Relatively Few Latinos Eligible to Vote

It’s something to look out for in the coming redistricting tug-of-war. It’s also a partial answer to the question of why Latinos don’t vote. Only 41 percent of Latinos in […]

The Mexican Congress is in a tizzy over allegations that Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a drinking problem, and by that I don’t mean he dribbles on his tie, at […]

When Susana Martinez was elected Governor of New Mexico some Latinos and many Democrats slammed a metaphoric dammit-fist on their desk. They were undercut by those sneaky Republicans. Martinez is […]

A correction I find myself making often, especially to those who don’t agree with my particular point of view, is that the term Latino does not refer to a race. […]

It just doesn’t feel right. ¡Ingado, como se les ocurre! See what I mean. Apparently the Real Academia Española, the final and absolute arbiter of all things español, has made […]

Quick Paella One 1 pound bag of saffron flavored rice (i.e., Vigo or Mahatma brands) 1/4 cup olive oil 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 6 garlic […]

I thought this was awesome, especially since John Quiñones is a native San Antonio south sider. He’s got a show on ABC called “What Would You Do?” where situations are […]

A topic that’s been tossed around the NewsTaco table every now and then is Latino access to the Obama White House. It usually follows rhetorical questions about presidential promises. Are […]

I think in a way this proves what many people have been saying for a long time. That obesity is directly related to poverty. Of course, this doesn’t rule out […]

We didn’t set out for it to be that way, but these things just happen. I was asked several days ago to moderate a panel discussion on PBS’ Spanish sister […]