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Latinos Need A ’90s Rock Style Concept Album
By Eres Nerd, NewsTaco I grinned. With a few musical notes a dystopian future was created in my mind. A back-story of fascism, suppression of expression where music is banned. Without context, […]
U.S.-Mexico Relations Beyond The 2012 Elections
By Shannon O’Neil, Voxxi The Council on Foreign Relations held a half day symposium this past Tuesday entitled “U.S-Mexico relations beyond the 2012 elections.” The first panel with Alejandro Hope, Eric Olson, […]
Is “Bootstrapping” the Same As Personal Responsibility?
By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos In a recent blog piece, I reflected on my upbringing in Little Village and my beliefs regarding some of the factors that contribute to violence in the community. I […]
Happy Friday From Rage Against The Machine!
If you didn’t grow up listening to Rage Against The Machine, or at least know who they are, it’s kind of hard for me to figure out how to introduce […]
It’s Time To Think Outside The Box On Immigration
By Christine Goffredo, otherwords.org Mariela Obregon Chavarria hoped to return to her native country of Nicaragua one day, but arriving in handcuffs and escorted by security officers wasn’t what she had […]
Disappointment, Disorganization At #OccupyPhoenix
By Esteban and Elizabeth Garcia Phoenix, Arizona — The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s changed our country forever. We went from a segregated society to all men being equal — […]
Happy Friday From Maldita Vecindad!
If you haven’t heard of Maldita Vecindad, I feel sorry for you, but I’m going to break it down for you right quick. First, their entire name is La Maldita Vecindad […]
Big Agriculture’s Latin American Exploits
By William A. Collins, otherwords.org You may wonder why President Barack Obama is so intent on passing a free-trade agreement with Colombia. One answer is simple enough: Big Agriculture. Without any […]
Earl Anthony Wayne Named New Ambassador To Mexico
By Alejandra Garza de Gutierrez The United States has a new ambassador to Mexico; Tuesday, Earl Anthony Wayne was officially named Ambassador to Mexico in Washington D.C. by Secretary of […]
How Intermarriage, Immigration Will Change U.S. Latinos
By Dr. Roberto R. Calderón Among the fifty most populous nations in the world today are found four additional Western Hemisphere nations. These are accordingly in 2011: Colombia (ranked 30th with […]