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In Cuba, ‘Creeping Capitalism’ Arrives
*Cuba is opening up, but don’t expect McDonald’s or Starbucks any time soon. That may be a good thing. VL By Luis Navear, New America Media HAVANA—When the U.S. embassy […]
What is the TPP and how will it affect Latinos?
*If you haven’t yet paid attention to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, here are some reasons you should: First, many political, business and international trade relations observers believe it […]
NYT Farmer Headline Doesn’t Anger Latino Farmers
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I was amused last week with the reaction to a headline on a New York Times article about how many Latino farmers have transitioned from farm work […]
Shadow GOP Spending Big on Outreach to Latinos
By Dr. Gabriela D. Lemus, NewsTaco Flying largely under the radar, Republican strategists have been quietly seeking ways to woo Latino voters to their side targeting first the 2014 mid-term elections […]
Gone with the Wind Escondido Style
*A very good narrative of the political tensions and the winds of change in Escondido, California. The town has reached a tipping point where the entrenched establishment pushes-back against a growing […]
American Media Misses the Story on Mexican Oil Reform
By Shannon Young , Texas Observer On Dec. 12, 2013, Mexican legislators approved controversial, far-reaching reforms to the country’s energy sector. Outside the federal legislative chambers in Mexico City, protesters pounded on […]
The February 2014 three amigos summit
By W. Alejandro Sanchez, Voxxi On February 19, U.S. President Barack Obama, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet in Toluca, Mexico. The meeting has […]
Q&A with Molly Molloy: The Story of the Juarez Femicides is a ‘Myth’
By Christopher Hooks, The Texas Observer For years, a specter hung over Ciudad Juárez. In the 1990s, the largest city on the Texas-Mexico border became infamous for its gruesome “femicides”—the murders […]
Not Everyone Wants the American Dream
By Seth Holmes, New America Media On my 16th birthday, in an indigenous village in southern Mexico, I translated for a church group of white Americans from my hometown in eastern […]
Of Human and Wildlife Migration
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco During a conservation conference I was listening to work being done on habitat connectivity, which helps protect wildlife migration corridors. They are essential habitat linkages for […]