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Despite High Unemployment, Hiring Discrimination Remains

Mary Mata December 9, 2011

By David Elliot, otherwords.org Many people know that some 14 million Americans, officially about 9 percent of the nation’s work force, are unemployed. Another 12 million are under-employed. That means […]

U.S. College Completion Cannot Grow Without Latino Success

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

Study: Lawn Care Industry Large Source Of Income For Latinos

Mary Mata December 5, 2011

WA State Dairy Workers Fighting For Union Rights

Mary Mata

By Dylan Anderson, United Farm Workers Internet Communications Ruby Ridge is a large dairy located in Eastern Washington. An overwhelming majority of workers employed at the dairy signed union authorization […]

Majority Of New Homeowners In The U.S. Are Latino

Mary Mata December 2, 2011

More than half of new homeowners in the U.S. are Latino, according to new Census data for the third quarter. Accounting for 53% of new households, the number of Latino […]

South TX Oil Fields: Short-Term Benefits, Long-Term Probs

Mary Mata December 1, 2011

By Roberto R. Calderón So here we are again visiting the subject of the developing oil and gas field by intensive fracking technologies in a wide swath of South Texas counties. The Eagle Ford […]

Lamenting Our Sad, Sick Obsession With Stuff

Mary Mata November 30, 2011

On Black Friday, after another helping of delicious leftovers, I languidly sat on the couch and contemplated what all the shopping lunatics must be doing at that moment. See, my […]