By IAIN WOESSNER Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration sweeps have made him a lightning rod for criticism by interest groups and some public officials, but he’s still popular with the public, according to…
LatinaLista — If the CNN special “Latino in America” accomplished anything at all, it’s hoped that it showed people that Latinos are not all alike. The differences among us certainly come out in politics — some are Republican, while…
LatinaLista — Hispanic media is not only gaining in importance, but it’s also gaining attention. Historically, in this country, Hispanic media has been used to refer to Spanish-language media. Yet, with the rise of news sites, like Latina Lista,…
LatinaLista — Think AARP, and well, young people certainly don’t come to mind. But a new AARP initiative wants to change that. The non-profit organization dedicated to the 50+ crowd wants to help 18-34-year-olds better manage their money and…
LatinaLista — Latino in America, the companion book to the televised special of the same name that was broadcast by the cable news network CNN over two nights, is a compilation of stories intended to represent the successes of Latinos….
LatinaLista — 2009 will go down in history as a very momentous year in our nation’s history for obvious reasons — the swearing-in of the nation’s first biracial president — but there’s also another reason that has been overshadowed…
LatinaLista — From all the pre-publicity, CNN’s special, Latino in America, which airs tonight and tomorrow night at 9 p.m. EST, is a program filled with enough anecdotal stories of Latinos that it serves as a great primer for…
LatinaLista — An interesting stat is making the rounds that illustrates that Latinos are seizing the online domain in record numbers. According to comScore Media Metrix, the total number of Latinos online grew by 10 percent in August 2009….
LatinaLista — Media violence. The two words evoke fistfights, shoot-outs, assaults on women and children and even cartoon characters disintegrating their enemies — all in the name of telling a good story. So, it was never a big surprise…
LatinaLista — For months now, I’ve resisted trying to equate Michael Steele with Sarah Palin — a Republican Party choice (a.k.a. token) to appease a certain demographic. Palin was to appeal to women voters. Steele was to be the…
LatinaLista — It’s funny how things we know to be true don’t become official until somebody puts it in writing. Take for instance the latest report on the status of women in the workforce. The Shriver Report: A Woman’s…
LatinaLista — In the few short weeks since the launch of the national campaign christened Basta Dobbs, over 50,000 people have signed on to let CNN know that Dobbs’ rhetoric about undocumented immigrants, trying to be passed for factual…
LatinaLista — With television and cable networks ramming so much “reality TV” down our throats these days, it’s a nice change when a fictional TV show weaves in elements of reality. I’m not talking about a show based on…
LatinaLista — Among those in the Latino community who toil and sweat doing backbreaking work with very little recognition, appreciation or hope that their lives will improve are the migrant farmers. Lately, we’ve heard a couple of success stories…
LatinaLista — Did you ever wonder what the world would be like — if you ran it? Well, courtesy of some European game developers, you can assume the role of citizen extraordinaire in a new game called eRepublik. Available…
LatinaLista — What do the books “Bless Me, Ultima,” “The Golden Compass,” “The Kite Runner,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows,” “Beloved” and the series “Gossip Girl” have in common? They are just a few of the hundreds of…
LatinaLista — One of the pitfalls of Spanish-language networks is that the great US-based programming being done on these networks often gets overlooked by the mainstream media simply because of the language differences. Is Spanish media asking harder questions…
LatinaLista — The day after Obama made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows, a fellow blogger sent an email and asked what I had written about Obama’s appearance on Univision’s Al Punto program with Jorge Ramos. I replied,…
LatinaLista — When it comes to state mandated immigration enforcement, two states that top the list of literally trying to drive out undocumented immigrants, and make Latino residents uncomfortable, are Arizona and Oklahoma. What’s happening in Arizona is more…
LatinaLista — Today is International Day of Peace. It is a day dedicated to a global call for ceasefire and non-violence. This year’s call, as asked by the UN Secretary-General, is for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. Unfortunately, such a…
LatinaLista — The digital divide. It’s something that too often finds the Latino community on the wrong side of the chasm. From being the last to upgrade televisions to receive digital transmissions (as Latina Lista reported yesterday) to still…
LatinaLista — There’s a new statistic where Latinos are taking the lead — yet again. Fortunately, for a change, it’s nothing bad. It seems that the Nielsen Company, that company that measure television viewers’ habits, released a study that…
LatinaLista — Suicide. It’s a single word identifying a single act by a single individual that impacts an array of people and invokes a multitude of emotions — disbelief, sadness, anger, puzzlement and guilt. The Centers for Disease Control…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________ Below is the text of the letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy referenced by the President in tonight’s address to a Joint Session of Congress. May 12, 2009 Dear Mr….
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Washington, DC Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When…
