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July 28, 2020

Coronavirus cases keep rising and the GOP keeps pushing for life to get back to pre-pandemic levels. However, the only way we can do that is for an effective vaccine. Today is the start of the biggest COVID-19 study…

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July 27, 2020

The 100-day countdown to the US presidential election is now underway (it’s now, as of today, 99 days) and Democrats are enthusiastic about the small lead Biden has over Trump. Yet, in such a pivotal election, where the future…

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July 24, 2020

The data is in: masks work to stem the spread of COVID-19 — with one caveat: it’s how you wear it. One nurse gives us all a mask-wearing tutorial. Something all Latinos need to know with the latest doomsday…

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July 23, 2020

One, among several, of the darkest chapters of this administration will forever be its handling of migrant families. Now, an appalling story, as reported by the Associated Press, reveals that children as young as 1-year-old were held in hotels…

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July 22, 2020

A popular mantra parroted by politicians used to be “We’ve come a long way,” usually referring to how far the nation has come since the days of Jim Crow, Texas Ranger lynchings of Mexican Americans or the internment of…

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July 21, 2020

The latest COVID-19 maps showing the uncontrolled surges in infection rates are mainly in those states run by Republican governors. New polls show how American voters are correlating that failure to the GOP party and its leader. Now, there’s…

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July 20, 2020

More economists are alerting the nation to all the inequities this particular recession is laying bare. From unequal opportunities in wealth-building to inequality in healthcare access, the notion that we are an equal opportunity nation is increasingly exposed as…

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July 17, 2020

If it’s Friday, it feels like every other day of the week in this nation of chaos and bizarro actions from state and national so-called leaders. We have the White House telling us that we shouldn’t look at science,…

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July 16, 2020

Ivanka Trump revealed what job she may pursue after she leaves the White House — Goya Foods spokesperson! Somehow, in another sign of the Trump family’s disconnect with Latinos, Trump thinks by doubling down on the Goya food fight…

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July 15, 2020

In one of those ‘doh’ moments, a new Pew survey finds majority of Americans feel this way about the state of the country; Disheartening news about the pace of voter registrations — for one party; Could Congress see its…

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July 14, 2020

The pandemic rages on while the economy, the pride of this president, continues its slow descent into unknown economic turmoil. Experts, and even non-experts, agree that all of this could have been avoided had our leaders exhibited the kind…

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July 13, 2020

Starting the week with good news — the national teen birthrate is on the decline! The bad news — just not for Latina and Black teens; Did the Supreme Court just give Native Americans back half of Oklahoma? It’s…

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July 10, 2020

Latino tempers are boiling over at the CEO of Goya Foods and calling for a national boycott of the popular brand for what he said to Trump; The extra $600 unemployment compensation is coming to an end this month….

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July 9, 2020

Time and time again, throughout this pandemic, we’ve heard how people of color have been disproportionately hit by COVID-19. Now, more evidence surfaces that our health isn’t the only thing coronavirus is ravaging; Experts say to brace ourselves for…

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July 8, 2020

Trump’s racist rhetoric and unjustified attacks against international students and DACA recipients is starting to stir those in his own so-called “base.” Case in point: Trump recently received a request from a segment of his base to not fulfill…

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July 7, 2020

Instead of trying to campaign to the masses, Trump insists on doubling down on his narrow base of racists. To appease them, because he thinks they will get him reelected, Trump is refiling paperwork to end this Obama initiative…

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July 6, 2020

Trump and the GOP’s rush to reopen the economy is wreaking havoc on an already fragile system and nation, where it seems segregation lives on as to whom is suffering the most from the coronavirus; Over 200 scientists just…

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July 3, 2020

On the cusp of celebrating our nation’s Independence Day, we learn sad news of the final hours of young Latina Army soldier Vanessa Guillen. Her murder underscores the inequality that still exists in a society where women are still…

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July 2, 2020

Anxiety is on the rise. Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness have become the norm as we navigate living with a pandemic outside our doors. Until now, the only ways to help with COVID-19 was by wearing a mask and…

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July 1, 2020

#PrayforVanessaGuillen.Strong rumors surfacing that the remains of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen may have been found. Searches are being called off;That the United States has fallen so low in global leadership and standing isn’t just evident with the…

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June 30, 2020

#FindVanessaGuillen. It’s been more than two months since Army soldier Vanessa Guillen disappeared under mysterious circumstances at Fort Hood, Texas. With no sign of her, foul play is suspected. The seemingly slow actions of military officials to take up…

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June 29, 2020

#FindVanessaGuillen. As the nation hurdles towards the November 2020 presidential election, Trump’s presidency is unraveling with each new report emerging underscoring his incompetence, corruption, nepotism and, of course, his racism and narcissism. So, he is fighting back the only…

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June 26, 2020

#FindVanessGuillen. Trump is trying to regain his campaigning mojo but the depth of his racism and his ‘white-privilege’ cruelty is being exposed like no other time. For example, just as Obamacare (ACA) enrollment stands at 46%, Trump is begging…

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June 25, 2020

#FindVanessaGuillen. The country cried in outrage when learning what the Trump administration did to migrant families at the border — separating children from their parents. Now, the AP reports that young migrant children are still being held in detention…

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June 24, 2020

#FindVanessaGuillen.The ‘Peddler-in-Chief-of Fake-News’ declared his biggest claim to fame – the border wall – was “foolproof.” There are other factors preventing immigration into the US (asylum denials, COVID-19, etc.) that ‘trumps’ any wall. But for those still desperate enough…