latino environment
On climate change, Hispanic Catholics hear pope’s message – and it’s personal
*When it comes to the Pope’s messages on climate justice and his call for a phase-out of fossil fuels to protect the poor, the important question is whether Francis can make […]
So You Can’t Speak Spanish
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It’s become evident that a double standard exists when it comes to the virtue of speaking our mother tongue. Recently, Julian Castro and Ted Cruz […]
Is Our Country for Sale?
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco The title of my column may cause some of you to think I’m being melodramatic but revelations in a recent article in the liberal news […]
White House Drug Policy Office Honors Nora Gallegos of El Paso
PRESS RELEASE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today during a ceremony at the White House, National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli honored Nora Gallegos as an “Advocate for Action.” Every year, […]
Researcher exploring why obesity strikes so hard among Mexican-American boys
*What’s new about this study is that it doesn’t separate environment from behavior, as many other studies do. This one looks at the way young Latinos interact with their environment. […]
Random Thoughts From Around America
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco You’ve probably wondered where I’ve been for the last two weeks well I’ve been traveling and caught up with book functions. I’m composing this offering […]
Who Really Owns Ted Cruz?
*This article was first published in June of 2013, in SomosRepublicanos.com. It’s republished here, with the author’s permission, in light of Ted Cruz’s recent entrance into the 2016 Presidential race. […]
Hispanics face serious drinking water issue along Texas border
*This is also part of the national Latino narrative. There are places in Latino concentrated South Texas where as many as 90 thousand people have no running water. It’s also […]
Research Group Media Matters To Scrutinize Hispanic News More Closely
*Good news, right? Keep in mind that the first Media Matters Hispanic watch story reduced Hispanic media to Spanish language TV and newspapers. Not the best first step out of […]
Cannibals and Poets
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco A dear friend once described politics in her country as a struggle between cannibals and poets with each side taking turns running the country. When […]