Politics

And here we go. In a classic case of political Macondo mediocrity, it looks like some factions of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party are trying to forget this past summer’s historic protests that led to the sudden resignation of governor Ricardo Rosselló. The latest example? Former Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi—yes, the same Pierluisi who claimed the […]

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador has ordered the expulsion of Venezuelan government diplomats, joining the U.S. and more than 50 other countries that have said opposition leader Juan Guaidó is Venezuela’s rightful president.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s government said on Friday that it is backing away from a plan to cut corporate taxes following two weeks of protests fed by anger of inequality.

Eleven days ago, the Julián Castro campaign said that the Texas Democrat and the only Latino in the presidential race would drop out of the campaign if he could not raise $800,000 by October 31. On Friday morning, a media release shared by the campaign noted that it had reached that goal that it hopes […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The secretary of Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources is stepping down just days after announcing that her office is the target of an FBI investigation.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — At least two people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales over the disputed presidential election, authorities said Thursday.

Policymakers, political scientists like myself and all Americans can start to understand the ban’s effects.

In the series, reporters revisit the fight over Prop 187 and look at how it continues to reverberate in our politics and culture today. 

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Homemaker and activist Susana Ordoñez cries as she recounts all that she suffered during Argentina’s worst economic crisis in recent years: No money for milk or yogurt for her grandchildren, fears of eviction and the stress of sky-high inflation on her slim pocketbook.

I promise to return my attentions to the White House, but this week I shift my focus to the Texas state legislature. Cutting to the chase, the pick-up opportunities in Austin align like never before. ​

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Once the fuse was lit, the anger couldn’t be contained. The spark that ignited protests in Chile was a rise in subway fares, but 12 days later the government has failed to contain the unrest and analysts agree the Chilean upheaval is about far more than a fare hike.

You vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about.

Census campaign will be focus on hard-to-reach Latinos in Austin, Houston, and Dallas, according to a media release from Jolt Initiative. 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Cuba’s resilience in the face of U.S. pressure as he hosted his Cuban counterparts for talks Tuesday on expanding cooperation between the old allies.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Months before her history-making election, Claudia López was butting heads with a local television anchor over his description of her character.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera’s replacement of eight key Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures and his attempts to assure the country he has heard calls for greater equality and improved social services.

The incorporated territory step has never offered a real or meaningful solution to the question of Puerto Rico.

WASHINGTON (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Monday the United States government will extend temporary protected status for more than 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S.

The RadioLAND podcast for October 26, 2019.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s not about a 4-cent hike in subway prices.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s presidential election appeared headed for a runoff as neither leading candidate had enough support to win outright in a vote that could see the left lose power in the South American country for the first time in nearly 15 years.