LatinaLista — The hint that this campaign is politics as usual was evident in Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech. With every punch she dealt the Obama campaign in her acceptance speech, a response “to set the record straight” was hurled…
LatinaLista — One of the more amazing stories developing in this election is the rise of young voters. Traditionally, this demographic has been an untapped source of political clout but not anymore. Thanks to Barack Obama who first really…
LatinaLista — What does it say for a political team when the speech most anticipated is not the one delivered by the person at the top of the ticket? Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin (Source: NYTimes.com) That’s pretty much…
“I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids’ public education better. When I…
LatinaLista — It’s no secret that the Republican Party wants the Latino vote. According to the McCain campaign’s spokeswoman for Hispanic media, Hessy Fernandez, the campaign’s goal is to secure 45% of the Latino vote. The campaign feels that…
LatinaLista — As a woman, I am all for supporting my hermanas when it comes to pursuing opportunities and blazing their trails in politics and breaking the glass ceiling, which makes what I’m about to say all that much…
LatinaLista — It’s an understatement to say that Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last night for the Democratic nomination was a success. Barack Obama delivering his acceptance speech at Denver’s Invesco Field. (Source: NYTimes) But it wasn’t a success because…
LatinaLista — It’s natural that people are going to disagree. That’s a given. And when it comes to political party delegates assembling together to craft the party’s platform, disagreement is historically accepted as part of the process, but eventually…
Texas lawyer and president of the National Women’s Political Caucus, Lulu Flores, devotes her life to helping more women achieve their dreams of getting elected to public office. LatinaLista — When Democratic hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton withdrew her nomination…
Congresswomen and sisters Loretta and Linda Sánchez grew up the daughters of Mexican immigrants in California. Being bilingual and bicultural, the women share how they balanced both worlds to achieve the ultimate American Dream. LatinaLista — Linda and Loretta…
LatinaLista — Today is the 88th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. It’s also National Women’s Equality Day. Even with all the progress that’s been accomplished by women and for women…
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA: When I was a child, my grandmother used to say to me that “the most important thing is to tell the truth.†Now, that I’m an adult and a citizen (voter), I observe with…
LatinaLista — Not even the announcement of Sen. Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate could minimize the long shadow cast by Hillary Clinton over the Democratic National Convention. Hillary Clinton (in yellow) appears at the Hispanic Caucus meeting…
LatinaLista — The idea that the Latino vote could play a pivotal position with this year’s presidential election is one that is appreciated by all Latinos. It’s also being capitalized upon. After all, knowing that both parties are strategizing…
LatinaLista — As we count down to the November election and each side is either performing mental or CNN-style calculations at to how many will be voting, one thing is certain — those who vote who will be citizens…
LatinaLista — When the editors at The Sanctuary, of which Latina Lista is a founding member, submitted a rather lengthy questionnaire last month to all the presidential candidates, critics asked who did we think we were to expect the…
LatinaLista — In case you missed it, the Obama campaign made a historic announcement this week when they announced that the campaign, along with, the Democratic National Party were joining forces to make a $20 million investment in Hispanic…
By Sheryl Luna | Latina Lista Longtime television journalist Geraldo Rivera challenges the public rhetoric and media perception of what defines today’s U.S. Hispanics, and in the process, crafts a personal portrait that is under-reported in the news. Geraldo…
By Rocio Arango Giraldo COLOMBIA: Their low steps advanced between the crowds. The yell of ¡Freedom and No More FARC! rung from their throats. The children don’t understand about the causes of Colombia’s conflict but do understand how the…
LatinaLista — This past Sunday, over 1,000 people marched the streets of Postville, Iowa to protest the nation’s largest immigration raid. The protesters, men, women and children, joined together in crying out against the working conditions at the Agriprocessors…
LatinaLista — Running for the presidency of the United States can make a person do some weird stuff like changing positions on an issue which at one time was considered the right thing to do and suddenly is considered…
LatinaLista — News released this week shows that as of July 1, 2008, there are one million net new Latino voters added to the rolls for this next presidential election. (Source: www.patrickruffini.com/ research) The surge of voters is a…
LatinaLista — The most common criticism of the illegal immigration debate is why doesn’t Mexico help their own people. Well, a quick review of the country’s history shows just how embedded corruption and discrimination are in Mexico’s government that…
LatinaLista — Today, the Obama campaign released a new Spanish-language ad entitled “Our Own Road.” The ad strives to connect Obama’s background with the life realities of most Latinos and, given his life story, it’s not a hard stretch….
LatinaLista — The editor of The New Yorker magazine has been making the rounds of talk shows – morning, noon and night — to explain that people just don’t get his magazine’s satire (translation: people aren’t smart enough to…
