Injustice
Latino Rebels Town Hall Mixer ‘SOLD OUT!’…But There’s a WAIT LIST!
Presents: Latino Rebels Town Hall Mixer: Latino Vote 2016 Clearly, it’s overdue for our #RebeldesNation to gather around and have a lively conversation. Our Latino Rebels Town Hall Mixer, presented by our friends at The New York Times Latino Network filled up in less than 24 hours! To that, add the numerous emails we’ve received […]
Rep. Gutiérrez to Congress: “Free Puerto Rico” (VIDEO)
“Free Puerto Rico so she can solve the problem of her crushing debt without being handcuffed by Congress, its distant and inattentive colonial master.”
Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Latino Vote
After Michelle Alexander’s piece in the Nation on why blacks shouldn’t vote for Hillary, it’s important to outline why Latinos shouldn’t either.
Undocumented Parents Face Unequal Volunteer Opportunities in Pennsylvania Schools
While undocumented parents are allowed to volunteer in Philadelphia schools, those in Pittsburgh aren’t afforded the same rights.
A New Caribbean Dictatorship: Puerto Rico’s Financial Control Authority
The Authority will be the governor, banker, judge, jury and prosecutor in Puerto Rico.
Rep. Gutiérrez to Congress: ‘Take the Heel Off the People of Puerto Rico’ (VIDEO)
It’s Congress that steers the ship, and should Puerto Rico run aground, it’s Congress that decides how best to salvage it.
Immigrant Rights Are Workers’ Rights
A fire in a Detroit suburb has claimed the lives of five Mexican immigrants who worked at a restaurant and appear to have been living in the basement of a home owned by their boss.
(Not) Central America’s Problem
Before U.S. policy led to the creation of ISIS, it helped create gang violence in Central America. Now a Senate report shows the U.S. isn’t done committing crimes against people of the region.
Mexico’s Harassment Issue
Confetti guns and punk rock
‘Ruining’ Cuba
If anything “ruins” Cuba, it won’t be foreign investment. It’ll be U.S. policy.
Coming Up to the Surface: ‘Agua Limpia’ and Cookies
How a recent tweet in Spanish from Hillary Clinton’s campaign sparked a debate over proper language and hyper-correction.
Why Is Chris Matthews Still Obsessed with ‘the Cuban Guys’?
MSNBC’s Hardball Chris Matthews performs another acrobatic foot-to-mouth faux pas last night. You heard that right. In the heels of his November 2015, claim that Cruz and Rubio should even be considered Hispanic, he dared to bash a Trumpless debate stating: “Who is going to watch a debate between the two Cuban guys?” the Hardball […]
A State of Intolerance
Two stories from the Volunteer State, where many people are refusing to voluntarily accept Latinos and LGBTs as equal citizens.
Water in Flint’s Latino Neighborhoods Show Higher Traces of Lead
During the Flint water crisis, the state and city have neglected and were desensitized to the particular concerns of Latinos.
There and Back: What Is Happening in Central America? (NPR Podcast)
The Central American migrant crisis is back in the news.
Domestic Violence Is Never Entertaining
A New York man has been charged with choking, endangering the welfare of a child, coercion and assault after he forced his girlfriend to walk the street in just a bath towel for allegedly talking to other men.
Undocumented Immigrants Last to Know About #FlintWaterCrisis (Of Course)
“Perhaps as many as 1,000 are not going to water distribution centers, they’re not calling 211 and they’re not getting deliveries. It’s because they’re scared.”
When Juanes and John Legend Performed Together to Raise Awareness About Immigration Detention
Everyone we know is talking about it.
Maquiladora Workers Protest in Pursuit of Just Wages and an Independent Union in Juárez
Workers at a Lexmark plant in Juárez, Mexico were fired a few days before Christmas after they demanded that their employer keep to a promised 35-cent per day raise.
Puerto Rico’s Colonial Status Dealt Another Blow
“We knew it!” screams the independence movement in Puerto Rico. Now what remains is justice.