Should Latinos Seek Political Payback?

Should Latinos Seek Political Payback?

Mary Mata December 5, 2012

By Daniel Cubias, Being Latino As we all know, President Obama won re-election only because he promised Latinos unspecified “gifts,” and we responded by casting more than 70 percent of our votes for him. Yet […]

George W. Bush: Immigration Reform Needed To Boost Economy

Mary Mata

By Elise Foley, Huffington Post Latino Voices WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush stressed the importance of immigration on Tuesday at a speech in Dallas, throwing himself back in […]

Penn State Sorority Investigated for Racist Costume Photos

NewsTaco

By Latino Rebels Looks like Halloween 2012 was the year of sorority sisters dressing up in racist Mexican costumes with sombreros, sarapes, mustaches, black shoe polish, and signs that say […]

Sones de México: Celebrating the Beginning of a New Cycle

Mary Mata

By Catalina Maria Johnson, Gozamos “We will begin the next cycle, but it really doesn’t mean the world will end,” explains Juan Dies, one of the founding members of Chicago’s acclaimed […]

Mexico’s Street Battles Reflected in Embroidered Handkerchiefs

Mary Mata December 4, 2012

By Jose de la Isla, Voxxi MEXICO CITY — Elia Andrade Olea and I sit down on a bench on Avenida Juárez. She was telling me about her collective’s mission to […]

Bien Hecho: Latina Overachiever Becomes a College President

Mary Mata

By Ricardo Chavira, LIN@R FULLERTON, CA–Scholarly diligence and excellence, a willingness to move every few years and plain hard work are just some of what’s required to become a university president. […]

La Virgen de Guadalupe, Synonymous with Mexican Identity

Mary Mata

By Phillippe Diederich, Voxxi On the days leading up to December 12, hundreds of thousands of Mexicans will decorate their homes, light candles and begin the pilgrimage to the Basilica de […]

On the Environment and the Drug War

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco The “War on Drugs” and specifically the “Mexican Drug War” are not new themes to readers following news stories. But two recent stories revisit and highlight another […]

Wireless “Spectrum” as a Latino Consumer Issue

NewsTaco December 3, 2012

By Jason Llorenz, LIN@R The “spectrum crunch” is an issue for every American user of wireless devices. Policymakers, the wireless industry, a chorus of advocates, and the president of the […]

Alternative Media: 18-Minute Video of Mexico Protests

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels Today, the YouTube channel of EmergenciaMx.org released an 18-minute video of the #1DMx protests, which occurred this Saturday. According to its site and Facebook page, EmergenciaMx is an alternative non-profit media collective of […]