latino environment
Eat Healthy but Cuidado with Superfoods
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Are you familiar with superfoods? A story in The Guardian this week highlighted an issue that has been popping up in recent years: our “superfoods” are the […]
Why Higher Education Needs the Hispanic Community to Succeed
By Matthew Lynch, Ed. D., Huffington Post Latino Voices The face of higher education is rapidly evolving as more middle- to low-class young people find ways to obtain a college […]
On the Colorado River, El Agua Es Vida
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The recent Colorado River binational agreement between Mexico and the US has been deemed “historic” and “landmark”—adjectives well-deserved if one considers how the story of the […]
RIP, Hector: Let’s Put the Ideology of Individualism to Rest
By Bella Vida Letty, Latino Rebels Another Puerto Rican man was murdered over the holiday. You’ve heard his name before, it was Hector. (In fact, Hector was one of more than 20 […]
Ojo on What Happens with CA Cap-and-Trade
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco One of the recent big environmental news was the successful auctioning of permits under California’s new cap-and-trade system. It is big news because the law and […]
We Expect Holiday Food to be Cheap, But It Has a Price
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco As we all recover from our turkey related indulgences and move on to leftover turkey tortas and other such delights, further holiday feasts await—along with continuing the […]
A Tale of Two Communities and Contaminated Water
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This past week two stories stood out identifying two communities of color different in many ways but connected by a common challenge: contaminated water. One […]
Big Turnout Leads to Big Predictions of Immigration Reform
By Peter Malof, Public News Service EL PASO, Texas – As political analysts debate whether this week’s election results will ease the gridlock in Washington, D.C., some are predicting a quick […]
The Election & Mexico: 5 Questions with Ambassador Garza
By Antonio Garza, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) 1. Ambassador Garza, on the eve of the U.S. presidential election and after four years of President Barack Obama’s leadership, are Americans better off? Ambassador Garza: The question […]
Binders Full of Voters: Activating the Texas Electorate
By Peter Malof, Public News Service HOUSTON, Texas – Some are retired, some are students. Some are paid, others volunteer. Yet they all share a single goal. For weeks, a wide […]