This morning, I read an article in the Tampa Bay Times about a 19-year-old, the eldest US-born daughter of undocumented Mexican/Brazilian parents, who will be voting for the first time. She plans to vote for Trump because she believes…
Trump’s dramatic return to the White House from Walter Reed hospital delivered the kind of optics he not only craves but orchestrates on a predictable basis. So, it’s not so farfetched for many to ask: Should the US be…
It’s confirmed. The only reason why Trump is in a hurry to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s Supreme Court seat is because he thinks his pick will side with him when he contests the November election. The only remedy to…
If the Trump White House issues policy with white supremacy overtones and spouts rhetoric associated with the hateful group, chances are there are white supremacists IN the White House, not counting Trump. So, a new accusation about the child…
#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…
President Trump’s campaign team thinks his ongoing rally appearances will seal political wins for himself in 2020 and those he endorses. The reality is slowly sinking in and a new study just put another hole in that expectation; Child…
Politics, zNew Headline
#1 obstacle Latino voters faced easily fixable, especially in administration promising new ways
Nov 21, 2016, 5:50 PM 0
LatinaLista — The most immediate unknown from the recent presidential election is not what a Donald Trump administration will look like and act but how Latinos voted. The debate of how many Latinos voted for Trump — some sources…
2016 Presidential Candidates, Politics, zNew Headline
The message to Latinos is no longer “Get out the vote” but “Get the VOTER out”
Oct 11, 2016, 11:16 AM 0
LatinaLista — The headline all but threatens in its declaration of “Record Number of Hispanic Americans Ready to Vote for President.” Unfortunately, it’s a broken record. Being ready and actually voting are two distinct ends of a problem that…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
How universal design can help every voter cast a ballot
May 4, 2016, 9:28 AM 0
By Juan E. Gilbert The Conversation In the 2012 presidential election, 15.6 million people with disabilities reported voting, leaving people without disabilities to make up the remaining 110 million votes cast. The turnout rate for voters with disabilities…
BlogBeat, zNew Headline
American elections ranked worst among Western democracies. Here’s why.
Apr 25, 2016, 10:35 AM 0
By Pippa Norris The Conversation The world is currently transfixed by the spectacle of American elections. From New York, London and Paris to Beijing, Moscow, and Sydney there is endless heated debate in the news media and across dinner…
Commentary, Political Commentary, Politics, Politics, Red, White & Azul, zNew Headline
Commentary: Latino Access to Meaningful Political Representation at Stake in “One Person, One Vote” U.S. Supreme Court Case
Dec 8, 2015, 2:09 PM 0
By NALEO Educational Fund LatinaLista Changes to how nation draws state legislative districts could result in approximately 55 percent of the Latino population being excluded if only eligible voters were counted. Less than one year away from Election…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: New documentary forces nation to remember how a young generation helped turn the tide for Civil Rights
Mar 3, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Civil rights is synonymous with the struggles of black citizens for equality. Yet, it is not often remembered that during the summer of 1964, college students took an active, and dangerous, part in helping African Americans attain…
Local News, Southwest, zNew Headline
AZ bill would make it easier for felons to get back right to vote
Feb 10, 2014, 12:37 PM 0
By Caitlin Cruz Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Saying that voting can help former felons reintegrate into everyday life, a state lawmaker wants to make it easier for them to get back that right. “I think that people that…
Social Justice, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Remembering the March on Washington 50 years later
Jul 29, 2013, 11:20 AM 0
LatinaLista — Fifty years ago on August 28, 1963, Washington played host to one of the most iconic moments in history — the March on Washington. It was an event forever stamped into the annals of American history due…
Politics, Videos, zNew Headline
Video: Looking at all sides of New York City’s controversial proposal to allow non-citizens to vote in city elections
Jun 3, 2013, 1:56 PM 0
LatinaLista — The debate in Congress over immigration reform promises to heat up before fireworks explode July 4, the time Sen. Schumer predicts the senate will have passed the issue. Yet another immigration bill promises to be even more…
By Andrew Cohen Brennan Center for Justice The need for the Voting Rights Act will die, and it should die, on the day when Americans can say to one another with a straight face that racial discrimination in voting…
Palabra Final, Politics
New report underscores how Voter ID laws threaten the democratic right of too many youth of color
Sep 13, 2012, 6:00 PM 0
LatinaLista — A new study released by the black youth project titled Turning Back the Clock on Voting Rights: The Impact of New Photo Identification Requirements on Young People of Color adds one more voice to the chorus of…
General, Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Why do conservative legislators want to turn precinct workers into Homeland Security agents?
Jun 5, 2012, 10:23 AM 0
By José Antonio López LatinaLista Voting in Texas during the recent primary election races was one of the easiest and bureaucracy-free civic duties a citizen can experience. You show up at your precinct voting location, a friendly volunteer takes…
Palabra Final, Politics
Fort Worth, Texas: Gunning for Votes Creates a Showdown for Civil Rights
Nov 15, 2007, 4:44 PM 39
LatinaLista — It can never be said enough that politics is dirty business. Map of Dirty Politics – (Source: greatdreams.com) Whether it’s the recent state or local elections or the on-going start of the presidential campaigns, all are evidence…
