Republicans predict victory as narrow U.S. healthcare vote approaches
Republicans predict victory as narrow U.S. healthcare vote approaches
*Why you should read this: Because this vote is coming down to the wire. Because you can call your representative to let them know this is a bad bill: Savemycare […]
Latino heritage could be a casualty of a Trump revision
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read) This happened today, and we need to keep an eye on it. It’s an instance of Trump taking a stab at an Obama […]
The Obama Farewell speech failed to inspire
*I disagree with Ray on this. I think the president’s speech was well written and well delivered. It’s not tradition for a departing president to make bold statements in a […]
Advocates Say Court Decision Will Hurt Immigrants
*Very good summary of the Supreme Court’s immigration stalemate. It’s by our partners at Public News Service. VL By Mark Richardson, Public News Service (1.5 minute read) AUSTIN, Texas — […]
Racial Awakening, Pride And Fear: One Latino Perspective On ‘The Obama Effect’
*This is the kind of story that needs to face outward. It was published by an NPR program called Code Switch, so hopefully non-Latinos get to hear it and read […]
Want to build the second century of American conservation? Look to César Chávez.
*César Chavez’s son writes about his father as a guide for Latinos as the future of American conservation. It makes good sense for Latinos to take the lead of the […]
Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
*So what do you think? This nomination can’t escape the political context. Is this a classic move in Obama’s familiar multi-level chess game? VL By Michael D. Shear and Gardiner […]
What I didn’t hear in the State of the Union speech, and why
Victor Landa, NewsTaco More than any other speech that President Obama has delivered, last nights’ State of the Union was done more for himself than for any audience, real or […]
After immigration raids, Latino leaders ask Obama to show ‘moral leadership’
*The issue seems to be a simple choice of following, or not, the deportation orders issued by immigration judges. But the action is laden with nuance and contradictions. In November […]
Obama’s Loss on Immigration Case May Be Political Win for Party
*A silver lining for Democrats to go with this week’s 5th Circuit Court ruling on the President’s executive actions on immigration. Democratic Party operatives are looking at the long game. […]
