President Obama’s boldest action on guns yet, explained

*You’ll be seeing lot’s about the President’s action on gun control this morning, this is the most concise and complete report I’ve seen. It explains what, why and the possible […]

*Suro asks important questions that Latinos should be asking themselves. Are we a one party-one issue constituency? Is all the talk of Latino political power no more than demographic hubris? […]

*The Pope’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border is thought to be a major statement on immigration politics and violence. In the past four years Ciudad Juarez has counted more than […]

**Some reassuring news hidden behind Los Angeles murder stats. Context makes the difference in urban settings, along the border, anywhere that numbers are used to paint pictures. VL By Sam […]

*For those who can’t get enough of Selena, there’s a little of everything. VL By Randy Salgado, The Seattle Globalist On weekends, you can find actor, singer and dancer Jacob […]

*Wasn’t this part of the calculus to begin with? Decriminalize pot, eliminate the profit incentive for drug dealers? VL By Deborah Bponello, The Los Angeles Times He started growing marijuana as […]

*It’s interesting how media thought framers coin new terms to fit new political realities. It used to be that angry white voters were a fringe, now they’re a resentful group. […]

*Many of us do this at the stroke of midnight New Year’s Eve without knowing why, or how for that matter.  In case you were needing an explanation for the […]

*The Los Angeles Times explains its position regarding the immigration raids planned for January. To hear the LAT tell it, there’s no alternative but to obey a judge’s order. The […]

*Five days past Christmas, this is still relevant. Some of the most beautiful Islamic mystic poetry is dedicated to Jesus and Mary. In these times of bitter suspision and dangerous […]