News Taco To Go: Boys, Votes, Obama, Babies & Violence

News Taco To Go: Boys, Votes, Obama, Babies & Violence

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

The U.S. is failing Latino Boys Let’s Mobilize One Million Latino Voters In 10 Texas Cities Obama Issues Dream Act Into Law Via Memo All The Reasons I Don’t Need […]

Looking For The Last Place In Monterrey That’s Safe

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas McAllen, Texas — It has been more than three years, and the violence in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas has not come to an end.  It has gotten […]

Deporting Haitians Only Aggravates Recovery Efforts

Mary Mata

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many governments seem to believe that deporting Haitians back to Haiti is a good idea. Despite the painstakingly slow progress to rebuild […]

How Has 40 Years Of The Drug War Affected Latinos?

Mary Mata June 17, 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.”] It’s been 40 years […]

In Mexico, Ghost Stories Are Always Real

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

I cannot sleep when I am in Mexico – especially my father’s hometown of La Rivera, Jalisco. This is because I feel powerful force that I don’t understand, and I […]

In Haiti, 560 Infected With Cholera Daily

Mary Mata

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Considering the conditions in the camp, it was no surprise that cholera reigned rampant mere months later. Cholera spreads in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking […]

New Details Emerge In José Guerena Case

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

So by now we’re all familiar with the story of the twice-Iraq deployed Marine José Guerena who was killed after a Pima County SWAT unit in Arizona shot him in […]

Third Suspect On Trial In Brisenia Flores Case

Mary Mata

Two of the people who killed nine year-old Brisenia Flores in her home have been tried, convicted and sentenced. Shawna Forde was sentenced to death plus 65 years and Jason […]

Latino Gang Profiled African Americans In LA

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

The Azusa 13 gang in the San Gabriel Valley, east of LA, systematically targeted African-Americans in that community with the aim of running them out of town, according to a […]

Latino Kids More Likely To Die In Car Crashes

Mary Mata

A new campaign aims to help save Latino children, who tend to die more often during car crashes. The Buckle Up For Life, or Abróchate a la Vida campaign is funded […]