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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 […]

By Michael B. Maine The latest discussion on immigration has largely focused on the illegal immigration of people crossing over into the United States from Mexico. After taking a backseat […]

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 […]

It doesn’t take a lot of prodding to get San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro going on his vision for the future of his city. Education, jobs, green jobs, economic development […]

How should U.S. Latinos react to the news that Latino wealth fell 66% over the 4 years of the great recession? The numbers are staggering. The effect is no less shocking. […]

Latino families were hit the hardest during the recession that has now spanned several years, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project. Here’s […]

Before President Obama took to the prime-time airwaves to state his case for how the debt ceiling should be lifted, he brought his talking points out for a test run […]

Recently I had a chat with nuclear energy lobbyist and former Army Col. Eric Rojo, who works with the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy). He spoke the report issued […]

[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the U.S. Treasury.] Too many responsible Latinos have paid the price for an outdated regulatory system that left our financial system […]