East LA Gentrification: Not Even Subcomandante Marcos Is Safe

East LA Gentrification: Not Even Subcomandante Marcos Is Safe

Mary Mata January 25, 2012

I am a prideful beast and sometimes I allow it to get the better of me. Sometimes I start one-sided rivalries after I feel I have received a raw deal. […]

DOJ Finds Latinos Targeted For Sub-Prime Loans

NewsTaco December 26, 2011

This is one of those stories that gets lost in the holiday shuffle;  it made a few headline waves in specific industry websites right before Christmas Eve. But the story […]

Majority Of New Homeowners In The U.S. Are Latino

Mary Mata December 2, 2011

More than half of new homeowners in the U.S. are Latino, according to new Census data for the third quarter. Accounting for 53% of new households, the number of Latino […]

Latinos Have The Highest Poverty Rate In The U.S.

Mary Mata November 9, 2011

The Pew Hispanic Center reported on data from the Census Bureau yesterday that highlights that Latinos have the highest percentage of people living in poverty than any other group. If you recall, […]

One Recession, “Two Societies”

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

By Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Everybody’s hurting. But, as usual, the level of hurt isn’t quite equal. Last week, the Pew Research Center released a study that looked at […]

Latinos Hit The Hardest In The Recession

Mary Mata July 26, 2011

Latino families were hit the hardest during the recession that has now spanned several years, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project. Here’s […]