Mexican Investigators find mass grave, raising fears pits might hold 43 missing students
Mexican Investigators find mass grave, raising fears pits might hold 43 missing students
*Follow-up to a story published last week. Dozens of students have been missing after attending a protest where thousands were fired upon by local police. Authorities believe they’ve found the […]
Internet Tiered Pricing will Hamper Latinos
*I was asked to write an op-ed on Latinos and net neutrality for the Houston Chronicle. This is what I wrote. It was published last Sunday. VL By Victor Landa, […]
Obama at CHCI: A Promise of a Next Big Moment, If It Comes
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Thursday night was the latest big moment in U.S. immigration politics. There have been several, so when President Obama took the podium at the Congressional Hispanic […]
Immigration Politics Has Gotten So, Cliché
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I heard a drum roll in my head when I read that President Obama was planning to make an announcement about immigration at the Congressional Hispanic […]
Judge Outlines How Public Schools in Texas Are to be Funded
*An important read for all you Taquistas in Texas. For all of you outside of Texas, this is important because it paints a picture of education for Latinos in Texas […]
No, Seriously, How Contagious Is Ebola?
*Just in case you were wondering, and I know you were. Hat tip to Veronica Landa for pointing to this article. VL By Michaleen Doucleff, NPR That first reaction was […]
Dozens of students missing in Mexico after police fire on protest
*What’s disturbing about this isn’t only that police fired on students and that many students are missing, it’s also the lack of reporting about the incident in U.S. media. But […]
A New Shade of Green; The Anthropocene, Climate Change and Latinos
*An irony that needs to be noted: ” … while poor and minority communities are more likely to be impacted by the consequences of climate change, they are also less likely […]
In America’s Poorest City, a Housing Breakthrough
*All it takes is creativity and people coming together. The main problem here is poverty, so this housing is about more than just shelter; it’s an example of how things […]
Landscaper Refuses to Help Berkeley Students Because of ‘F*cking Illegal Immigrants’
*Thanks to the good folks at Latino Rebels for posting this. This kind of nonsense happens daily across the country, but in this case the Berkeley kids spoke out, loudly. […]
