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Rep. Gutiérrez to Congress: ‘Take the Heel Off the People of Puerto Rico’ (VIDEO)

It’s Congress that steers the ship, and should Puerto Rico run aground, it’s Congress that decides how best to salvage it.

  • Feb 3, 2016
  • 10:36 AM

Immigrant Rights Are Workers’ Rights

A fire in a Detroit suburb has claimed the lives of five Mexican immigrants who worked at a restaurant and appear to have been living in the basement of a home owned by their boss.

  • Feb 2, 2016
  • 2:59 PM

Vice News: Immigrant Iowa (VIDEO)

Trump’s defeat in Iowa may be due in no small part to Kenia Calderon, an undocumented immigrant who has been an active leader in the immigrant protests against Trump’s campaign.

  • Feb 2, 2016
  • 10:12 AM

XIXA: Redefining Latin Rock

“It is obviously a twisted time to be an immigrant in America — especially where we live in Tucson, just one hour from the border. But it’s only brought the Mexican community closer together.”

  • Feb 1, 2016
  • 10:25 AM

Latino Rebels Deputy Editor Featured in NPR ‘Latinx’ Story

One very intelligent conversation occurred this weekend.

  • Feb 1, 2016
  • 9:14 AM

(Not) Central America’s Problem

Before U.S. policy led to the creation of ISIS, it helped create gang violence in Central America. Now a Senate report shows the U.S. isn’t done committing crimes against people of the region.

  • Jan 29, 2016
  • 3:17 PM

La Cuneta Son Machín: Picardía Musical Nicaragüense

“El internet, de alguna manera ha abierto algunas nuevas puertas ‘alternativas’ para hacer llegar la música desde pequeños países como Nicaragua.”

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • 11:01 AM

Spanish: The Least Common Thing Hispanics Share

Over 500 years after the Spaniards invaded what we now call the Americas, is there a “correct” Spanish anymore?

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • 9:52 AM

Mexico’s Harassment Issue

Confetti guns and punk rock

  • Jan 28, 2016
  • 9:45 AM

‘Ruining’ Cuba

If anything “ruins” Cuba, it won’t be foreign investment. It’ll be U.S. policy.

  • Jan 27, 2016
  • 1:29 PM

Peru’s ‘Malcriadas’ (VIDEO)

When a Peruvian newspaper began displaying half-naked women in its pages under the heading “Malcriadas,” one young woman thought of a way to turn that label on its head.

  • Jan 27, 2016
  • 11:11 AM

Coming Up to the Surface: ‘Agua Limpia’ and Cookies

How a recent tweet in Spanish from Hillary Clinton’s campaign sparked a debate over proper language and hyper-correction.

  • Jan 27, 2016
  • 9:22 AM

Why Is Chris Matthews Still Obsessed with ‘the Cuban Guys’?

MSNBC’s Hardball Chris Matthews performs another acrobatic foot-to-mouth faux pas last night. You heard that right. In the heels of his November 2015, claim that Cruz and Rubio should even be considered Hispanic, he dared to bash a Trumpless debate stating: “Who is going to watch a debate between the two Cuban guys?” the Hardball […]

  • Jan 27, 2016
  • 8:16 AM

Trump Dumps Himself

We all united in a collective sigh of relief when Presidential contestant Donald Trump decided to boycott his allies at Fox news and skip Thursday’s GOP debate. His Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski told reporters We’ll have an event here in Iowa, with potentially another network, to raise money for Wounded Warriors and Fox will go […]

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • 9:24 PM

Why Latinos Never Vote

Year after year, Latinos insist on making the Latino vote mostly irrelevant. What is it about Latinos that keeps them away from the polls?

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • 12:30 PM

Martin O’Malley’s Lost Message to Latinos

Is Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley the unfortunate victim of the lack of Hispandering by his campaign?

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • 11:23 AM

A State of Intolerance

Two stories from the Volunteer State, where many people are refusing to voluntarily accept Latinos and LGBTs as equal citizens.

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • 10:54 AM

Environmental Justice Is a Latino Issue and Will Influence Our Vote

Why Latinos concerned with the environment should vote for Bernie Sanders.

  • Jan 26, 2016
  • 9:37 AM

Water in Flint’s Latino Neighborhoods Show Higher Traces of Lead

During the Flint water crisis, the state and city have neglected and were desensitized to the particular concerns of Latinos.

  • Jan 25, 2016
  • 5:30 PM

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