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Death of Pennsylvania Immigrant Ruled Hate Crime

Mary Mata October 18, 2010

The 2008 death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez was ruled a hate crime this week.  The two defendants, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, found them guilty of violating the Fair […]

NewsTaco Week in Review: Machos, Telenovelas, Militares y la Política

Mary Mata October 16, 2010

Foundation head calls on Corporate America to quit sponsoring hate speech

Mary Mata

Ay, Papi, Qué Macho Eres

Mary Mata

Apparently, women like macho dudes more when they’re menstruating.  It’s not just chisme, it’s science. Exhibit A: “A new study reveals that heterosexual women whose partners have less-masculine faces report […]

Inevitable: Chilean Miners Go Telenovela Status!

Mary Mata October 15, 2010

Perhaps you read my earlier post about the temporarily positive coverage of Latinos in the U.S. media as hope and the tenacity of the human spirit were on the tips […]

Taco Bell’s Real-Life Tacos Not as ‘Good’ as the Ads

Mary Mata

Imgur published a really interesting photo comparing real-life fast food to the fast food pictured in the ad.  Surprisingly, Taco Bell’s tacos are not all that tasty looking in real […]

Rick Sanchez’s Firing Wasn’t Fair

Mary Mata

The Nation had an interesting piece about the Rick Sanchez firing from CNN recently.  Essentially what Leslie Savan says is that there are other factors at play, that Sanchez’s actions […]