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Beware the Outsider – Donald Trump in a Latin American mold
*Mainstream U.S. voters have no experience with outsider dictator thugs, none whatsoever. It’s easy for them to be seduced by the strongman with no ties to the prevailing political structure […]
Clinton names rising Dem standout Julian Castro as prospective VP pick
*This is the rumor that doesn’t die, fueled now by Clinton herself. So does that mean it’s no longer a rumor? Hillary is quoted as saying she would “seriously consider” […]
Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions
*Eleven million undocumented workers paid $11.64 billion in local, stae and federal taxes. The numbers stand on their own. VL By Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (1 minute read) An […]
5 Questions: Latina Climate Scientist On Carbon Emissions Rule
*The environment, superficially the president’s new rules on coal-fired power plant emissions, is vital to Latino health because we’re more vulnerable than others. VL By NBC News Now that President Barack […]
Vulnerable Latino Elders Face Shortage of Geriatric Health Professionals
*In their later years my parents received the best medical care available to them. That was becasue mom was a public health nurse, so coordinating the team effort between multiple […]
Death on Sevenmile Road
By Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer The pickup truck accelerated. Jose Isabel Coj Cumar could see the glow of the sun through the thin black fabric that concealed him […]
Finding My Place Within the Texas Myth
*The Texas myth looms large. Latinos’ place in that myth has been consistently whitewashed. This is a good, heartfelt piece. VL By Michelle Garcia, Texas Observer As a kid I […]
Latina immigrant women might not trust supermarkets
*Did you know this? Latina immigrants have a point about healthy food and U.S. supermarkets. What Whole Foods is for the affluent, local markets are for the not so affluent. […]
Thomas Artiaga: Good Samaritan who rescued a man from a burning home steps forward
*What a great story! VL By KSEE, NBC Newschannel (KSEE, NBC NEWSCHANNEL) A man who rushed into a burning Fresno, California home, carried out an elderly man trapped inside, and […]
Ferguson: A Case of Structural Racism
By Dr. Gabriela Lemus, NewsTaco The red heat of the media spotlight is slowly moving away from the terrible proceedings of the last two weeks that took place in Ferguson, […]