Does Any Media Truly Represent Latinos?

Does Any Media Truly Represent Latinos?

Mary Mata January 27, 2012

There is a lot of buzz about George Lucas’ recent statement on “The Daily Show” that he had trouble getting his new Tuskegee Airmen film, “Red Tails,” produced simply because the cast […]

Censorship In Arizona: Who’s Afraid Of An Educated Latino?

Mary Mata

By Nicole Cipri In December, Arizona lawmakers passed the controversial bill known as HB2281, which banned ethnic studies in the Tuscon Unified School District. Last week, while students watched in stunned silence, […]

I’m Successful But My Partner Has Zero Ambition

Mary Mata January 26, 2012

Dear Martha: I’m a successful professional but my partner is always in and out of different jobs. His lack of ambition is extremely frustrating to me. What should I do? […]

Romney’s “Self Deportation” Is Pandering At Its Worst

Mary Mata

Now that the race has moved from South Carolina to Florida, Mitt Romney has to pander his vote to the people who are most concerned about immigration (for now), Hispanics. […]

Why Does The GOP Keep Calling Marco Rubio A Possible VP?

Mary Mata

On Friday Marco Rubio will give a speech at the Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Miami, Florida that positions him as the preeminent conservative Latino politician United States of America. Meanwhile, Newt […]

Chef Juan Mondragón’s 12 Moles Of 2012

Mary Mata

Chef Juan Mondragón is an artist in the kitchen, and this week he treated myself and Pocho.com Jefe in Chief Lalo Alcaraz to the 12 moles his restaurant is serving […]

Connecticut Mayor’s Answer To Latino Harassment: Eat Tacos

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You can excuse a deer for staring into oncoming headlights, it’s a victim of circumstance. You can even justify the fish in a barrel, they didn’t choose to be there. […]

GOP Latino Vote Manipulation Shows They Can’t Get Past Race

Mary Mata

Republican gerrymanderers were planning to create a “metric” to manipulate the numbers of Latinos to the advantage of the Republican Party before the redistricting process in Texas even began, according […]

Is There An Electric Vehicle For You?

Mary Mata January 25, 2012

By Max Baumhefner 2012 will see the introduction of a myriad of plug-in electric vehicles: sports cars, an SUV, compacts, hatchbacks, sub-compacts, and sedans.  Over the next several years, up to […]

East LA Gentrification: Not Even Subcomandante Marcos Is Safe

Mary Mata

I am a prideful beast and sometimes I allow it to get the better of me. Sometimes I start one-sided rivalries after I feel I have received a raw deal. […]