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OPINION

A Latino Face for US Intervention

The First Hispanic Secretary of State has become a Latin American nightmare

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

Joseph Ramirez

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

Reparar el daño colonial y la dependencia va más allá de la política

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

Lola Rosario

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

The curtain has been pulled back, but there are still questions

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Cubans Living Abroad Now Hold Key to Their Country’s Uncertain Future

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

Cubans Living Abroad Now Hold Key to Their Country’s Uncertain Future

Paths for returning to the island are opening up

The Conversation

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

The platform is the problem, not the expertise

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Sindy Marisol Benavides

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

Undoing colonial damage and dependency transcends politics

Mar 25, 2026

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11 min read

Lola Rosario

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

What a ballroom no one asked for says about who this city belongs to

Mar 24, 2026

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11 min read

Yiselle Santos Rivera

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OPINION

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Mar 23, 2026

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11 min read

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Guantánamo shows how legal precedent and infrastructure continue to shape U.S. power

Denise Zubizarreta

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

Mar 19, 2026

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11 min read

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

A Chicana journalist confronts the Chávez allegations and the movement that shaped her

Serena Maria Daniels

Puerto Rican Kids Need to Learn About Their History

Mar 17, 2026

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9 min read

Puerto Rican Kids Need to Learn About Their History

We need to fight against our history’s erasure

Adriana Erin Rivera

The Concentration Camps We Refuse to See

Mar 16, 2026

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11 min read

The Concentration Camps We Refuse to See

As a civil rights lawyer, I am afraid of what is happening before our very eyes

Mauro Morales

Corporate Sinners: One Battle After Another

Mar 14, 2026

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10 min read

Corporate Sinners: One Battle After Another

Hollywood crowns its finest on Sunday, but the real story is the merger that could unmake it all

Guest Contributor

What This Year’s Latino Representation at the Oscars Tells Us

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

What This Year’s Latino Representation at the Oscars Tells Us

“Frankenstein” and “The Secret Agent” took opposite roads to arrive on Hollywood’s biggest stage

Francisco Avilés Pino

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

Mar 4, 2026

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11 min read

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

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

Neidi Dominguez

A Latino Face for US Intervention

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

Cubans Living Abroad Now Hold Key to Their Country’s Uncertain Future

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

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founded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

Puerto Rican Kids Need to Learn About Their History

The Concentration Camps We Refuse to See

Corporate Sinners: One Battle After Another

What This Year’s Latino Representation at the Oscars Tells Us

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

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A Latino Face for US Intervention

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

After ‘La Comisión Total,’ Something Smells Rotten in La Fortaleza

Cubans Living Abroad Now Hold Key to Their Country’s Uncertain Future

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

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

Trump, Cuba, and the Return of the Offshore Exception

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

Puerto Rican Kids Need to Learn About Their History

The Concentration Camps We Refuse to See

Corporate Sinners: One Battle After Another

What This Year’s Latino Representation at the Oscars Tells Us

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

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.