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Months In Limbo, Labor Secretary Nominee Tom Perez To Get A Final Vote Next Week
By Fox News Latino Tom Perez’s political future has been in limbo for months. Though none other than the leader of the free world wants him on his team, the […]
Let’s hear it for STEAM – not just STEM – education
By Monica Olivera, NBCLatino There has been a lot of talk over the last couple of years about the importance of STEM education. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics play a critical […]
Politics of race hidden behind Perez confirmation fight
By Juan Williams, The Hill Thomas Perez continues to be denied Senate confirmation as President Obama’s labor secretary. Republicans paint Perez, the lone Hispanic nominee to the cabinet, as a […]
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, […]
Latinos Committed to Clean Air & Preventing Climate Change
By Adrian Pantoja, PhD, Latino Decisions Contrary to popular assumptions, Latinos are not a single issue group. Like many other Americans, Latinos care deeply about a variety of issues, including protecting […]
TIME 100 Most Influentials: Latinos Not So Much
By Rocio Gonzalez, Voxxi TIME Magazine’s issue on the 100 most influential people in the world is one of the TIME editions I most look forward to every year. There’s […]
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 […]
Labor Secretary: From Latina to Latino
By Andrew Cohen, Latino USA President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Labor is Dominican-American Thomas Perez, one of only two Latino cabinet nominees. Maria Hinojosa talks to legal analyst Andrew […]
CPAC Lineup Showcases Latinos
By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Latino conservatives are poised to play a prominent role in this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which is the nation’s largest annual gathering of conservative politicians and activists. […]
Mexican Americans: The Lessons of Latinos, Politics and Baseball
By Tony Castro, Voxxi President Barack Obama isn’t a big baseball fan. His game is basketball. And in a country where baseball will always be the national pastime, that’s possibly […]