USA Today Drops the “I” Word
USA Today Drops the “I” Word
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The fall of the “I” word continues. This time it was USA Today that followed the Associated Press’ lead and has decided to no longer use […]
Hey, Mr. Anti Immigration Man, Can we see Your Grandpa’s Papers?
By Comic Saenz, Pocho Ñews Service Bend the Arc, a Jewish social justice organization, just introduced an online legal widget that applies immigration laws to your family’s history. Answer some questions […]
How Walmart, ExxonMobil, and Coke Buy Latino Friends in Congress
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s a biting piece published this week by Mother Jones that takes a chomp at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. It accuses the CHCI of influence […]
Villaraigosa Faulted For Not Helping Latino Politicians
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I’ve heard the grumbling from some of my Californiano friends. So you know this headline caught my attention. It was highlighted as a link I found […]
In shift on Immigration, GOP Takes Cues From California
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco A good, quick read by Curtis Tate of the McClatchy Newspapers. He looks at the GOP “Latino problem” through the California lens. Going back to years […]
An Eye on Immigration and Guns This Week
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Things to look out for this week: Guns and immigration. As if this week were any different from the last three or four weeks – but […]
New York Times Responds to AP “I” Word Ban
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Once the Associated Press changed it’s practice concerning the use of the term “illegal alien” last week most, if not all, eyes turned toward the New […]
Latinos Could Sway Omaha’s Mayoral Race
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco They’re calling the Latinos in South Omaha the “X” factor. That’s because the Latino population in the biggest city in Nebraska totals about 13 percent of […]
In Oregon, Advocates Riding Tide of ‘Latino Spring’
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I like stories like this one, for it’s perspective. It comes to us from Oregon, not one of the usual Latino political or population strongholds. And […]
Jazz de México
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco First week of April, check. Friday almost done, check. Jazz de Mexico, only on NewsTaco, let’s go! It’s the best Latino jazz musicians and composers, brought […]
