Opinion

Puerto Rican Statehood for the Wrong Reasons (OPINION)

Congress has a lot to lose and little to gain.

  • Apr 5, 2017
  • 10:02 AM

The Resistance Is Still Colonized: Why Talking Points on Citizenship Are Anti-Black and Will Not Save You (OPINION)

The fight for U.S. citizenship is noble, but it is also not inclusive.

  • Apr 5, 2017
  • 9:44 AM

On Toxic Masculinity and Ego Driven Leadership (OPINION)

We must speak loudly to take on patriarchy as much as we speak loudly to bring down white supremacy.

  • Apr 4, 2017
  • 1:21 PM

People’s Progressive Caucus Condemns State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle Over Killing of Darren Rainey (OPINION)

The Progressive Caucus is disturbed to have in our ranks a police brutality enabler and apologist.

  • Apr 2, 2017
  • 11:07 AM

America’s Little Colony (OPINION)

Under the normal circumstances of any other Latin American country, Puerto Rico would be a hotbed of civil unrest.

  • Mar 31, 2017
  • 9:10 AM

How Unaccompanied Youth Become Exploited Workers in the US (OPINION)

Unaccompanied migrant youth face labor exploitation and Trump’s orders exacerbate their precarious work conditions.

  • Mar 30, 2017
  • 11:52 AM

A Decolonial Conference Review: Meditations on Inclusivity and 4 C’s ’17 in Portland, Oregon (OPINION)

Middle class white people in our profession are still contributing to scholastic imperialism while at the same time claiming to be more “inclusive.”

  • Mar 29, 2017
  • 11:22 AM

The New Trump List of ICE’s Declined Detainers and Sample Crimes Is Just Xenophobic Propaganda (OPINION)

The report uses really fuzzy math to paint a false picture of crime-infested communities being overrun by immigrants.

  • Mar 29, 2017
  • 9:14 AM

Is Trump Really Down for the Count? Don’t Get Comfortable Because He’s Only Just Beginning (OPINION)

What better way to stir up a new wave of fear mongering and xenophobic hysteria if not by heightening an existing campaign already underway?

  • Mar 25, 2017
  • 12:51 PM

Being Pro-Mexican Doesn’t Make You Anti-American (OPINION)

My sense of loyalty to the United States has always coexisted with a sense of solidarity with the people of Mexico.

  • Mar 19, 2017
  • 4:28 PM

College Protesters: Picking Up Where Others Won’t (OPINION)

Student protesters are confirming that free speech is alive and well at college campuses.

  • Mar 15, 2017
  • 1:47 PM

A Message From the Latinas Who Made the ‘White Girl, Take OFF Your Hoops’ Mural (OPINION)

“The institutionalized invisibility of women and nonbinary femmes of color is rooted within Pitzer College.”

  • Mar 14, 2017
  • 7:01 PM

The March for Science Can’t Figure Out How to Handle Diversity (OPINION)

Any march for science needs to own and address the politics of science, and be prepared to lead us into a more inclusive future, rather than retracing the missteps of the past.

  • Mar 14, 2017
  • 12:55 PM

Trump’s New Travel Ban Gives Immigration Enforcers Unfettered Power to Do Whatever They Want (OPINION)

So what’s wrong with calls to “rigorously enforce” immigration law? Turns out, a lot.

  • Mar 12, 2017
  • 1:36 PM

Resisting Trump Won’t Fix Springfield, Massachusetts (OPINION)

“Exclusively focusing on Trump, whether it’s working with him or resisting his policies, risks creating tunnel vision.”

  • Mar 11, 2017
  • 12:03 PM

Trump’s Executive Immigration Orders in Focus: The Result? Palpable Fear (OPINION)

Trump has forgotten, or more likely dismissed the fact, that his words carry gravitas, especially among the communities he has slated for possible removal.

  • Mar 10, 2017
  • 9:45 AM

A Love Note to Well-Meaning Latino Trump Supporters (OPINION)

“I hope you’ll wake up at some point.”

  • Mar 6, 2017
  • 9:51 AM

Why Are Latinos Being Left Out of California’s Clean Energy Revolution? (OPINION)

“Our community is fighting a plan to build yet another dirty gas-fired power plant on our coast.”

  • Mar 4, 2017
  • 11:10 AM

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