Latinos: How Politicos Are Missing The Boat
Latinos: How Politicos Are Missing The Boat
*The big secret about Latino politics? It’s that politicians and campaign folks don’t bother to see the trends until after they happen. The political mother-load would be to track Latino […]
Meeting the Artists Along the US–Mexico Border
*This is a double dose of beauty and art. Border artists and their art, and the photos themselves. The story is that there’s more going on along the border, other […]
World Class: Mexican Wine and the Hands that Make It
*Brenda Storch is going to take us on a tour of Mexico’s wine producing Valle de Guadalupe. This is the first of a series, I’m looking forward to it. VL […]
Right-wing xenophobes, cowardly Dems and the misunderstood Latino vote
*There’s political theater, political posturing, veiled threats, and then there’s political reality. Here’s a take on what’s really going on with Latinos and the mid-term election votes. VL By Gabriel […]
UC Berkeley Student Aims to be the ‘Female, Mexican Carl Sagan’
*This is incredibly inspiring. About a young woman, a child of immigrants, who follows her dreams, and creates her own path with a clear goal. We can all relate to […]
Latina, at the white, male New York Times: “Why are people thinking it’s OK to say racist sh-t in front of me?”
*This is a very good article about how a Latina journalist “learned to talk to white men.” Fair warning, it’s long (you have to raise that flag given today’s micro-attention […]
In Nebraska Latino culture still revolves around traditional practice
*Latino elders in Nebraska fear that their culture is fading. Here’s how they’re working to keep tradition alive. VL By Chabella Guzman, Star Herald Ben Castinado grew up speaking Spanish […]
Mexican Designer Ricardo Seco Puts Out Epic Huichol-Inspired New Balances
*This is straight-out beautiful, and cool. VL By Andrea Gompf, REMEZCLA Move over, Riccardo Tisci. There’s a new Ricardo giving sneaker classics a high-end reinterpretation and we’re feeling his vision […]
Inside the Koch Brothers’ Multi-Million Dollar Campaign to Win Over Latinos
*LIBRE Initiative leaders say the organization is non-partisan. They don’t tell people who to vote for, but they do tell them who to not vote for. And they’ve got the […]
Setting the story straight about children and families crossing the border from Mexico
*A first-person account from the front lines of the undocumented minor “border crisis,” written by a pediatrician working one mile from the border. VL By Marsha Griffin, The Texas Observer Many […]
