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Flanked by Armed Troops, Guaidó Enters Final Push to Oust Maduro

Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo López and heavily armed men in military fatigues.

  • Apr 30, 2019
  • 10:46 AM

More Than 40 Organizations Oppose Puerto Rico Governor’s ‘Consensus’ Bill on Conversion Therapy for Minors

“The real consensus is against the religious liberty and reparative therapies bills,” a statement organized by Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de la Equidad (CABE) said.

  • Apr 29, 2019
  • 8:41 PM

Portrait Of: Justina Machado

Maria Hinojosa speaks with Justina Machado about growing up in Chicago and how that shaped her and her career.

  • Apr 29, 2019
  • 4:25 PM

Is LA for Beto? It’s Too Early to Tell

Some in attendance said they were there to learn, but hadn’t made up their minds.

  • Apr 29, 2019
  • 3:37 PM

Trump Administration to Increase Military Presence, Fingerprint Collection at Border

The new military personnel would engage in roles that would put them in direct contact with migrants.

  • Apr 29, 2019
  • 1:18 PM

Brazil Sees Major Rainforest Loss, New Study Says

Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru all saw increased levels of forest deforestation, according to the study.

  • Apr 26, 2019
  • 10:31 AM

New AFL-CIO Report Reveals 903 Latino Worker Deaths in 2017

In 2017, 903 Latino workers were killed on the job, an increase from 879 Latino worker deaths in 2016.

  • Apr 26, 2019
  • 9:44 AM

Federal Appeals Court Holds That First Amendment Protects Immigrant Rights Activists From ICE Retaliation

“To allow this retaliatory conduct to proceed would broadly chill protected speech, among not only activists subject to final orders of deportation but also those citizens and other residents who would fear retaliation against others,” the decision states.

  • Apr 26, 2019
  • 9:31 AM

ESPN Documentary ‘The Dominican Dream’ Chronicles Story of Basketball Player Felipe López

Once hailed as the “Dominican Michael Jordan,” he became the top high school basketball player in the nation

  • Apr 26, 2019
  • 7:38 AM

Honduran Activists Launch Campaign for Legalization of Emergency Contraceptives Amid Concerning Sexual Violence Rates

The Central American nation has one of the highest rates of sexual violence against women in Latin America, which makes the issue even more urgent for activists.

  • Apr 25, 2019
  • 4:17 PM

Over 1,000 Indigenous Brazilians Protest Rollback of Rights

The three-day campout explicitly denounced what the protesters call the “anti-Indigenous” and fascist government of Bolsonaro.

  • Apr 25, 2019
  • 1:29 PM

The McKinsey Way to Save an Island

Why is a bankrupt Puerto Rico spending more than a billion dollars on expert advice?

  • Apr 25, 2019
  • 10:57 AM

Poor Management of Water Sources Aggravates Impact of Drought in Caribbean

The situation, which also affects agriculture, threatens to escalate in the coming months due to the negligence by the three countries’ governments to lay down guidelines and maintain infrastructure.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 2:37 PM

Venezuela Arrests 5 Men Suspected of Causing National Blackouts

The most recent energy crisis began on March 7 and plunged a large part of the country into darkness for over a week.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 11:45 AM

Government of Puerto Rico Drained the Guajataca Dam at the Height of the Drought

A study of negligence in water management.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 10:03 AM

Lila Downs Protests Child Detention in Cover of Manu Chao’s ‘Clandestino’

“If we don’t fight for the children, what will become of us?” she sings.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 8:02 AM

REPORT: Education Gap an Ongoing Challenge for Mexican Community in the US

The Mexa Institute recommended that policymakers in both countries (the U.S. and Mexico) consider this demographic group and make them a priority.

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • 7:50 AM

Mexican Police Conduct Largest Migrant Raid to Date

Mexico’s National Migration Institute estimated that at least 5,336 migrants were being held in detention facilities in Chiapas.

  • Apr 23, 2019
  • 11:05 AM

As Violence Continues at Home, Exiled Colombians Reconstruct Collective Memory

Since the signing of the peace deal, over 450 social leaders have been murdered.

  • Apr 19, 2019
  • 9:27 AM

Cuba Faces Food and Medicine Shortages Amid Developing Crisis

The Cuban government is comparing these shortages to the “special period” following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

  • Apr 19, 2019
  • 9:03 AM

Meet the Latina Who Says Disabled People Are Going to ‘Fight Like Hell’ for Obamacare

Sarah Funes says that Medicaid has been an integral part of her recovery and reinsertion into society as an independent teenager and later as an adult.

  • Apr 18, 2019
  • 4:34 PM

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