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OPINION

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

I learned to be brave, but the fight ahead requires all of us

Mar 4, 2026

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11 min read

Neidi Dominguez

The Human Cost of Consolidation

Why the Paramount–WBD merger threatens the creators and the audiences that make media worth watching

Mar 3, 2026

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11 min read

Guest Contributor

U.S. Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Endgame Strategy

Destruction is not the same as political success

Mar 2, 2026

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13 min read

The Conversation

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

With his unique drawl, our Boricua Brando cut his own lane in Hollywood. But where are his acolytes?

Mark Pagán

World Cup Offers Major Moment for NJ Hispanic Community

The FIFA event highlights an earned opportunity — and a market the region can’t ignore

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

Carlos Medina

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

They are not giving up

Feb 19, 2026

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10 min read

Jessica Garcia

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

Is Pan-Americanism merely a chimera or an attainable dream?

Feb 17, 2026

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10 min read

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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OPINION

Sundance Winner ‘American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez’ Is the Affirming Doc Our Community Needs

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

Sundance Winner ‘American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez’ Is the Affirming Doc Our Community Needs

“This is a film about belonging,” director David Alvarado tells The Latino Newsletter

Cristina Escobar

The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

Feb 10, 2026

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9 min read

The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

Why fears of interference and “nationalizing” the vote are real

Mauro Morales

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

Feb 9, 2026

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10 min read

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

It was as simple as it was radical

Nuria Net

The World Baseball Classic Needs Puerto Rico — With or Without Stars

Feb 3, 2026

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8 min read

The World Baseball Classic Needs Puerto Rico — With or Without Stars

The talent is there, so just give other players the opportunity

Frankie Lozada

Supporting Immigrants Under Trump Comes With a Price

Feb 1, 2026

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8 min read

Supporting Immigrants Under Trump Comes With a Price

Research and accounts show deportation policy traumatizes families and those who help

Dr. William D. Lopez

US Plunging Population Growth and the Impact of Trump’s Mass Deportation

Jan 30, 2026

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8 min read

US Plunging Population Growth and the Impact of Trump’s Mass Deportation

The impact will be felt throughout the country and all of its institutions

Rogelio Sáenz

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Jan 29, 2026

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10 min read

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Is Marcello Hernández a one-trick pony, or a powerful Latino voice?

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Fighting Back Institutionalized Falsehoods

Jan 28, 2026

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10 min read

Fighting Back Institutionalized Falsehoods

We can stop the ’dumbing down' of the United States... if we really want to

Mauro Morales

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

The Human Cost of Consolidation

U.S. Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Endgame Strategy

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

World Cup Offers Major Moment for NJ Hispanic Community

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

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Sundance Winner ‘American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez’ Is the Affirming Doc Our Community Needs

The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

The World Baseball Classic Needs Puerto Rico — With or Without Stars

Supporting Immigrants Under Trump Comes With a Price

US Plunging Population Growth and the Impact of Trump’s Mass Deportation

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Fighting Back Institutionalized Falsehoods

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Who We Are

Who We Are

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

The Human Cost of Consolidation

U.S. Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Endgame Strategy

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

World Cup Offers Major Moment for NJ Hispanic Community

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

Bad Bunny and Simón Bolívar, or a Cautionary Tale for Modern Times

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outletfounded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.

Sundance Winner ‘American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez’ Is the Affirming Doc Our Community Needs

The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

The World Baseball Classic Needs Puerto Rico — With or Without Stars

Supporting Immigrants Under Trump Comes With a Price

US Plunging Population Growth and the Impact of Trump’s Mass Deportation

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Fighting Back Institutionalized Falsehoods

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit newsroom. Please consider donating to support our journalism.

Categories

Who We Are

Who We Are

The Latino Newsletter

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outlet
founded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.