Politics

Citizens of Texas v. State of Texas

By allowing Texas officials to continue denying birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of undocumented parents, a federal judge places the rights of the state over the rights of citizens.

  • Oct 19, 2015
  • 2:38 PM

‘Erasing the Border’ (VIDEO)

Mexican-born artist Ana Teresa Fernández painted the border fence separating the beaches of California and Baja California to show what life might be like without the wall.

  • Oct 19, 2015
  • 11:40 AM

Podcast from Intelatin: Twila True and the Black Hills

This month on Intelatin, Serigo Muñoz speaks with Twila True of South Dakota’s Lakota tribe on the many threats currently facing the Great Sioux Nation.

  • Oct 19, 2015
  • 10:01 AM

September in Puerto Rico

A thorough recap at efforts to maintain anti-colonial efforts during last month’s commemorations in Puerto Rico.

  • Oct 17, 2015
  • 2:37 PM

Hillary Clinton’s Latest Hispandering Is Just Plain Insulting

Enough with the marketing campaign. U.S. Latino voters are done being insulted by a campaign that places emphasis on false assumptions about the U.S. Latino vote.

  • Oct 17, 2015
  • 10:45 AM

I Should Be in Puerto Rico

If colonialism finally wins in Puerto Rico, it’ll be because the United States succeeded in getting rid of all the Puerto Ricans.

  • Oct 16, 2015
  • 3:35 PM

La melaza que llora: How to Keep the Term Afro-Latino from Losing Its Power

It’s time to bring our black grandmothers out of the closet.

  • Oct 16, 2015
  • 10:59 AM

Forjando una Agenda de Lucha en la Diáspora Boricua

Existe un movimiento que crece cada día y que plantea el derecho de los boricuas en el exilio a luchar por un mejor Puerto Rico, libre de la subordinación colonial y en pleno ejercicio de sus poderes como país soberano.

  • Oct 14, 2015
  • 9:46 AM

Forging an Agenda of Struggle within the Puerto Rican Diaspora

There is a growing movement which puts forth the right of Puerto Ricans in exile to struggle for a better Puerto Rico, free of colonial subordination and able to fully exercise its sovereign rights.

  • Oct 14, 2015
  • 9:33 AM

Where is ‘America’?

There are two issues with the statement “Christopher Columbus discovered America”: the second deals with how people define the word “America.”

  • Oct 13, 2015
  • 3:34 PM

Cuba Explained in One Song

If you want to understand Cuba beyond the superficial, invest the time on a deep analysis of these lyrics.

  • Oct 13, 2015
  • 2:30 PM

Art Against Deportation Displayed in Front of ICE Offices in Philadelphia

Artist Michelle Angela Ortiz’s “Familias Separadas” project involves a series of public installations on the effects of deportation on immigrant families.

  • Oct 13, 2015
  • 11:26 AM

Vota! Is the App That Helps Get Out the Vote

Want to make sure your friends and family members are not only registered to vote but actually get to the polling place on Election Day? Now there’s an app for that.

  • Oct 13, 2015
  • 6:22 AM

What We Owe Columbus (And What We Don’t)

By still celebrating Columbus Day, we focus our reverence on the wrong people and actions. October 12 belongs not to the conquistadors, but to the people of the Americas.

  • Oct 12, 2015
  • 10:59 AM

Ana Tijoux: Conmemorando la resistencia indígena

Nuestra hermana Rebelde es una diosa del hip hop en español, dictando letras anti-coloniales, intrínsecas, fulminantes y poéticas.

  • Oct 11, 2015
  • 9:53 AM

#SomosMás: Reclaiming Latinx and Latina Identities on Social Media

A search for the hashtag #Latina results in mostly pornographic images. But beginning on Friday, October 9, we can change that.

  • Oct 9, 2015
  • 8:26 AM

The Demand for ‘Justice or Else’

On the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, this weekend’s demonstration will see a uniting of Black and brown people — and not just men.

  • Oct 8, 2015
  • 10:26 AM

#Not1More: Two Immigrants Who Won’t Be at White House Summit on Worker Voice

As the White House brings labor leaders together and honors various worker rights defenders, two people who won’t be in attendance are Gustavo Barahona-Sanchez and Jose Adan Fugon-Cano.

  • Oct 7, 2015
  • 12:39 PM

‘Immigration Battle/Reasons to Believe’: A Documentary Premiering at New York Film Festival (VIDEO)

A new documentary on the push for immigration reform is premiering at this year’s New York Film Festival.

  • Oct 7, 2015
  • 9:19 AM

Brown Lives (Now) Matter

The National Council of La Raza is finally taking on the issue of police brutality against Latinos. What took them so long, and how serious are they?

  • Oct 6, 2015
  • 11:42 AM

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