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Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

That’s what happens to colonies

Aug 7, 2026

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5 min read

Alberto C. Medina

How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans

Reflections from a harrowing and inspiring long weekend with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Jul 31, 2026

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6 min read

Julio Ricardo Varela

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

The pause between the trigger and the response is where generational change actually happens

Jul 27, 2026

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4 min read

Chris Bustos

Aug 14, 2026

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3 min read

Massachusetts Must Build Wealth For All

For too many families, there is nothing to fall back on

Javier A. Juarez

The Work Isn’t Finished

This is the moment to lean in and build institutions that outlast us all

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

Sonia V. Díaz

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

Or why Elon Musk cannot stop progress in film representation

Jul 19, 2026

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5 min read

Felix R. Sánchez

World Cup Propels Surveillance to New Heights

The real test is what happens after the tournament ends

Jul 6, 2026

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4 min read

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Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

The Supreme Court‘s 6-3 ruling affirmed what the 14th Amendment has always said

Mauro Morales

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

Why Latino men learned to speak in anger and what it’s costing them in their marriages, parenting, and careers

Chris Bustos

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

And still, in the U.S., we are frequently told we don’t belong

Sindy Marisol Benavides

Everybody Wants to Be Boricua Until It’s Time to Carry the Water

Jun 18, 2026

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7 min read

Everybody Wants to Be Boricua Until It’s Time to Carry the Water

On the water crisis, Benito, and the lie of loving an island from a distance

Luis Jonathan Hernández

Jun 17, 2026

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5 min read

My Beloved Yellow Jersey

And why it represents who I am and who I will always be

Santiago Flórez

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

The Storytellers America Doesn’t See

Latina communicators are shaping the national narrative, and it's time the industry acknowledged them

Brenda Duran

Our Copa: A Different World Cup Is Possible

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

Our Copa: A Different World Cup Is Possible

The planet’s greatest sporting event has become a site of autocracy, corruption, repression, and surveillance

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

This Isn’t a Race Phoenix Wanted to Win

Climate change is real, so when will our leaders lead?

Guest Contributor

Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

Massachusetts Must Build Wealth For All

The Work Isn’t Finished

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

World Cup Propels Surveillance to New Heights

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

Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

Everybody Wants to Be Boricua Until It’s Time to Carry the Water

My Beloved Yellow Jersey

The Storytellers America Doesn’t See

Our Copa: A Different World Cup Is Possible

This Isn’t a Race Phoenix Wanted to Win

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Puerto Rico Is Falling Apart

How I Found Hope and Humanity at a Journalism Conference in New Orleans

The Parenting Shift Latino Families Are Navigating

Massachusetts Must Build Wealth For All

The Work Isn’t Finished

The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships, and Frightened a Trillionaire

World Cup Propels Surveillance to New Heights

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

Birthright Citizenship Is an American Right

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

Everybody Wants to Be Boricua Until It’s Time to Carry the Water

My Beloved Yellow Jersey

The Storytellers America Doesn’t See

Our Copa: A Different World Cup Is Possible

This Isn’t a Race Phoenix Wanted to Win

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.