As the world waits to see when Putin invades Ukraine, Americans wait for their own news: The Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s invention of ‘remain in Mexico’ policy; A Trump-appointed judge’s decision that could obliterate more than 50 years…
The headline leading the list today should give us all pause for thought — and it’s the fault of only one political party; Trump’s GOP wanted to make it incredibly hard for some immigrants to attain citizenship. The Biden…
It’s a given that political leaders exaggerate, distort and manipulate the facts to bolster their own argument. So, how will anti-immigrant politicians spin the latest poll gauging American feelings on ‘path to citizenship?’ Is COVID finally on the wane?;…
Elections for state offices, i.e. Secretary of State and Attorney General, are underway across the country. Many see democracy herself on the line. Do voters choose Trump disciples or do we salvage our Democratic way of life? According to…
Do Latino political leaders have Black envy? It seems so. Ever since, the world saw how Blacks can mobilize into one mass to march for their rights, social justice, etc. they have been able to wield their ‘voting bloc.’…
There’s reasons why we, read U.S., should be involved in pushing back on Russia’s dream of world domination. Aside from the obvious, the spread of forced oppression of people’s rights to freedom of expression, voting, etc is the evil…
Did Congress just come together to pass one of the biggest workplace reforms? So, the CIA has a secret program collecting our data. Are we surprised?; Every child should have access to pre-school, or should any of them?; Beachfront…
After Republicans sided with the National Rifle Association to block the Violence Against Women’s Act in 2018 because of the common-sense provision: “whether unmarried partners could keep guns if they were found guilty of violence against a dating partner,”…
Lately, several polls have declared that more Americans are trending toward the GOP. One poll expert cautions people not to get too excited; One Latina Republican just offered a bill that her white peers will find hard to swallow,…
Ever since the results of the US Census was made public, GOP-dominant statehouses have been determined to use their numbers to (literally) redraw electoral maps in their (of course) favor. Most fair-minded people can see through this brazen ploy…
Just a casual glance at today’s headlines and I can’t help but be struck of how much (impending) death there is around the world and how much of it is preventable. From the Ukraine, where officials estimate that a…
LatinaLista is back! I won’t bore you with details because there’s just too much happening in the news. To help get a running start on the news, check out CNN’s roundup so we can focus on some choice headlines:…
In yesterday’s press conference, President Biden said he didn’t believe the polls when a reporter asked how he felt about his low polling numbers. Dismissing unfavorable facts seems to be a Washington trait. However, those of us witnessing the…
These days, we all live our lives by a checklist: Vaccines √, Face Masks?. Incredibly, too many still think the ‘all clear’ signal has been sounded. It hasn’t. In fact, observations show how contagious is the latest variant of…
If there was any doubt that the United States is in the midst of ‘a whirlpool of turmoil,’ you don’t have to look far. Whether it’s the politics: the political direction of America’s youth or the GOP’s declaration on…
What are federal holidays? Clearly, they are more than just having the day off from work or school, or a few parades or speeches ‘in honor’ of the significance of the holiday. In these times, they have to mean…
The Biden administration may not have any luck getting the full Congress to work on policies but Biden can definitely make a difference of his own with the Federal Reserve; The vast majority of nonprofits service low-income, minority, disenfranchised…
Two of today’s headlines, that seem unrelated, bode an uneasy outlook on the future of Latinos: “Despite growth, Hispanic representation still minuscule” and “More than 1 million fewer students are in college, the lowest enrollment numbers in 50 years.”…
It’s been stated ad nauseam of how the pandemic exposed the disparities in our world. The World Bank joined that bandwagon early on and continues to raise the alarm; NPR scored an interview with former Pres. Trump. It didn’t…
Once upon a time, there was a US Congress who believed in a democratic government. That the government actually served its people in a bipartisan fashion was the mission statement of a bygone Congress. Nowadays, we are witnessing a…
On the one hand, we’re told that the US economy has more jobs than can be filled. Yet, for many, that’s a contradictory observation, especially as economists tell us that slowing immigration is having an opposite effect on jobs…
Is there a Civil War in our future? The enthusiastic gleefulness of those who stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6 would suggest there is a portion of the US population itching to be in one, but what will…
Today marks a shameful day in US History. Historians may deem the day as a turning point in a trajectory invented by power-greedy GOP politicians and their followers but to many rational Americans, this day marks an uneasy anniversary…
It’s been postulated that society is in the midst of a big ‘reset.’ Higher awareness of quality of life, social justice injustices, inequality, the concept of work, etc. It may explain why 4.5 million people in the United States…
It used to be politics was not a subject that served as chit-chat at get-togethers outside the Beltway. Not anymore. In that vein, there are 5 things to watch going into the Midterms; Another sad relic of the Trump…
