More Latino Children In Poverty Than Any Other Group

By The Pew Hispanic Center The spread of poverty across the United States that began at the onset of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and accelerated last year hit one fast-growing […]

I come from an incredibly hardworking family. My parents immigrated here for a life that was better than their hometown in Mexico could provide, and since their arrival, they have […]

By Hilda Solids, Secretary of Labor I spent Labor Day with President Obama in Detroit. As we looked ahead to his big speech tonight and discussed his plan to put […]

After one grueling August, President Obama tried to re-inspire voters in a Labor Day speech in Detroit yesterday, previewing elements of his address to Congress planned for Thursday.  While many […]

Jobs numbers come and go these days and in this economy, but recently the jobs numbers weren’t so good and I suddenly looked around and saw that several of the […]

I believe in the power of neighborhoods and barrios. I believe public institutions devoted to our leisure, education, and civic engagement are sacred spaces. The people make the place, but […]

By Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Everybody’s hurting. But, as usual, the level of hurt isn’t quite equal. Last week, the Pew Research Center released a study that looked at […]

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 […]

Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold recently told a town hall meeting audience in Brownsville, Texas that people who are unemployed and on other public benefits should probably be drug tested, because it’s […]

The oldest man in the world, 114 year-old Walter Breuning of Montana, died Thursday; the story has tips to longevity. 6 people died from tornadoes that stretch from Oklahoma to Arkansas; […]