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A quick question for you: Will Latinos be the deciding factor in the coming presidential election, or will we be packing our bags to board Trump’s deportation trains headed south? […]
So, now Trump’s a problem? – A letter to the mainstream
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Since last summer the political class – including politicians, pundits and reporters – have been asking how far would be too far for Donald Trump’s fear […]
Affirmative Action at UT and Beyond at Stake in Court Case
*Today’s big case at the Supreme Court is the Evenwel v Abbott suit, where the one-man, one-vote concept is at stake. Tomorrow won’t be any less important. The issue of […]
Senate Skips Obama’s Latino Judicial Nominee’s Confirmation Vote
*When does this stop being OK? Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo is, by all accounts, a good and worthy jurist, yet his confirmation to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has […]
A Politician Walks Into King Taco … A Look At The Political Term ‘Hispandering’
*Loved this piece because it asks an important question. Why isn’t pandering to Blacks, or women, or other groups called-out and given a name? I think the answer is in […]
High Stakes for Democrats and Latinos in Redistricting Case
*Latino politicians and advocates call this case a “direct attack” on Latino political power. Arguments in the Evenwel V Abbott case begin tomorrow morning and the concept of one-man, one-vote […]
Hanukkah Holiday Foods Tell A Story About Early Latinos
*According to the articl, Sofrito, so common in Latino Caribbean cuisine, was used by Sephardic Jews in their slow-cooking techniques. VL By Arturo Conde, NBC News NEW YORK, NY — […]
An Anthropologist Unravels the Mysteries of Mexican Migration
*That’s a title you’d probably only find in National Geographic, and it did the trick for me – I clicked and read all the way through because an anthropologist talking […]
In San Bernardino: A womb provides the perfect cover
*Sam Quiñones sounds off on the San Bernardino killings, terrorism, gun laws and fanaticism, then he parallels them to L.A Street gangs, dope addicts and an ominous tale by Dostoyevsky. […]
The Meaning of ‘One Person, One Vote’
By Henry Flores, NewsTaco Soon a case will be argued before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that may have far-reaching implications for how state legislatures should be […]