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Consumer Protection Bureau To Help Latinos With Remittances

Mary Mata March 28, 2012

By Zixta Martinez Remittances from the United States to other parts of the world are estimated in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Not surprisingly, a large share […]

Latinos Still Underrepresented In Federal Employment System

Mary Mata March 22, 2012

Latinos Are Optimistic, Despite Tough Economic Times

Mary Mata March 21, 2012

The Gas Price Blame Game

Mary Mata March 20, 2012

By Peter Lehner Every year when gas prices rise, politicians and pundits like to play the blame game. On Fox & Friends, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal blamed the Obama administration’s “radical environmental […]

Kaleb Canales’ NBA Rise Paves The Way For Latinos In Sports

Mary Mata

By Paul Adams Last Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers were playing against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Well — theoretically — the whole team appeared to be […]

AFL-CIO Highlights The Importance Of Workers At SXSW

Mary Mata March 15, 2012

The Texas AFL-CIO and the Austin Central Labor Council launched a series of events during South By Southwest in Austin to highlight the importance of the workers who make the […]

Online Buying For Latinos: A $25 Billion Market

Mary Mata March 12, 2012

Descuento Libre is a discount website that has been working to break into the Latino market since its launch in 2011. At a panel Monday at South By Southwest in […]