Sen. Menendez Works to Fix Lack Of Latinos on Corporate Boards

Sen. Menendez Works to Fix Lack Of Latinos on Corporate Boards

Mary Mata May 10, 2012

By Latinovations As representation of Latinos on corporate boards and executive teams remains proportionately the worst of all diversity groups, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is actively working to rectify the […]

Walmart’s Bribery In Mexico = Arrogance

NewsTaco May 8, 2012

By Chris Tilley, Other Voices The New York Times recently dropped a bombshell about Walmart, the world’s largest retailer and biggest private U.S. employer. The Times revealed that in 2005, […]

U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership at Risk

Mary Mata

By Arturo C. Porzecanski On the eve of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Dallas, May 8-18, more than 15 Texas congressional leaders, including Rep. Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) and […]

Electronic Waste: U.S. Dumps Toxins In Developing Countries

Mary Mata

By Martha Avila, La Onda Verde I would dare say that each of us, at some time, has been the target of massive advertising that creates our “need” to consume […]

Friday’s Cartoon: Graduating into Debt

Mary Mata May 4, 2012

By Khalil Bendib, Other Voices  Award-winning Berkeley-based editorial cartoonist Khalil Bendib’s cartoons are regularly featured in dozens of small and mid-size newspapers across the country, and they can be viewed […]

Protesters Resort to Violence on May Day

Mary Mata

By Paul Adams On May Day, the international holiday celebrated in over 80 countries last Tuesday, people across the nation assembled to bring awareness to the rights of the working […]

Work Related Fatalities Remain High For Latino Workers

Mary Mata May 3, 2012

(Editor’s note: the following is an AFL-CIO  press release) The workplace fatality rate for Latino workers continues to be higher than the fatality rate for all U.S. workers, according to […]

Occupy Wall Street And NY Offshoots Act Up On May Day

Mary Mata May 1, 2012

By Mark Scheerer, New York News Connection NEW YORK – “Don’t go to work. Don’t go to school. Don’t shop. Take the streets!” That’s the rallying cry for what’s called […]

The Class Of 2012’s Choice

Mary Mata

By David Elliot, Other Words Millions of college graduates will soon walk across the stage to accept their diplomas. Given the harsh reality of today’s economy, here’s the commencement speech […]

OPINION: The War on Mommies

NewsTaco April 27, 2012

By Martha Burk, Other Words The so-called “mommy wars” are heating up again. Once more, we’re seeing stay-at-home moms supposedly pitted against moms with paid jobs during an election year. […]