Politics
Court Orders Expansion of Spanish Language Access in Florida for Upcoming Elections
“Access to voting shouldn’t stop because of a language barrier,” said Monica Russo, President of SEIU Florida.
THE RIVER AND THE WALL Documentary Is a Travel Film With a Clear Political Leaning
What will be lost, both literally and metaphorically, if Trump’s wall is built?
Truth, Justice and Declassification: Secret Archives Show US Helped Argentine Military Wage ‘Dirty War’ That Killed 30,000
Documents include the forced disappearances of 30,000 people, international assassination squads that stalked their victims abroad and the kidnapping of hundreds of babies born in detention.
Guaidó Deputy Arrested in Government Crackdown
This is the first arrest of a major opposition figure since last week’s attempts to inspire a military uprising against the Maduro administration.
A World Without Immigration Detention Is Possible
As almost every country around the world detains asylum-seekers or other migrants, they are relying on detention to deter, punish and serve a variety of other purposes.
Salvadoran Father Reunited With Family After Months in Detention
Mr. A faced a final order of deportation when the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) intervened last year to try to help reunify him with his children.
Venezuelans Weigh in on Guaidó’s Failed Uprising and Its Aftermath
“That day something was achieved,” says a local middle-aged woman living in the Libertador Municipality of Caracas.
Panama’s President-Elect Vows ‘Profound Change’ as Cloud of Corruption Hangs Over Varela
Cortizo positioned himself as the leader of the opposition against Varela, promising a “zero-tolerance” policy on graft cases.
What Do Latinos Really Think About Trump? We Have a Large and Accurate National Latino Poll
In order to get a more accurate understanding of the Latino electorate heading into the 2020 cycle, we can examine the April 2019 national survey of 606 Latino registered voters conducted in partnership with the NALEO Educational Fund.
Indigenous Peruvian Women Fight for Justice After Forced Sterilizations
The RadioLAND podcast for May 2, 2019.
New Initiative Uses Quinceañeras to Increase Latino Voter Turnout in Texas
Poder Quince will register thousands of Latino voters ahead of 2020 in key state.
In Case You Want to Watch the House Committee on Natural Resources Hearing on Puerto Rico, Here It Is
As expected, it was colonially complicated.
Julián Castro and Latinx Faith Depictions
White Christianity often dominates the political narrative when it comes to faith. Unfortunately, the conversation around 2020 Democrats is not any different.
Candidate Elizabeth Warren Announces Her Puerto Rico Plan for Comprehensive Debt Relief
“That’s government that works for Wall Street, but not for working people—and I believe we should fight back,” the Massachusetts senator writes.
Spanish Voters Rebuff Radical Right… For Now
Vox was founded in 2013 by Popular Party defectors with an anti-feminist, anti-gay and anti-immigrant political agenda.
Venezuela’s Political Crisis Heightens With No Clarity in Sight?
It was the first time that the opposition was joined by armed military and national guard soldiers.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Requests Meeting With the Census Director to Ensure Robust Latino Participation
“Repeated undercounting of Hispanic communities must end with the 2020 Census,” the CHC says.
Venezuela’s Guaidó Takes All or Nothing Risk With Military Uprising
MARACAY, VENEZUELA — This Tuesday, Caracas and the rest of Venezuela woke up in shock. At 5:30 am at the La Carlota Air Base, located on the east side of the country’s capital, Juan Guaidó —speaker of the opposition-led National Assembly, who shook the hemisphere by declaring President Nicolás Maduro’s rule as illegitimate— appeared with […]