Latina Politicians Battling in Texas

Latina Politicians Battling in Texas

Mary Mata November 28, 2012

By Hector Luis Alamo Jr., Being Latino Two Latinas are battling it out in Texas — and, no, they’re not clawing at each other over a suave macho like in […]

House GOP Committee Chairs Will All Be White Men

Mary Mata

By Jennifer Bendery, Huffington Post Latino Voices WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced who will chair all of the major House committees in the next Congress. And it […]

Mexican Beauty Queen Killed in Narco Shootout

Mary Mata

By Hispanically Speaking News Investigators are trying to determine whether model and beauty queen Maria Susana Flores, who died in a shootout with the Mexican army over the weekend, was […]

Latina to Head National Catholic Organization

Mary Mata November 26, 2012

PRESS RELEASE SAN ANTONIO (November 26, 2012) –The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL) (www.call-usa.org) today announced that Diana Richardson Vela will assume the position of President and CEO effective January 1, […]

Election Vote Predict Final Model: Obama 72.9 – Romney 27.1

Mary Mata November 6, 2012

By Gabriel Sanchez, Latino Decisions Final LD Vote and Turnout Predict Projections: Record-breaking Turnout and Lopsided Support for Obama among Latinos Over the final several weeks of polling (Figure 1), the LD Vote Predict estimates […]

Identity Crisis in Faith and Politics No More

Mary Mata November 5, 2012

By Melanie Mendez-G0nzales This one is scary for me to write. I don’t always like taking a stand so publicly. Then again, it’s not all about me, is it? I […]

5 Things The Next President Should Learn About Latinos

NewsTaco November 2, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Regardless of who wins the Presidential race next Tuesday, there is one undeniable factor in the mix this election: the rise of the importance of the Latino electorate. While most […]

Romney’s Empty “Binders Full of Women”

Mary Mata October 19, 2012

By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Mitt Romney showed up Tuesday night talking about “binders full of women” being brought to him when he was governor. Sounds kind of kinky and certainly not something you […]

Daily NewsTaco

NewsTaco October 17, 2012

Wednesday October 17, 2012 Court to hear Brewer’s appeal in immigration case (AzCapitoltimes): Important because it’s happening today. But it’s not what you think. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer appealed a ruling by […]

CULTURE: Parent Attention Gap Behind Class Divide

Mary Mata October 15, 2012

By Sam Quiñones,  A Reporter’s Blog Fascinating piece in The Atlantic online this morning about what’s behind the class chasm in America. The magazine holds that a major reason for the class divide […]