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Latino Academics Can Be Enterprising Independent Consultants

Mary Mata August 24, 2011

Latino academics can apply their expertise directly in the community as highly paid independent research consultants while local businesses, non-profit organizations and initiatives for traditionally underserved populations benefit from their […]

States With The Most Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants

Mary Mata August 23, 2011

Mexican Americans The Next Wave Of CA Winemakers

Mary Mata

Obama Admin Wants More Diversity In Govt

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

Yesterday the Obama Administration released an executive order calling for more diversity within federal hiring. Essentially in 90 days the White House hopes to: develop a government-wide agenda for diversity in […]

Latinos Favor Raising Taxes On The Wealthy

Mary Mata

Hispanics are largely in favor of the government raising taxes on the rich in order to reduce the budget deficit, according to the latest poll by Impremedia and Latino Decisions. […]

Georgia Tries To Win Latinos Back With “Baby, Please” Letter

Mary Mata August 18, 2011

Georgia is just one of many states to introduce an SB 1070 copycat law and skip arm-in-arm with Arizona down the no-nonsense, iron-fisted-crackdown path as a way to deal with […]

Las Oleadas, Cornering The Market On Latino Bottled Water

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

Paul Kurkulis is betting that a brand of mineral-enhanced bottled water for Latinos living in the United States is not only a good idea, but a profitable one at that. […]