Are Mexicans Taking A Cue From Egyptian Protests?

Are Mexicans Taking A Cue From Egyptian Protests?

Mary Mata May 6, 2011

By Melissa del Bosque “This is going to be huge, like nothing Mexico has ever seen before,” says college student Arnulfo Manriquez. “It’s going to be beautiful.” Today, thousands of […]

News Taco To Go: Gas, Spending, Ex-Cons, Egypt And Budget

Mary Mata April 13, 2011

$4 a gallon gas is set to hit most states as the usual summer gas price hikes meet $100 a barrel oil. Meanwhile, consumer spending rose .4% in March, but […]

NewsTaco To Go: Census, Wisconsin Unions, Job Discrimination, Egypt And BP

Mary Mata February 18, 2011

Census data released in Texas show that 89% of the state’s growth over the past decade was made up by minorities, specifically Latinos. Wisconsin has been taken over by pro-union protestors, […]

NewsTaco To Go: Mortgages, Airplanes, Egypt, GOP And Budget Cuts

Mary Mata February 11, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak spoke yesterday but didn’t step down, even bigger protests have resulted. Bigger and deeper budget cuts are coming, courtesy of the Tea Party-fueled GOP. The Obama […]

Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz Spoofs Egypt’s Mubarak

Mary Mata February 10, 2011

Chicano cartoonist and satirist Lalo Alcaraz released a spoof on Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak today. He combined the recent revelation that “conservative” New York Congressman Christopher Lee sent quasi-nude photos […]

Similarities: Egyptian Protests And Puerto Rican Protests

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: This is a repost from Pa’lante Latino and was written by Christina T. Saenz] The world is watching as the Egyptian people reclaim their government. They are demanding […]