OPINION: 2020 Census Data Bolsters Racist ‘Great Replacement’ Conspiracy Theory

White supremacists point to the 2020 Census data as evidence of society trying to replace them with people of color.

  • Aug 17, 2021
  • 6:22 PM

Idaho Lawmaker Shares Anti-Latino Meme Ahead of Election (OPINION)

Idaho State Rep. Tammy Nichols (R), currently running for state Senate, recently shared an offensive meme on social media that points to the overall Republican strategy of employing anti-Latino bias and rhetoric.

  • Sep 28, 2022
  • 9:38 AM

Dems Need to Tackle GOP Anti-Immigrant Talk, Counter With Facts (OPINION)

Democrats need to take the GOP’s hateful rhetoric seriously and tackle it head-on by countering misinformation with facts and presenting the benefits of immigrants to our culture and economy.

  • Aug 24, 2022
  • 3:19 PM

Conservative Latinos Must Challenge Republican Leadership (OPINION)

News from the terrorist attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas exposes deep-seated anti-Latino animus in politics

  • Jun 6, 2022
  • 1:01 PM

Orbán’s Right-Wing Regime in Hungary Serves as Model for US Conservatives (OPINION)

Last week, the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, hosted its latest event in Hungary, with the increasingly repressive and undemocratic government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as its political backdrop.

  • May 26, 2022
  • 11:38 AM

Ethno-Nationalism Is the New Conservatism (OPINION)

As the Republican Party embraces more bigotry and political hostility, the rest of the country can no longer be silent.

  • May 19, 2022
  • 3:14 PM

1 in 3 Fears Immigrants Influence US Elections: AP-NORC Poll

With anti-immigrant rhetoric bubbling over in the leadup to this year’s critical midterm elections, about one in three U.S. adults believes an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gains.

  • May 9, 2022
  • 5:14 PM

Report Outlines Methods Used by Popular Anti-Immigration Videos on YouTube

Anti-immigration groups have been “employing highly effective and consistent visual styles, messaging format and narrative strategy” in videos posted to YouTube in their effort to convince viewers to adopt more hardline beliefs, as a new report lays out. Conducted by the immigration advocacy non-profit Define American, the study titled “Immigration Will Destroy Us & Other […]

  • Apr 27, 2022
  • 5:27 PM

Report: Surge in White Nationalism Ramps Up Violence Threat

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A recent surge in white nationalism in the U.S. has led to a growing threat of violence by factions that embrace bloodshed and advocate for a race war, according to a report released Wednesday by an organization that tracks far-right extremists.

  • Mar 18, 2020
  • 9:58 PM

The Hate Crime No One Is Talking About (OPINION)

Aaron Martinez was murdered by a neighbor who didn’t want Latinos in his neighborhood.

  • Jun 13, 2023
  • 6:58 AM

Latino Voters Crucial to Senate, Governor Races in Arizona

Over the past decade, Latinos in Arizona responded to a tough crackdown on immigrants by building a turnout machine that helped propel Democrats to power, turning a longtime Republican stronghold into one of the most competitive states. The strength of that movement will be tested in Tuesday’s election, when Democrats are counting on strong support from Latinos to help them overcome concerns about the economy.

  • Nov 7, 2022
  • 10:21 AM

End of Title 42 Sees Renewed Hate Towards Migrants of Color (OPINION)

As predictable as Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, the decades-old language of anti-Latino hate has resurfaced like a festering boil in the wake of Biden’s plans to end Title 42 restrictions on immigration.

  • Apr 13, 2022
  • 1:17 PM

Comparing the U.S. Two-Party System to Cuba’s One-Party Rule (OPINION)

While other political parties exist in the U.S., they are often suppressed both politically and financially, with very few exceptions. It is because of that suppression that everyone from political pundits to conspiracy theorists has questioned the validity of the U.S. political system.

  • Mar 23, 2022
  • 10:59 AM

How the Climate Crisis Fuels the Migrant One and Hits Latinos Especially Hard (OPINION)

It’s been a terrible century or so for Central America, but last year was especially rough.

  • Nov 23, 2021
  • 11:47 AM

OPINION: Puerto Rico in Crisis and the Shifting Dictates of Empire

This article compares two conjunctures in Puerto Rico’s modern history: 1928 through 1940; and 2006 through 2020.

  • Jun 22, 2021
  • 6:22 PM

Bukele’s Legislative Assembly Ousts Supreme Court Magistrates and Attorney General

Various legal experts have called what happened on May 1 a technical coup d’etat.

  • May 3, 2021
  • 8:55 AM

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief as Education Secretary

Miguel Cardona is of Puerto Rican descent.

  • Dec 22, 2020
  • 11:19 AM

The Racialized Horror of Lost Children: From ‘La Llorona’ to ‘Immigration Nation’

Like all stories, the narrative of losing children depends greatly on who’s telling it.

  • Sep 15, 2020
  • 1:36 PM

Native American Tribes’ Pandemic Response Is Hamstrung by Many Inequities

Native communities in North America have been disrupted and displaced for centuries. Many face long-standing food and water inequities that are further complicated by this pandemic.

  • Jun 1, 2020
  • 1:27 PM

Fresh Protests, Looting Erupt in Chile Despite New Cabinet

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.

  • Oct 29, 2019
  • 9:29 AM

Stunning Wealth, Poor Services Behind Massive Chile Protests

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

  • Oct 28, 2019
  • 9:12 AM

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