electoral college
LULAC Sues Texas, Others Over Electoral College Vote System
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A coalition of activists and attorneys is suing Texas and three other states over their “winner-take-all” system of allocating Electoral College votes. The goal is to […]
How Latinos Are Changing The Electoral College Map
[Editor’s note: This was written by Dr. Henry Flores, professor of Political Science and Dean of the Graduate School at St. Mary’s University, in San Antonio, Texas. He is a […]
Latino Voters Pivotal To Obama’s Electoral Map Strategy
The Obama Campaign released a video yesterday in which Campaign Manager Jim Messina outlines several scenarios in which the president could take the presidency via electoral college votes. Latino voters figure […]
Don’t Call Texas’s Latino Voters the “Sleeping Giant”
If you ask him to check a box, Peter Guzman considers himself a Democrat. Yet though he is now thirty years old, he has voted only twice in his life. […]
California, NY sue Trump administration over addition of citizenship question to census
The state of California sued the Trump administration Monday night, arguing that the decision to add a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census violates the U.S. Constitution. The state’s attorney general […]
Why Should We Worry About Donald Trump?
*Why you should read this: Because the Trump/Putin relationship, or lack of it real or imagined, is a dangerous for what it assumes about both the Russians and the U.S. […]
Some Christmas Wishes
*We made Henry’s list. More good news to report! VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (2 minute read) I was pondering what to write about in my next column when it […]
Why is Russia Hacking Elections?
*Henry Flores says the Russian hacking of the U.S. election is what happens when you mix a despot with a narcissist. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) The […]
¿Qué pasó?
*I’ve been waiting for this. Henry Flores weighs-in on the Trump election. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) By now some of you are wondering where I’ve been […]
What Immigrant Communities Can Do to Prepare for Trump
*With Trump’s election immigrant communities have gone from hopeful anticipation to circling the wagons. Many are preparing for the worst. VL By Elena Shore, New America Media (7 minute read) SAN […]