Intellectually Entertaining. Socially Relevant.
The Puerto Ricans just voted on the island’s political status, but Pres. Obama is calling for a redo: “Puerto Rico may be getting another status vote. The White House budget submitted to Congress Wednesday includes a $2.5 million appropriation for Puerto Rico to hold another plebiscite on its relationship to the United States. Calling for another vote Read More
Someone at the AP either grew a heart or grew a brain: “The Associated Press dropped the term ‘illegal immigrant’ from its style guide Tuesday, handing a victory to immigration rights advocates and Latino media organizations who have pressured the news media for years to abandon a phrase that many view as offensive. The news Read More
Before I begin, first let me state clearly that I refuse to sift through any of the ignorant discharge that flows continuously from the sewage pipe that is Ann Coulter’s mouth. I don’t want to risk seeing my laptop shatter to pieces after I’ve thrown it at the wall. But for those of you who Read More
For the those Cubans unable to take advantage of the island’s new travel policies, now they can see the world from their couches: “News-starved viewers watched an Ecuadorean opposition candidate liken the government of President Rafael Correa, one of Havana’s staunchest allies, to a moonwalking Michael Jackson: He walks like he’s moving ahead, but he’s Read More
A new study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center reveals some unsettling facts about Mexican immigration and the long-treasured path to citizenship: “Nearly two-thirds of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico who are eligible to become citizens of the United States have not yet taken that step. Their rate of naturalization—36%—is only half that Read More
There’s an interesting story developing in Florida in which an undocumented man, allowed to remain in the country thanks to Obama’s latest deportation policy change, wants to become a practicing lawyer. Jose Godinez-Samperio has already received his law degree from Florida State University and passed the state bar exam, but the Florida Board of Bar Read More
The 23rd of September marks the anniversary of an important but much forgotten event in Puerto Rican history. On that day, in 1868, the struggle for an independent Puerto Rican nation was officially born when an island-wide uprising began in the western village of Lares. Placing the tricolor Revolutionary Flag of Lares on the altar Read More
My partner recently expressed his desire to retire somewhere warm and arid. “Somewhere like Arizona”, he said. I immediately grimaced, which invoked a response. Haven’t you heard of the Arizona law? His blind look of confusion answered my question for me. You see, my partner is a Caucasian male and has no need to keep Read More