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Thomas Perez Finally Backed for Labor Department by Senate Committee
By Rocio Gonzalez, Voxxi Third time’s the charm. President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Labor Department, Thomas Perez, was finally approved by the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, […]
Thomas E. Perez Expected to Face Tough Questions over Past Record
By Latinovations During his confirmation hearing today, Secretary of Labor nominee Thomas E. Perez is expected to face tough questions from Republican critics about his tenure as head of the […]
Latino Leaders on Latino Leadership
Latino Leaders on Latino Leadership By Angelo Falcón The NiLP Report (November 30, 2017) The Latino opinion leaders were asked about who they thought was the single most important Latinos […]
Insiders game-out Clinton’s Cabinet
*This is good for all you inside baseball watchers. Clinton insiders are already vying for position in her inner circle. There are many names mentioned, only one Latino. It’s not […]
Latinos and the Liberal Establishment: A Short History
*Seen through the lens of history, the Latino millennial support for Bernie Sanders isn’t hard to understand. VL By Aaron Sanchez, Commentary & Cuentos (4.5 minute read) In Berkeley, CA in […]
Latino appointments, endorsements and the changing political establishment
*This makes loads of sense. The Democratic candidate field is not culturally diverse, so the campaigns have hired more Latino staffers than ever before, to make up for the deficit. […]
Hillary Clinton Adds Another Latina to Her Staff For Media Work
*This is the third Latina in a high-profile and high-responsibility position that Hillary Clinton adds to her campaign staff. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News [tweet_dis]Xochitl Hinojosa, former press secretary […]
Politico: Obama May Give Dems 80 Percent of 2016 Latino Vote
*This is continued fallout from the Tom Perez assertion that “Obama is the first Latino president.” Several questions come to mind: Is 80% an overstatement? Does this mean that Latinos […]
The first Latino president?
*This article produced a minor cyber-quake this morning. So much was revealed about President Obama’s politics and how Latinos view him, and also about the parallel cyber universe. Obama’s Labor […]
Obama The ‘First Latino President’? No, But Here’s 6 Hispanics Who Might Be One Day
*Here’s a good response to Labor Secretary Tom Perez saying that his boss, President Obama, is the first Latino president. I don’t expect unanimous agreement on the politicians on the […]