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Aftermath: Sixteen Writers on Trump’s America
*This is heavy “food for thought.” Bookmark it, come back to it. Read the essays. There’s only one Latino in a list of 16 writers, that’s the only downside. VL […]
Por Favor Señor Trump!
*Point by point, in an open letter, Henry Flores writes why Trump is unfit to be president. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco (4 minute read) This election has finally […]
The White Working-Class Wasn’t Tricked Into Racism By Trump, They’ve Chosen It, Historically
*A great explanation of how Trumpism is not new. Exclusion and blame has been imbedded in white American culture and politics for hundreds of years. This is a very good […]
Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support
*From a U.S. Latino perspective, even among his supporters and GOP partisans, yesterday was a fail for Trump. VL By Katie Gluleck and Kyle Cheney, Politico (3 minute read) Several major […]
How Trump is the child of a narcissistic, unholy political marriage
*Henry Flores tell us that the GOP lost control of their party back when they plotted a political takeover. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco When Dwight David Eisenhower left the presidency […]
Why Trump and Bernie didn’t catch on with Latino voters
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read) Roberto Suro, professor of Communications at USC and Director of the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, wrote a good piece for Politico titled Clinton’s […]
Will The Year of Trump Propel Latinas to U.S. Senate?
*This is where declaring presumptive winners matters. There are important down ballot races that could be decided because of voters who don’t go to the polls when winners are presumptively […]
What Latinos know about America but Donald Trump doesn’t
*The fact that the anger of Latino protesters at Trump rallys as to be explained is in itself a problem. VL By Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star News from the […]
Bashing Trump not enough for Democrats to win Latino vote, advocates warn
*This article warns against Democratic Party complacency with Latino voters, as if it were a new thing. The problem is that Latinos have historically been an afterthought and the anti-Trump […]
‘Get off the stage!’ Crowd yells at commencement speaker after she uses Spanish, mentions Trump
*Where do you fall on this, if any place at all? She spoke a few words about holding Donald Trump accountable, she spoke a few words in Spanish, and she […]