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Analysis: Julián Castro’s unsuccessful bid for president wasn’t really an ending
Julián Castro is out of the race for president, but that effort left him well-positioned for future runs, including the one for the second spot on a national ticket later this year. […]
Donald Trump’s Presidential TV Ad to ‘Stop Illegal Immigration’ Doesn’t Really Show Latinos Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border
*The problem for Trump and his campaign is that they get sloppy becasue his followers don’t question what he says.There are many people, not his partisans, who watch what he […]
Why Is Texas ‘Really’ Not Expanding the Medicaid Program?
By Juan H. Flores, NewsTaco Texas legislators are holding firm in their decision not to accept the 66 billion in federal dollars available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to expand […]
How Central American Kids Gave Us An Immigration Reality Check
*This is the best commentary about the immigrant children humanitarian crisis that I’ve read so far. Several points to highlight: the problem isn’t the border; the children are fleeing a […]
Narco Cultura and the reality behind Narcocorridos
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Photojournalist and film director Shaul Schwarz’s new documentary Narco Cultura contrasts Mexico’s drug violence with the music and fandom of narcocorridos–a style of music that celebrates the […]
Poll: Anti-Immigrant Candidates Face Long Odds Given Demographic Realities
By Latino Decisions Virginia and New Jersey Offer Clear Lesson for National GOP in 2014 and Beyond on Immigration Washington, DC – An election-eve poll of extremely likely Latino and Asian voters in […]
Intense Pre Surrealist gaze: La Pequeña Frida
From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann Taken by her father Guillermo Kahlo (Carl Wilhelm Kahlo) on June 15, 1919. Daphne Strassmann: I am a Non-Fiction writer in Boston suffering from […]
Telenovela Fantasy Series Brings HIV/AIDS Reality to Web
By EGP News/New America Media An original telenovela set in East Los Angeles, with a suspenseful plot involving infidelity, family secrets and homophobia, launched on the Internet Nov 30, just […]
Powerful 8-Minute YouTube Video from Madrid Protests Captures Yesterday’s Reality
By Latino Rebels In Madrid this week, violent clashes between protesters and Spanish police were chronicled all over social media and the mainstream media over austerity measures that Spain is considering. While images […]
Cinematic Fantasy, Economic Reality Collide On Whitter Blvd.
One of the first places I used to go to upon declaring my conditional independence from my parents’ household was Commerce Theater out by Goodrich and Whittier Blvd. I still […]