U.S. politics continues its plunge into the lowest depths of partisanship and divisiveness ever seen in the last two centuries. Data analysts examine how hatred has come to dominate American politics; One Latino cartoonist is on a mission to…
Just when you thought there wasn’t anything that could surprise us anymore from this administration, this comes out (hint: it’s the first headline); Every business and organization is losing money these days and scrambling to make up for the…
It is a sad day in our nation when our President throws what amounts to as a temper tantrum because he doesn’t feel the media is giving him the credit he deserves (in his mind) during this global pandemic….
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….
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…
As the nation reaches its lowest point in history with the Senate looking to acquit this President – in the face of irrefutable evidence confirming his guilt, an analysis reiterates the dismally low number of Latino elected officials; Trump…
Violating universal human rights is now a trademark of this administration. However, good people with courage are challenging how US is treating migrants. The latest group to rise in defense are these doctors who vow to continue until CBP…
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Guest Voz: The quiet before the storm that hit Nicaragua left destruction behind the world barely knows
Oct 9, 2017, 10:38 AM 0
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista I take the bus from San Jose, Costa Rica to Nicaragua. The bus drops me off about 25 minutes in from the border. There are no stop lights. No signs. But I know this…
By Martina Guglielmone Council on Hemispheric Affairs President Trump’s recent announcement of his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord has brought attention to the fact that only two other nations – out of 197 in the…
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Guest Voz: Surviving Mother Nature’s trifecta in Nicaragua is a matter of faith
Nov 25, 2016, 9:26 AM 0
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista Jesus was listening. I say this as a non-Christian. I’m non-religious, but spiritual. I respect others’ choices, as long as they are respectful. I believe in the power of prayer, or positive energy. I’m a…
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Crowdfunder: Why this Nicaragua indigenous group is fighting the Chinese
Apr 19, 2016, 12:13 PM 0
LatinaLista — In 2013, the Nicaraguan National Assembly gave the green light to Chinese billionaire Wang Jing to begin construction on the Nicaragua Canal, a 172.7 mile concrete ditch that would be four times longer than the Panama Canal….
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Guest Voz: Mi Abuelito — Discovering the depth of my grandfather’s love for family and Nicaragua, his country
Mar 7, 2016, 11:15 AM 0
By Carmen Marriott LatinaLista I am the daughter of a woman who emigrated from Nicaragua in the late 1940s, and I feel that I know quite a bit about Nicaraguan history, based on both formal study and family stories….
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Crowdfunder: Computer Education for Nicaraguan Students in Need
Jul 2, 2015, 12:14 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Computer Education for Nicaraguan Students in Need The students of Colegio Cristiano Presbiteriano (CCP) in Managua, Nicaragua need computer skills to have any hope of lifting themselves out of poverty. Funds are needed for a computer…
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Crowdfunder: Empower Nicaraguan kids through sport!
May 1, 2015, 2:25 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Empower Nicaraguan kids through sport! The Nicaraguan government does not have the economic funds to support and enhance rural communities. As part of the second poorest country in the Americas, rural Nicaraguan communities, like Pacayita, need…
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Crowdfunder: Building prosperity Nicaraguan coffee farmers
Aug 11, 2014, 4:15 PM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Project Alianza: Building prosperity Nicaraguan coffee farmers Project Alianza will create for coffee farmers access to the knowledge and the resources to maximize the productivity of their land, and the opportunity to partner with ethical buyers…
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Ventura-based nonprofit expands educational outreach in Nicaragua
Apr 2, 2014, 10:03 AM 0
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere. Much of the nation’s infrastructure was destroyed during a revolution in the late 1970s and a civil war…
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Guest Voz: It’s a journey for Latino immigrants to learn to “simply just be”
Sep 23, 2013, 12:29 PM 0
By Ana Champagne LatinaLista I am a mental health clinician and a former refugee from Nicaragua – raised in two cultures or shall I say “two worlds”…”this one” and “that one” or “The Latina” and “The Americana.” Upon arrival…
LatinaLista — What does it mean for a child in Nicaragua to grow up in the country versus the city? It’s a simple question with a profound answer that filmmakers Jason Outenreath and Greg Martin Purifoy discovered over the…
