Opinion

Venezuela Crisis: Trump Threats to Maduro Evoke Bloody History of US Intervention in Latin America (OPINION)

Despite near global condemnation of Nicolás Maduro, any U.S. intervention in Venezuela would be controversial.

  • Feb 26, 2019
  • 9:20 AM

My Great Expectations For Miles Morales (OPINION)

His magic is that he tells Black and Latino children that their stories matter.

  • Feb 25, 2019
  • 11:05 AM

Dear Democratic Presidential Campaigns: Communicating Correctly in Spanish to Voters Is Important, So Please Do a Better Job (OPINION)

In 2019, it should not be hard to have a Spanish speaker in your communications team from the very beginning.

  • Feb 25, 2019
  • 10:20 AM

A Local Wells Fargo Bank in Georgia Refused to Cash My Hurricane María Insurance Check Because It Was Written in Spanish (OPINION)

“You are in an English-speaking country,” the assistant manager says. “We need the check in English.”

  • Feb 24, 2019
  • 3:51 PM

Quit Telling Kids That Cinco de Mayo Is Mexican Independence Day (OPINION)

It’s 2019. Why are we still having to explain this?

  • Feb 24, 2019
  • 10:56 AM

Trump May Seek More Punishment of Cuba (OPINION)

Activating Title III would represent a quantum leap in hostility.

  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 10:22 AM

Statement From TORNILLO: THE OCCUPATION on the Action at the National Border Patrol Museum (OPINION)

“We believe that the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be held accountable for their human rights violations.”

  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 9:57 AM

I’m Venezuelan, I’m a Progressive and I Want to See Maduro Go (OPINION)

We want Venezuela back from the brink of disaster, and the rebuilding of the institutions that can help us create a better country.

  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 6:40 PM

US Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Could Cut the Output of Refineries at Home (OPINION)

Refineries located along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas were just about Venezuela’s last source of hard currency.

  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 9:17 AM

Communities of Color Will Play Decisive Role in 2020 House Races (OPINION)

The Democratic margin in the U.S. House will rise and fall with the minority vote.

  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 8:28 AM

The Glory and Curse of Our Numbers (OPINION)

We are built for this era.

  • Feb 19, 2019
  • 1:51 PM

Don’t Mess With Yalitza Aparicio (OPINION)

Because every time someone throws shade Yalitza’s way, her light shines brighter.

  • Feb 17, 2019
  • 1:12 PM

Mijente’s Marisa Franco Responds to President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration (OPINION)

“While we have been on a path toward racist nationalism for a while, history will look back at this day as the day American democracy died.”

  • Feb 15, 2019
  • 4:59 PM

Un Nuevo Acuerdo Verde (OPINION)

Les pedimos a los legisladores que respalden un proyecto de ley que incluya lo siguiente.

  • Feb 15, 2019
  • 9:46 AM

Fight for the Future Slams Bipartisan Spending Bill, Which Funds Invasive Surveillance Technology (OPINION)

“The U.S. government’s mass surveillance programs are already out of control. We should be dismantling them not expanding them,” Evan Greer said.

  • Feb 14, 2019
  • 3:08 PM

Parkland Shooting: One Year Later, Congress Still Avoids Action on Gun Control

Why are the public’s pleas on this and other issues ignored?

  • Feb 14, 2019
  • 11:21 AM

El Chapo in Prison Changes Nothing

If it’s a waste of time for Mexico, then it’s a waste of money here.

  • Feb 14, 2019
  • 10:50 AM

Letter From the Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal

“The only road to Mumia’s freedom —and, in point of fact, the only reason he is even alive today— is mass organization.”

  • Feb 13, 2019
  • 11:27 AM

Hope and Anguish in a Mexican Refugee Shelter: Researcher Records Stories of Central American Asylum Seekers

Tochán responds to the basic needs of the men, including the provision of beds, clothing, meals and toiletries.

  • Feb 10, 2019
  • 10:03 AM

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