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How Hillary’s Honduras Policy Killed Berta Cáceres (VIDEO)
When a military coup removed the president of Honduras in 2009, Sec. Clinton was forced to choose between democracy and business interests. You already know which she chose.
Lupe Anguiano: A Life Devoted To Social Justice #WomensHistoryMonth
Profiling a Chicana educator who’s worked tirelessly for the equality of all people.
Nothing New Under the Puerto Rican Sun
Ninety-nine years after Puerto Ricans were granted second-class citizenship, why should anyone be surprised that many of the rights of U.S. citizenship don’t apply in Puerto Rico?
Prometieron empleos… y trajeron cenizas
Sobre dos millones de toneladas de cenizas tóxicas descartadas por la planta de generación eléctrica AES en Guayama fueron convertidas en relleno para nuevas urbanizaciones y vías.
A Radical Idea: Listening to Trump Supporters
“These are people who are scared, lied to and angry. These are people who have voices.”
Free Rafael DeJesus
Born in the Dominican Republic, Rafael has sat in a Michigan prison cell for the past 22 years for minor, non-violent drug offenses. He’s a victim of the war on drugs, and it’s time he came home.
How Wall Street and U.S. Colonialism Created Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
A people’s history of Puerto Rico’s longtime economic, fiscal and political crises.
The Empire Files: The Empire’s Border (VIDEO)
In a new full-length documentary, Abby Martin of ‘The Empire Files’ examines the not-so-secret war against migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bernie Sanders Voted Against Immigration Reform in 2007 (and Was Right)
Hillary Clinton can bash Bernie Sanders for voting against the 2007 comprehensive immigration reform bill if she wants, but I would’ve voted against it, too.
The ‘Latino Vote’ Is More Than Just a Number… and so Much More Than Immigration Reform
It’s time to just admit that the “Latino vote” is way too complicated to put into a box.
Latinos Running Across Border in Trump Ad Are Really Africans in Morocco (VIDEO)
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has just released its first official TV spot, in which everything is not nearly what it appears to be.
The Revolution Must Be Accessible
Latinos still lack the economic and social capital to take advantage of the opportunities of the innovation economy.
César Vargas: American Dreamer
“The Latino community deserves respect. We need someone that respects our philosophy and our culture.”
Escuchatorio Protesta: Remembering Mexico’s 43 Missing Students
An online platform that launches on the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico is an homage to social protest
One Year Later, What Really Happened in Iguala (VIDEO)
The real, unofficial story of what happened to 43 students who went missing in Iguala, Mexico on September 26, 2014
The Diversity Problem: Interview with Linda Nieves-Powell, author of ‘Yo Soy Latina’
The author talks about her play and the diversity problem perpetuated even within the Latino community
Sen. Menendez Speaks about Economic Crisis in Puerto Rico (VIDEO)
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey delivered an address in the Senate on the economic crisis facing Puerto Rico and the U.S.’ role in helping its colony
Trump’s #NoMames Flip-Flop on Immigration
Two years before Donald Trump thought migrants from Latin America were “bringing crime” and “rapists,” he had become an advocate for fair and comprehensive immigration reform. Back in 2013, NBC News reported a meeting between the billionaire GOP frontrunner and “youth immigrant leaders Jose Machado, Diego Sanchez and nationally renowned Dreamer Gaby Pacheco of The Bridge Project at […]
Down the Rabbit Hole: Breaking the Code of Silence of a Vicious Police Culture
Many people are unaware of just how dark a flourishing and shady police subculture really is. Police brutality has been brought to the forefront of society, perhaps due to the influx of social media usage and smartphones. Today we are catching gross violations of the law carried out by police officers who have been sworn […]
Kings of 7th Avenue: A New Era of Puerto Rican Literature
Puerto Rican neo-fiction seeks to address the social and psychological problems that afflict modern Puerto Rico, whether in regard to ‘self-racism,’ neo-colonialism, foreign influence, identity crisis and the effects of issues that have afflicted the island for the last two hundred years. The genre would not be bound by single traditional genres such as horror […]
Descolonización a conveniencia
Bajo la bandera de la descolonización se han visto alianzas raras e inesperadas. Se han visto figuras tan opuestas como Rubén Berríos y Pedro Rosselló compartiendo el mismo podio en las Naciones Unidas para denunciar el colonialismo. De la misma forma, el pre-candidato a la gobernación Ricky Rosselló dirigió el movimiento “no partidista” Boricua ¡Ahora […]

