White Supremacist Linked to Death of Colorado Prison Chief, Latino Man

White Supremacist Linked to Death of Colorado Prison Chief, Latino Man

Mary Mata March 22, 2013

Evan Spencer Ebel By Fox News Latino Police are trying to figure whether a white supremacist shot by Texas police is linked to the killing of a Latino pizza delivery […]

Ex-Mexican Pres. Zedillo Could Face Cover-Up Charges in U.S.

Mary Mata March 20, 2013

By Robert Cyr, ctlatinonews A new ruling has been issued in an intriguing international human rights case unfolding in Hartford federal court. It involves a former Mexican president and the court […]

Out of Mexico’s Violence: Cultural Renaissance On the Border

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Louis Nevaer, New America Media MEXICO CITY – Mexican youths living in border cities from Tijuana to Ciudad Juarez are reclaiming civil society via cultural movements emerging on the heels […]

GANGS: Cisco and the Streets

Mary Mata

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Mexican Mafia member Rafael “Cisco” Munoz-Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison today. Munoz-Gonzalez was tried on charges that he’d controlled the Puente 13 […]

Judge in Philly Police Abuse Case is Married to Cop

Mary Mata February 28, 2013

By Latino Rebels A report out of Philadelphia revealed today that Judge Patrick Dugan, who believed a viral video showing former city police lieutenant Jonathan Josey punching Aida Guzmán last fall […]

Is Public Radio Being Unfair to Chicago Public Schools?

Mary Mata February 25, 2013

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco On Wednesday, one of Chicago Public Radio’s reporters published a piece that criticized Chicago Public Schools leaders for refusing to confirm if shooting victims attended Chicago Public Schools. […]

Mexican Drug Cartels Eye Spain As Their New Home

Mary Mata February 21, 2013

By Louis Nevaer, New America Media MADRID – The economic crisis in Spain, with a crippling jobless rate at 26 percent and labor strikes growing violent, has unleashed a brutal turf […]

How We Talk about Guns in My Chicago Classroom

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By Ray Salazar, CNN During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama spoke about gun violence, and he continues the discussion in Chicago today. He recognized in his speech, […]

Cartel kingpin Chicago’s new Public Enemy No. 1

Mary Mata February 14, 2013

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press/USA Today Authorities in Chicago are naming a drug kingpin in Mexico as the city’s Public Enemy No. 1 — a label first given to gangster […]

MEXICO: Can Vigilante Justice Save Mexico?

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

By San Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog My homeboys in Mexico, Dudley Althaus and photographer Keith Dannemiller, have a new story up on Global Post asking this question, and visiting places where citizens […]