Chicago elects its first gay Latino alderman, Carlos Rosa

*While we were all watching Chuy Garcia embarrass Rahm Enamuel, this was also happening in Chicago. Two good stories for Latinos in Chi-town. VL By Gerals Farinas, Chicago Phoenix Carlos […]

*This begs the question, is it a trend only when people start to notice? Or, if two make a trend, do the ones not noticed by media make it a […]

*It’s done! *high 5* VL By Bill Chappell, NPR The Federal Communications Commission approved the policy known as net neutrality by a 3-2 vote at its Thursday meeting, with FCC […]

*It’s fun, until you get repeated requests to play it on Facebook. Then it’s offensive. VL By Austin Cox and Mekahlo Medina, NBC Los Angeles The first Latino-themed gaming app […]

*Who is Chuy Garcia? You’ll be hearing a lot about this man, Chicago’s Latino mayoral candidate who backed Mayor Rahm Emanuel into a runoff. This is a very good backgrounder. […]

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco A dear friend once described politics in her country as a struggle between cannibals and poets with each side taking turns running the country.  When […]

*Ooops? Isn’t this the same kind of slip that earned Sean Penn the #penndejo hashtag? Saying stuff on the fly, unedited, in the moment, without thinking it through when your […]

*Many of you asked where these Huichol inspired New Balances were sold when pictures first surfaced months ago. I didn’t know then, and no one knows still. But I get […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If I were to advise President Obama about his Townhall in Miami today, I’d tell him to be respectful of time. He’s not one to ramble. […]

*This is very much worth the read. I get the feeling that if Farias had written the headline, and not his editors at The New Republic, it would have been […]