Diabetes in Cake-Pie Form

Diabetes in Cake-Pie Form

This is probably one of the most amazing things I’ve ever imagined in my entire life.  Being from a family of diabetics and would-be diabetics who love pastries — I […]

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¡Ya Basta!

Apropos of Columbus Day and the case for stricter immigration laws (there’s no easy way to back into the subject; it is blatantly what it is) I thought I’d share […]

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Why is Voting So Damn Hard?

When I was in junior high in Robstown’s only middle school &emdash; as they called them in a town that had five elementary schools but didn’t want too many Mexicans […]

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Your Typical Anti-Columbus Day Post

Just another reminder folks, on this Columbus Day, that there’s a WHOLE different story out there when it comes to this narrative.  This perspective is now being brought to us […]

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NYT: Latinos will skip election over immigration

Like Latinos were turning out in humongous numbers and elevated percentages before, right? We’ll see. The opposite might be true, so says The New York Times.

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Lou Dobbs, Un Hipócrita Bien Hecho

In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock this week, I’d like to direct your attention to something that has NEVER before happened with conservatives on high horses:  the fall. […]

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La Llorona is Alive…in LA…

We all know about La Llorona, variously told by abuelita, about La Malinche or during Halloween/Día de los Muertos.  Well, now Universal Studios Hollywood has introduced her as part of […]

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The Most Racist Political Ad You’ve Seen

Courtesy of Nevada Republican (read:  Teabagger) senatorial candidate Sharron Angle. I like the reenactment by the scary brown people, I feel it gives a strong realism to the fear.  Don’t […]

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New app brings clarity to Census numbers on nation’s racial-ethnic make-up

Have you ever wondered where the hacks that seep through the social media cracks get their information? You now the one’s I’m talking about, the one’s that re-post or link […]

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Latinos and the 2010 Elections: Strong Support for Democrats; Weak Voter Motivation

Just one-third (32%) of all Latino registered voters say they have given this year’s election “quite a lot” of thought.

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