Opinion

Not Me, Us (OPINION)

Through the Bernie Sanders campaign, hundreds of thousands of people opened their doors when socialists knocked and those doors cannot be closed again.

  • Apr 12, 2020
  • 10:28 AM

‘Et tu, Brute’: The Racist Double Standard in LA County Politics (OPINION)

The latest feud between the Board and the Sheriff proves it.

  • Apr 10, 2020
  • 3:28 PM

With DACA Hanging in the Balance, Immigrant Families Need Not Be Left Out (OPINION)

The Supreme Court must withhold a decision on DACA while the country —and the world— deals with the pandemic.

  • Apr 9, 2020
  • 2:38 PM

Dear COVID-19: I Hate You (OPINION)

Those in power are putting their health, mental and financial well-being ahead of an inclusive and progressive relief agenda.

  • Apr 9, 2020
  • 9:37 AM

Love, Empathy, and Universal Grades (OPINION)

As schools from elementary to university move to online or remote courses, this must only be a stop-gap measure. Now is not the time to continue with business as usual especially in the midst of a major pandemic where millions of lives may be lost and many more people are struggling to survive.

  • Apr 8, 2020
  • 2:33 PM

Our Food Supply Is Vulnerable (OPINION)

As Americans line up at grocery stores for supplies during the current crisis, farmworkers are putting themselves at risk to harvest our food.

  • Apr 7, 2020
  • 4:00 PM

Why Latino Citizens Are Worrying More About Deportations

In a study published on April 6, I found Latino U.S. citizens’ deportation fears to be on the rise. Whereas 41% worried about deportation in 2007, 48% did in 2018. This amounts to about 13.6 million Latino U.S. citizens fearing deportation.

  • Apr 6, 2020
  • 6:25 PM

Potencial segundo término de Trump y Wanda Vázquez, gracias al COVID-19 (OPINIÓN)

La historia nos ha demostrado que los incumbentes se benefician políticamente durante momentos de crisis por lo que Trump y Vázquez no son la excepción.

  • Apr 6, 2020
  • 11:44 AM

ICE Canceled Their Request for 45K N95 Masks, and Now They Should Donate the Ones They Have (OPINION)

While a canceled request for N95s is a move in the right direction, the agency must take it a step further. The fact remains that ICE still holds an untold amount of PPE being used for raids.

  • Apr 6, 2020
  • 11:20 AM

Essential Services

CHICAGO — To be undocumented means, first, to be on the run. Then, on the lookout. Always.

  • Apr 5, 2020
  • 4:23 PM

An Online Dance Community as a Safe Space During a Pandemic

I have a new purpose in creating joy and being present for those who join me on the other side of the screen.

  • Apr 4, 2020
  • 1:47 PM

We Need a Hero or The First Annual QUARANTINE Film Festival in Our House

We need a Shadow, if not a Cinqué—or even a V.

  • Apr 4, 2020
  • 1:33 PM

3 Reasons Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Lead Donald Trump and Wanda Vázquez Towards Political Victory (OPINION) 

History has taught us that incumbents benefit greatly politically during moments of crisis, and Trump and Vázquez have proven not to be the exception.

  • Apr 3, 2020
  • 3:58 PM

How to Celebrate Easter With La Familia During COVID-19

This Easter Sunday you should only see abuelita through the computer screen

  • Apr 3, 2020
  • 10:47 AM

Is it REALLY Possible That the Royal Formerly Known as Prince Harry Is an ‘Illegal’ Immigrant?

Meghan and Harry left Canada just in the nick of time before the shared border was shuttered to all nonessential travel.

  • Apr 2, 2020
  • 4:09 PM

The Official Census Day Is Here: Get Counted (OPINION)

With the ravages of the coronavirus, it is easy to have forgotten about the notice from the Census Bureau about participating in the 2020 Census.

  • Apr 1, 2020
  • 12:18 PM

Let My People Go! (OPINION)

Detained migrant children are among the most vulnerable and invisible population in this public health crisis.

  • Apr 1, 2020
  • 11:08 AM

La educación en tiempos de pandemia: Por qué necesitamos reducir la velocidad por el bien de la salud mental (OPINION)

Gracias al coronavirus, nuestro mundo ha cambiado drásticamente de un día para otro, y en este momento todos somos más vulnerables, especialmente los niños.

  • Mar 27, 2020
  • 12:24 PM

The Virus as Carnival (OPINION)

Here in Latin America, for the first time in about 500 years, we don’t automatically trust those coming from the other side of the ocean.

  • Mar 25, 2020
  • 10:50 AM

K-12 Learning During a Pandemic: Why We Need to Slow Down for Mental Health’s Sake (OPINION)

We need to slow down, accept that learning and the benchmarks that schools use to measure it will look different for some time to come, and most importantly check on the mental, emotional, and even spiritual well-being of our children.

  • Mar 24, 2020
  • 5:19 PM

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