Opinion
Dear Conservatives: An Open Letter (OPINION)
You do not get to comment on the current reactions you have created.
‘Camp of the Saints,’ Black Lives Matter, and the Crisis of Latino Leadership (OPINION)
The burning question is how to congeal these distinct Latino sectors into a social and labor movement that could fight for justice in our communities and show solidarity with the black movement amid the pandemic.
Perspective: George Floyd Autopsy Appears Similar to California Brutality Case
Both men call out, cry into the same America, one in the darkness, one in the light.
Governor Ducey’s Emergency Arizona Lockdown Is Not About Protecting the Public (OPINION)
It is a nod to Ducey’s most fervent supporters: white anti-immigrant conservative voters and Trump supporters.
Feel the Burn (OPINION)
Should we burn America down because voting is a bit of a hassle?
Radicals of Color Speak Out Against Police Violence (OPINION)
“Lynching never actually went away. The powers that be have enshrined it into state power.”
Latinos Owe Black Americans Everything (OPINION)
The struggle for racial justice is what will ultimately shape Latinos’ place in America.
Minneapolis Is Burning: Here’s Why (OPINION)
Thank you, Minneapolis, for both the lessons and lesions. May these words help us to bring more communication and unity to your people and our future.
Con vida en Puerto Rico (OPINIÓN)
La pandemia del COVID-19 representa entonces nuevas circunstancias, pero no precisamente un fenómeno nuevo.
Surviving the Trauma of Prison and Calling for Its Abolition (OPINION)
Let’s talk about this.
Georgia and Wisconsin Republicans Undermine Democracy for Political Gain (OPINION)
Instead of undermining our democratic processes for political gain, we should demand that instead we institute national vote by mail so people can vote safely at a time when they are at risk due to a global pandemic.
How COVID-19 Brought Out the Speciesism in Us (OPINION)
By justifying our use of animals, we engage in speciesism, or the belief that certain species are more valuable than other species.
Farmworkers: NOW They Are Essential? (OPINION)
Despite their shiny new label, however, the dystopian reality hidden in the letter is that half of all agricultural workers in the U.S. are undocumented.
Why I Am a Liberal Member of Puerto Rico’s Statehood Party (OPINION)
My faith in the PNP and the statehood movement as a whole was resurrected primarily because of one person: former senator Zoé Laboy.
El plebiscito de estatus en Puerto Rico es una buena idea (OPINIÓN)
El voto “Estadidad: Sí o No” es una táctica electoral del gobierno de turno y no provocará un cambio de estatus. Pero sigue siendo un ejercicio importante y valioso de la poca democracia que tenemos los puertorriqueños.
Puerto Rico: Ready to Join the World (OPINION)
Sovereignty ends dependency on American federal funds and would usher in not only a new national and accountable Puerto Rican leadership, but also needed national economic development and opportunities.
The Preventable Death of an ICE Detainee Amid a Pandemic Speaks to a Crisis of Civilization
Will we be a society governed by constitutional and human rights, compassion, and fairness, or by a cruel desire to punish those deemed unworthy of living?
86,000 Dead and Counting From COVID-19: Imagine if Trump Gets Re-Elected (OPINION)
When it comes to his response to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, the combination of President Donald Trump’s arrogance and sheer incompetence is killing people.
Florida Governor DeSantis Is Failing With Incompetent Response to State’s COVID-19 Crisis (OPINION)
This lackluster performance in the midst of this crisis has hurt the Trump ally.
The Migrant Phantoms of the Pandemic (OPINION)
How COVID-19 is disrupting a posthumous transnational tradition, and what this represents for U.S.-México migration.
A Clash of the Oppressed: An Intimate Look At Black and Brown People’s Relationship in America (OPINION)
We, Black and Brown people, are not and should not be each other’s enemy.