Immigrant “Hog” Shooter in National Spotlight

Immigrant “Hog” Shooter in National Spotlight

NewsTaco March 17, 2011

Given the fact that hell has broken loose in Libya, that our country is still at war on two fronts and that the earthquake in Japan has turned into a nuclear emergency of apocalyptic proportions, […]

“Illegals” To “Anchor Babies” Media Warp Immigration Debate

Mary Mata March 16, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following post first appeared in Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, FAIR.] On the first day of the new Congress, Rep. Steve King (R.-Iowa) introduced legislation to end […]

The Daily Beast: No U.S. Latinas Are Awesome

Mary Mata March 8, 2011

Well, maybe except for one, Dara Torres, which The Daily Beast included on its list of “150 Women Who Shake The World.” The list includes actresses like Mia Farrow, Angelina […]

Desperate Housewives: Best Image of Latinos – Really?

NewsTaco March 7, 2011

A couple of activist groups based in Arizona, Phoenix to be exact, say that Desperate Housewives is the television show that best portrays Latinos. I’m assuming they mean the show […]

Latino Artists Can’t Get No Respect

Mary Mata February 28, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This column is written by Lalo Alcaraz, a cartoonist, artist and creator of the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha.”] If I’ve seen it […]

What Does Fox News Want From Latinos?

NewsTaco February 25, 2011

by Giovanni Rodriguez from ClickZ.com where this post first appeared. Sometime last fall – just a few weeks before the mid-term election – News Corp. quietly launched a site called […]

What’s LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Hiding In Rubén Salazar Case?

Mary Mata February 22, 2011

After more than 15 years of asking to see the records pertaining to the killing of Rubén Salazar, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has agreed to let reporters see […]

Latinas Are Trashy On “Real Housewives Of Miami”

Mary Mata

The reviews are in for “The Real Housewives of Miami” and, well, they’re not good. The Miami Herald’s Glenn Garvin gave a less-than-glowing review of the show, which apparently had […]

Awaiting The Truth About Slain Latino Journalist Rubén Salazar

Mary Mata February 16, 2011

Rubén Salazar was a Latino journalist in Los Angeles who was a loud critic of institutions that mistreated Latinos in that area and, mysteriously, in 1970 he was hit in […]

Minuteman Vigilante on Trial for Murder of 9 Year Old Latina

NewsTaco January 31, 2011

Here’s a story that has been recently getting attention because of its lack of attention. The story of Brisenia Flores, a nine year old girl killed during a home invasion […]