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Texas Redistricting: The Telenovela

Mary Mata January 5, 2012

A lot of people have commented lately that all of this redistricting business, especially in Texas, is terribly confusing and consequently, no one cares. For political nerds like me, that’s […]

Redistricting Wars Are Really A Fight Over Who Gets Power

Mary Mata January 3, 2012

Voter Fraud And The Iowa Caucuses Distract Us From Real Issues

Mary Mata December 29, 2011

Latina Candidate In TX Running To Give Back, Set An Example

Mary Mata December 28, 2011

By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Recently, I found myself driving down the dusty and dark stretches of Interstate 10 outside of El Paso heading toward Clint, Texas on a cold December […]

Latinos Have No Viable Presidential Choice On The Right

Mary Mata December 27, 2011

By Dustin Mendus Over the past few weeks we’ve seen Herman Cain’s campaign collapse and die due to allegations of scandal (must be an awkward Christmas at the Cain residence […]

Why Iowa Evangelicals Haven’t Flocked To Rick Perry

Mary Mata December 26, 2011

By Abby Rapoport On a drizzly, gray November day, the First Federated Church in Des Moines looked particularly formidable. The mega-church is a gigantic brick building, a converted high school […]

Occupy Language, Take Over Demeaning Words

NewsTaco December 22, 2011

This is one of those ideas that I wish I would have thought of myself. It’s also an idea who’s time was inevitably coming. A New York Times opinion column, […]