Warren, Kaine, Castro on shortlist as Clinton’s VP search intensifies

Warren, Kaine, Castro on shortlist as Clinton’s VP search intensifies

NewsTaco June 21, 2016

*The Democratic convention is a mere 5 weeks away, and Julián Castro is still on the Veep shortlist. What do you think, is  it real, for show, does Castro have […]

Follow the polls at your own peril

NewsTaco June 1, 2016

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) If the presidential election were a real horse race the ponies would be running along the back stretch right about now. There’s still […]

Two Videos Reveal Stark Contrasts in How Clinton and Trump Appeal to Hispanics

NewsTaco May 23, 2016

*The difference is noticeable. Trump’s first address to a Latino group is on a hand-held mobile device, in his jet, with terrible audio and his usual shoot-from-the-hip rambling. It comes […]

Mexico’s Elite Might Just Favor Trump

NewsTaco May 9, 2016

*He says Mexico’s elite doesn’t like Hillary because she ignored Mexico when she was Secretary of State. They’ve got a point there, but Trump? Apparently Trumpism fits well with Mexico’s […]

Will Hispanic Millennials Vote?

NewsTaco April 22, 2016

*Boomer parents, millennial kids, Hillary v Bernie, it happens in the Latino community as well. VL By Pricilla Alvarez, The Atlantic (2 minute read) The Hispanic population is looking young. […]

the Latino daily – Your Wednesday morning brief

NewsTaco April 20, 2016

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! It’s a good day to squash long-held myths. I’m going to start today with a short list of numbers that correct a few […]

the Latino daily – Your Monday morning brief

NewsTaco April 11, 2016

MONDAY, April 11, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! Let’s get this week started. Here’s your news. ►Monday’s numbers 40 – The percentage of U.S. Latino and black students in the U.S. […]

the Latino daily – Your Monday morning brief

NewsTaco March 28, 2016

MONDAY, March 28, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! ►Monday’s numbers 43.8 – The percentage of workers aged 58 or older who work in physically demanding or difficult working conditions. 60.7 – […]

Rosario Dawson Pens Forceful Open Letter To Dolores Huerta (is that news?)

NewsTaco March 25, 2016

*I post this story about the Rosario Dawson letter to Dolores Huerta, and not the letter itself, for a specific reason. I’m not interested in what Dawson has to say. Neither […]

the Latino daily – Your Thursday morning brief

NewsTaco March 24, 2016

THURSDAY, March 23, 2016 Good morning Taquista! I checked, the next presidential primary elections (actually it’s a cacus) is the Democratic contest this weekend in Washington State. After that, in […]