Texas Senate Bill 14 = Voter Suppression

Texas Senate Bill 14 = Voter Suppression

Mary Mata July 23, 2012

By Dr. Henry Flores One would think that in a democracy one would want as many possible individuals to participate in the election process.  One would think also that in […]

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Monday July 23, 2012 Latinos react to Aurora movie theater shooting (NBCLatino):   A gunman, identified as 24-year-old James Holmes, allegedly shot and killed 12 people and injured 50 in a midnight […]

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Mary Mata July 20, 2012

Friday July 20, 1012 In Arizona, “America’s toughest” sheriff on trial over discrimination claims (Reuters): Arizona’s controversial Joe Arpaio, who calls himself America’s toughest sheriff, went on trial Thursday in a […]

Poll: Latinos Oppose Supreme Court “Show Me Your Papers”

Mary Mata July 19, 2012

By Latino Decisions In polling data released today, Latino Decisions reports that Latino registered voters oppose the Supreme Court decision to uphold the controversial provision in Arizona’s SB1070 law that would […]

Bothersome Texas Politics: 100 Bills To Control Latinos

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores I simply don’t know how to think of what is happening in the contemporary Texas political environment but it kind of worries me on various levels.  Some […]

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Thursday July 19, 2012 Obama opens up massive 48-point lead among Latino voters (Houston Chronicle): A nightmare scenario for Republicans is playing itself out. In sloooooooow motion. A new poll of Latino voters released […]

Trial To Begin Against ‘America’s Toughest’ Sheriff Arpaio

Mary Mata July 18, 2012

By Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi The self-proclaimed America’s toughest sheriff and his office will head to court this week to face a class-action lawsuit that includes allegations of racial profiling against […]

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Tuesday July 18, 2012 Latinos And The Online Campaign: Where Are They? (kpbs):  It’s conventional wisdom that Latinos will play a key role in the November elections, especially in the West. Democrats and Republicans are […]

Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News

Mary Mata July 17, 2012

By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde Chile Two months after opening a public tender to study nine alternative transmission line pathways in the Aysén region of Patagonia, the government announced this […]

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Tuesday July 17, 2012 Group creates Web site spur Hispanics to vote (Fox News Latino): A group of professionals has launched a bilingual Web site that is aimed at spurring Hispanics […]