica un número muy alto de estadounidense sino un dispositivo atado a una geopolítica cada vez más militarizada

  • Jan 2, 2018
  • 4:08 PM

Latin America Demonstrates Leadership at COP23 (OPINION)

Several specific countries are playing leading roles and standing out for their work among other developing nations around the world.

  • Nov 25, 2017
  • 11:10 AM

Will Puerto Ricans Return Home After Hurricane María?

How many Puerto Ricans who have fled the island might return home—and how many are gone for good?

  • Nov 20, 2017
  • 10:19 AM

As Angry Voters Reject Major Parties, Mexico’s 2018 Presidential Race Grows Chaotic

Mexico’s 2018 campaign season has not officially begun, but the race for the presidency is already a nail-biter.

  • Nov 13, 2017
  • 8:34 AM

Maria Will Fundamentally Change US Policy Toward Puerto Rico (OPINION)

As a political economist who has studied Puerto Rican political and economic change, I believe Hurricane Maria could be another watershed moment that redefines U.S. treatment of Puerto Rico.

  • Nov 7, 2017
  • 3:15 PM

Open Letter to the People of the United States From Puerto Rico, a Month After Hurricane María (OPINION)

Dear friends, contrary to what the President would have you believe, Puerto Rican workers are neither lazy, nor do they want everything done for them.

  • Oct 20, 2017
  • 12:34 PM

Peace Makes Strides in Colombia, but the Battle Is Far From Won

Colombia’s violence was never just about the FARC, and peace won’t be, either.

  • Oct 19, 2017
  • 12:09 PM

‘The People of Puerto Rico Are Dying.’ Volunteer Nurses Describe Deadly Conditions, Demand Federal Action — NOW (OPINION)

Reports from the ground already bear witness to an appalling moral failing in the U.S. government’s Puerto Rico disaster response.

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • 3:01 PM

Reflections on the Power Grid Debate, ‘Generator Island’ and the Telecommunications Failure in Puerto Rico (OPINION)

To transition to a more sustainable electric grid, one of the main obstacles to overcome in Puerto Rico is the enormous influence the fossil fuel industry has.

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • 1:42 PM

Dispatch From the Frontlines of Puerto Rico in a Post-María World (OPINION)

My husband Roland wakes me up to the tune of “no water today.”

  • Oct 9, 2017
  • 11:47 AM

For California’s GHOST TOWN, SB 100 Clean Energy Legislation Would Be Breath of Fresh Air (OPINION)

It’s time for California to correct years of environmental injustice.

  • Sep 15, 2017
  • 8:08 AM

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