New Mexico Governor-Elect says No, No! to SB1070
New Mexico Governor-Elect says No, No! to SB1070
We’re beginning to get a taste of how things will unfold after the election dust settles. Â New Mexico Governor-elect Republican Susana Martinez made clear how she feels about Arizona’s controversial […]
California Latinos are Harbingers of a New Political Reality
As California goes so goes the nation. As much as non-californianos hate to admit it, the adage tends to hold true, at least where culture is concerned. Politics, though, has […]
Lucha Libre Isn’t quaint, It’s 50 films of Cool
This is what happens when they don’t get it. Seattlepi.com posted a story about lucha libre that was done in Phoenix by the Associated Press. None of it is unusual. […]
Latino Voters Emerge as Political Wild Card
I don’t know if it’s the need to prop legs under the Latino vote story, or that a week after the election there are fewer ways to package it, but […]
Latino Market Growing at Highest Rate in US
Let me see if I’ve got this right. Latino unemployment is 12.4 percent, the national average is 9.6 percent. Latinos earn less per year than the general population. Latino educational […]
Amidst the Sea Change, Latino Vote Remains Constant
Look at this graph. Not much has changed. The percentages don’t look any different than any other election. Â According to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press […]
The Latino Vote in 2010: Solve for O
So now that the dust has settled a bit we begin the navel gazing. How did Latinos vote? Did they vote? Where? How many? For whom? Is it possible to […]
What Are We to Make of This Election?
Specifically, as far as the Latino community is concerned, we’ve yet to know. Oh, we can speculate, but what good is that? We can infer, by polls done and talked […]
The Days of the Dead: A Celebration of Life
The best explanation for the Days of the Dead that I ever heard came from my friend Virgil Elizondo. In San Antonio all you have to say is Father Virgil, […]
Wait! Before You Vote…
…there’s one more thing you need to know. Actually, you should know it regardless of the election, as something you keep in your stash of important facts. Because conversations inevitably […]