GOP Latino Vote Manipulation Shows They Can’t Get Past Race
GOP Latino Vote Manipulation Shows They Can’t Get Past Race
Republican gerrymanderers were planning to create a “metric” to manipulate the numbers of Latinos to the advantage of the Republican Party before the redistricting process in Texas even began, according […]
SOPA’s Not The Fix, But Latinos Should Care About The Problem
By José Cruz, OurTiempo.com Yesterday everyone jumped online to protest SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills, new acts that would allow U.S. internet providers to block access to mostly foreign websites with […]
Why Should Latinos Care About SOPA?
By Amalia Deloney, Grassroots Policy Director at the Center for Media Justice Today websites across the country will purposely black out their pages so visitors will see only information about Stop […]
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett Shifts Emphasis To Latino Voters
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Dogget (D-Austin) has been serving the people of the State of Texas in some capacity or another for most of his life. As a congressman since 1995, […]
Obama’s Labor Appointments Are Long Overdue
By René Lara, Political and Legislative Director of the Texas AFL-CIO President Barack Obama recently appointed three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the government agency that is supposed […]
Puerto Rico To Hold Referendum On Statehood, Independence
On Wednesday, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño approved a two–part referendum that will get the ball rolling on whether the island wants to change its status. Both parts of the […]
Energy Efficiency Can Help Us Turn The Economy Around
By David Golstein Recent economic news is not encouraging. The New York Times reports that when it comes to recovery, “experts see a false dawn.” One particularly troubling area is housing, where […]
Joaquin Castro’s San Antonio Strategy
San Antonio, Texas — Congressional Candidate Joaquín Castro has had a busy week. Just a few days ago he was campaigning in the newly created 35th congressional district, hoping a […]
Gonzalez’s Retirement Makes Room For Younger Latino Politicos
The last two times I spoke to congressman Charlie Gonzalez I noticed a sense of futility in his demeanor. It wasn’t a fatalism that you’d attribute to someone who’d given […]
NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Nov. 19 – 27, 2011
Some great stuff this week, my favorite being the great political chisme of the week: a complete reshuffling of Texas’ congressional candidates. Check that out, for sure. Then there was […]