by Daniel Cubias “There’s class warfare, alright. But it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war. And we’re winning.” —Warren Buffett “Eat the rich!” —Aerosmith In Manlio’s Argueta’s gripping novel, One Day of Life, soldiers of a repressive Central American government beat and abuse poor villagers. The peasants’ crime, as one militaristic thug puts Read More

by Eric Jude Cortes Quick, name three of the world’s ten wealthiest countries…now. Ha! You cheated! You read the title of this article or saw the thumbnail photo that came along with it. So yes, you’re right, Brazil! Good job. Last week I wrote an article comparing the film Rise of the Planet of the Read More

by Nancy Sepulveda Like most great discoveries, I stumbled upon the “whispering community” by accident. I was in the office, hard at work YouTube-ing, when I noticed a suggested video titled ‘Whisper Twelve: The Beatles’ (I can only assume it popped up thanks to my random Hey Jude search the day before). Curious, I clicked Read More

Digital devices, especially computers, are an integral part of our everyday lives and many of us spend upwards of eight hours a day looking at a computer screen. As much as we may love our computers, there is no fighting the tired feeling that comes with staring at a screen all day. Here is an Read More

by Greg Martinez You may remember the line in the movie Titanic where the actor who played the ship’s architect, Thomas Andrews, said the sinking of the Titanic was a “mathematical certainty.” Lately that phrase has come into vogue to describe what some consider the inevitable collapse of the U.S. economy, just Google the term Read More

by Gerardo A. Canales For some time we have all played the diversity game; corporations have created diversity programs and minorities have taken the available opportunities. As corporate diversity programs have evolved, they have increased the red tape along with procedural requirements. Now diversity metrics are global, more demanding and less local. Spend (a measure Read More

by Kathrin Ivanovic In a state that has gained a reputation of some of the harshest policies against its minority and immigrant communities, the Georgia Assembly decided to take up state-wide redistricting in its special session this summer. On August 19, the House and Senate Republicans passed two separate district maps that will likely lead Read More

by Cindy Tovar  I was once in a relationship with a dark-skinned Venezuelan guy with very coarse hair. One day my mom asked me if I was prepared to have a baby con pelo malo, or “bad hair.” This wasn’t the first time I’d heard the term, but it still shocked me to hear the Read More

by Ryan Almodovar While stumping for his recently announced presidential campaign, Texas Governor Rick Perry ran into some trouble when asked a question by a young boy about the age of the Earth and his views on the theory of evolution. Perry stammered for the most part, answering that, “It goes back a long ways. Read More

The phrase “Each one teach one” was first used to describe a method used to teach slaves how to read–a punishable act. When one slave learned how to read he or she was responsible for teaching another. Those words still resonate today because they are about ONE person sharing his or her experience and knowledge Read More