The Trouble With Enrolling In The Affordable Care Act

The Trouble With Enrolling In The Affordable Care Act

Mary Mata September 12, 2013

By Jude Joffe-Block, Kate Sheehy, Tristan Ahtone, Fronteras Across the Southwest, groups are canvassing neighborhoods to inform uninsured people about how to sign up for coverage under Obama’s Affordable Care Act beginning Oct. […]

Google Bets Big On Hispanics And Women

Mary Mata September 11, 2013

By Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes So far, I have gotten three urgent notes from friends this week, and they all sound something like this:  “Are you going to the event at […]

Latino Winemakers Rise in California, Through the Ranks

Mary Mata September 10, 2013

By Patricia Leigh Brown, The New York Times SONOMA, Calif. — It is harvest season in wine country, the time of year when the scent of crushed grapes infuses the […]

U.S. Hispanic Unemployment Improved in August

Mary Mata September 9, 2013

By Hispanic Business Unemployment numbers for U.S. Hispanics saw a year-over-year improvement in August and held steady month to month, according to figures released Friday by the Labor Department. The […]

Economy added 169k jobs in August as the recovery grinds along

Mary Mata September 6, 2013

By Ylan Q. Mui, Washington Post The U.S. economy added a disappointing 169,000 jobs last month, according to government data released Friday, a grinding pace that could alter the Federal Reserve’s […]

Hispanic NFL players earn highest average salary

Mary Mata

By Richard Thompson, The Daily Caller Hispanic players earn the highest average salary in the National Football League, according to a study provided to The Daily Caller. Best Tickets conducted an unofficial census of NFL […]

Fast food workers strike, demand better wages

Mary Mata August 30, 2013

By Adriana Maestas,  NBCLatino On Thursday, labor organizers held a series of strikes across the country at McDonald’s and Burger King restaurants demanding a pay increase to $15 an hour. The […]

Just before Labor Day, a report shows struggles of Latino workers

Mary Mata

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi A new report by the AFL-CIO depicts how, even after four years since the recession officially ended, Latino workers continue to be disproportionally affected by the weak […]

How Goya brought ethnic food to white America

Mary Mata August 26, 2013

By Lydia DePillis, Washington Post About a year ago, in Washington’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood, an independent grocer called Bestway changed hands. The new owner is In Suk Pak, a South Korean […]

Uncle Sam wants you to join and succeed in the Federal Government?

Mary Mata August 23, 2013

by Jorge E. Ponce, NewsTaco Federal employees are in a state of confusion lately.  Their pay has been frozen for three years, and going to a fourth.  The Office of […]