Today is April Fool’s Day. While some of us equate what we’re living through as a sick joke, we know it’s not. In that vein, today’s LatinaLista is a broad mix of news stories that break our usual ‘niche’…
The spread of the coronavirus is worldwide and can now be found in expected and unexpected places. From an ICE detention center for unaccompanied minors to remote indigenous Amazon tribes, the coronavirus is infecting humans everywhere. Yet, in the…
The only good thing coming from Washington these days is the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed last night. Unfortunately, the information Trump personally delivers at his daily virus briefings is so clouded in aspirational exaggeration and outright lies…
Though Trump is eager to get people back to work, a.k.a. raise the stock market, the reality is clear — only fools defy health experts who say the worst is yet to come. Unfortunately, that doesn’t help events unfolding…
The coronavirus is like a spider in that it has many ‘legs’ of consequence: layoffs, health risks, business closings, school closings, family separations, etc. A new report tries to quantify just how many jobs are at risk; Scientists are…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! We could all use some luck in today’s world but luck doesn’t replace common sense. As measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus deepens in its necessity to disrupt our day-to-day lives, there are several…
For the foreseeable future, our new reality is living with the potential of contracting/spreading the coronavirus. In that vein, instead of panicking and going on hoarding sprees, we all need to adapt, be flexible and stay positive knowing this…
Unlike what Trump wants us all to believe, the coronavirus is not the flu. According to CDC, it is 10 times deadlier. In last night’s address from the Oval Office, Trump announced a ban on travel from mainland Europe….
With news headlines preoccupied with the coronavirus, Super Tuesday elections and the cratering of the stock market, it’s easy to miss news of Trump White House’s latest immigration move: sending more than 100 troops to 2 particular points along…
March is Women’s History Month and Time magazine shares its list of 100 women of the year; How vulnerable are immigrants at the border to catching the coronavirus?; A Mayan queen was discovered to have built something that amazes…
It’s official. Latino voters turned out on Super Tuesday — and made a difference! Pew reveals that the majority of the 23 million eligible immigrant voters for 2020 election live in just 5 states; Oprah took her Book Club…
There was hope at the end of last week for migrants denied waiting in the US for asylum requests. Yet, at the 11th hour, the DOJ intervened and guess what happened; The 2020 Census is now online; The US…
Though we’re getting mixed messages about the severity of the coronavirus from the White House, it’s clear that each of us have the potential to be impacted by the virus. According to health experts, there are things that we…
Wrapping up his trip to India, Trump held a press conference (though his White House hasn’t had a press briefing in 300+ days and that’s unprecedented; The Conversation). During his briefing, Trump made it known he didn’t like what…
Revelations of how deeply corrupt and lawless the Trump administration actually is ceases to surprise us anymore as much as it viscerally disgusts those of us who truly understand the history of our democracy, the ideals that have stood…
As the favorites in the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination begin to break away from the pack (check out the latest poll), pundits are looking at Latinos to lead the way in making the pivotal choice and…
How ironic that President’s Day is meant for us all to reflect on the history of the great men, and not so great men, who occupied the Oval Office. History is supposed to endow us with the benefit of…
The New Hampshire Primary has been underway since midnight. Do you know who’s pulling ahead of the pack? So, are we surprised that the Trump administration is renewing its fight against the states over this?; Think we can’t travel…
With Trump’s shameful acquittal, it now is up to us all to do what Senate Republicans refused to do. Yet, in the meantime, we must suffer through abuses at the direction of this White House: A 32-year-old US citizen…
Thankfully, expectations were low last night for Trump’s State of the Union address — and he didn’t disappoint. The usual lies, misleading statements, narcissistic declarations and juvenile behavior was on full display. For those of us who knew Trump’s…
Cancer is an unique disease in that there is hardly anyone on the planet who doesn’t know or has grieved or is grieving the loss of a loved one or friend to the unforgiving disease still daring researchers to…
“This year, Latinos are expected for the first time to be the nation’s largest racial or ethnic minority in a U.S. presidential election, with a record 32 million projected to be eligible to vote,” according to Pew Research Center….
Why is one GOP Wisconsin congressman suddenly supporting letting Latino migrants in? Not hard to figure out; Some Iowa Caucus observers are wondering how Latinos will be treated when they show up; Scientists just revised the Doomsday Clock. Here’s…
Ever since the world learned of the heinous separation of migrant parents from their children happening courtesy of the Trump administration, most people felt a sense of overwhelming sadness, outrage and helplessness. Bless the lawyers who stepped up to…
As the Trump impeachment trial gets underway, we are reminded that we are in an election season. For most Latino voters, the 2020 election holds a certain level of importance; Is Facebook aiding in political surveillance of Puerto Rican…
