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OPINION

An Erosion of Rights, a Crisis of Trust

For immigrants, these issues are a daily reality as the system becomes more unpredictable

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

Marlena Fitzpatrick

Trump’s Coercive Tactics in Latin America Evoke Era of Gunboat Diplomacy

And the rise of anti‐imperialism it helped spur

Apr 22, 2026

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6 min read

The Conversation

Puerto Rico Is Not America’s Tax Escape Hatch

Whether it is the real Peter Schiff telling you that or not

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Javier Ortiz

Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay

The human cost of Act 22 displacement

Federico A. de Jesús

When Live Sports Go Behind a Paywall, Who Gets Left Out?

And why it has become an equity issue

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

Guest Contibutors

Peter Schiff y el cuento de ser 100% puertorriqueño

¿Para quién es Puerto Rico: inversionistas o boricuas?

Apr 18, 2026

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5 min read

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Peter Schiff and the Tale of Being 100% Puerto Rican

Who is Puerto Rico for: wealthy outsiders or Puerto Ricans themselves?

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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OPINION

On This Tax Day, the Myths About U.S. Territories and Taxation

Apr 15, 2026

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4 min read

On This Tax Day, the Myths About U.S. Territories and Taxation

It’s time to unravel colonial narratives that deny democracy, equity, and self-determination

Edoardo Ortiz, +1

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

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

A Latino Face for US Intervention

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

Joseph Ramirez

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

La independencia de Puerto Rico requiere reconfigurar nuestros cerebros

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

Lola Rosario

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

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

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

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

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

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

The platform is the problem, not the expertise

Sindy Marisol Benavides

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

Mar 25, 2026

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11 min read

Puerto Rico’s Independence Requires Rewiring Our Brains

Undoing colonial damage and dependency transcends politics

Lola Rosario

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

Mar 24, 2026

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11 min read

The East Wing Demolition Is an Architectural and Political Failure

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

Yiselle Santos Rivera

An Erosion of Rights, a Crisis of Trust

Trump’s Coercive Tactics in Latin America Evoke Era of Gunboat Diplomacy

Puerto Rico Is Not America’s Tax Escape Hatch

Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay

When Live Sports Go Behind a Paywall, Who Gets Left Out?

Peter Schiff y el cuento de ser 100% puertorriqueño

Peter Schiff and the Tale of Being 100% Puerto Rican

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On This Tax Day, the Myths About U.S. Territories and Taxation

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

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

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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An Erosion of Rights, a Crisis of Trust

Trump’s Coercive Tactics in Latin America Evoke Era of Gunboat Diplomacy

Puerto Rico Is Not America’s Tax Escape Hatch

Puerto Ricans in Loíza Face Homelessness After Being Told They Could Stay

When Live Sports Go Behind a Paywall, Who Gets Left Out?

Peter Schiff y el cuento de ser 100% puertorriqueño

Peter Schiff and the Tale of Being 100% Puerto Rican

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

On This Tax Day, the Myths About U.S. Territories and Taxation

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

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

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 newsroom. Please consider donating to support our journalism.

Categories

Who We Are

Who We Are

The Latino Newsletter

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