Embers of Debt Create A Fire Hazard

Embers of Debt Create A Fire Hazard

Mary Mata July 31, 2013

By Henry Cisneros, Latinovations When you’re putting out a campfire, it’s the embers that you need to worry about. They may not look as impressive as a roaring fire, but […]

Latino Politico To Staff Debt Reduction Committee

Mary Mata August 12, 2011

California Congressman Xavier Becerra was appointed to the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, along with two other Democrats on Thursday. The panel will be the one to decide which […]

News Taco To Go: Pretty Güeys, Mi’jo, Sotomayor, Debt, Unity

Mary Mata August 10, 2011

Latino Men Are The Prettiest Of Them All! A List Of Top Latino Endearments Bien Hecho: Two Years Of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Debt Deadlock: It’s About Race, Stupid […]

Debt Deadlock: It’s About Race, Stupid

Mary Mata August 9, 2011

I’ve heard lots of people complaining about “these congressional Republicans that have hijacked our government” and I only have one thing to tell them: get over it! Let me clarify my statement. The […]

One Recession, “Two Societies”

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

By Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Everybody’s hurting. But, as usual, the level of hurt isn’t quite equal. Last week, the Pew Research Center released a study that looked at […]

News Taco To Go: Horchata, Debt, Avocados & Weed

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

Strawberry Horchata Debt Ceiling Deal Bad News For Latinos U.S. Gobbles Guacamole As Mexico Suffers Avocado Shortage California Marijuana Eradication Evokes Secrecy, Military

Debt Ceiling Deal Bad News For Latinos

Mary Mata August 1, 2011

So the big news of the day is that President Barack Obama and House Republicans reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling — but there’s a huge “but.” The […]

Starving Ethiopian Children Concerned About U.S. Default

Mary Mata July 28, 2011

The U.S. is racing against the clock to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling.  Financial institutions threaten to crumble and American citizens fear that their fundamental fiscal world will soon […]

Lifting Federal Debt Ceiling Key To Latino Prosperity

Mary Mata July 7, 2011

By Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Latino families, like African-American and white families, eagerly await a recovery in the U.S. housing market. Their economic security desperately […]