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New Study Traces Latino Wealth Gap to Decades of Policy Decisions

Apr 14, 2026

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New Study Traces Latino Wealth Gap to Decades of Policy Decisions

Co-published by UCLA LPPI and UnidosUS, the report finds Latino median household wealth at $62,000, compared to $284,000 for white households

The Latino Newsletter
The Latino Newsletter
Counties With Large Presence of Latinos Face Greater Population Growth Slowdown

Apr 13, 2026

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10 min read

Counties With Large Presence of Latinos Face Greater Population Growth Slowdown

The analysis is based on the 3,132 counties with Latino residents, out of the country’s 3,144 counties

Rogelio Sáenz
Rogelio Sáenz
A Latino Face for US Intervention

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
Joseph Ramirez
Bill to Restrict ICE Interactions Advances in Massachusetts

Apr 6, 2026

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9 min read

Bill to Restrict ICE Interactions Advances in Massachusetts

In late March, the House voted 134-21 to pass the PROTECT Act, which now heads to the Senate

Rosanna Marinelli
Rosanna Marinelli
Massachusetts Appoints First Latina Housing Secretary

Apr 4, 2026

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Massachusetts Appoints First Latina Housing Secretary

At an April 1 press conference, Juana Matías calls her appointment ‘intentional’

Rosanna Marinelli
Rosanna Marinelli
Butch Ware: The Green Candidate

Apr 3, 2026

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5 min read

Butch Ware: The Green Candidate

Season 2, Episode 14 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

The Latino Newsletter
The Latino Newsletter
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
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
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
Yiselle Santos 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
Mauro Morales
What DACA Taught Me About Solidarity

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

Mar 2, 2026

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13 min read

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

Destruction is not the same as political success

The Conversation
The Conversation
Where Does Cuba Go Next?

Feb 27, 2026

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10 min read

Where Does Cuba Go Next?

Experts debate whether the country’s mounting economic crisis threatens the regime or reinforces its grip

Caroline Val
Caroline Val
Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

Feb 19, 2026

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10 min read

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

They are not giving up

Jessica Garcia
Jessica Garcia
The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

Feb 10, 2026

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10 min read

The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

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

Mauro Morales
Mauro Morales
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
Rogelio Sáenz
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
Mauro Morales
Venezuela, Human Rights, and the Left’s Moral Blind Spot

Jan 15, 2026

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11 min read

Venezuela, Human Rights, and the Left’s Moral Blind Spot

Condemning US intervention should not require excusing repression, silence, or suffering

Henders Aponte
Henders Aponte
The Rise of the American Gestapo

Jan 14, 2026

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9 min read

The Rise of the American Gestapo

It’s time to call ICE what it is

Mauro Morales
Mauro Morales
Chicago Police Scrutinized Over Collaboration With ICE

Jan 13, 2026

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8 min read

Chicago Police Scrutinized Over Collaboration With ICE

Participants at listening session say it violates Welcoming City ordinance

Hector Cervantes
Hector Cervantes
Can the United States ‘Run’ Venezuela?

Jan 6, 2026

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13 min read

Can the United States ‘Run’ Venezuela?

Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy

The Conversation
The Conversation
Venezuelans React to Maduro’s Capture

Jan 5, 2026

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13 min read

Venezuelans React to Maduro’s Capture

There’s a feeling of uncertainty to what will happen next

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
How Venezuela has Been Preparing for a US Invasion for More Than Two Decades

Dec 22, 2025

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9 min read

How Venezuela has Been Preparing for a US Invasion for More Than Two Decades

The latest from The Conversation Weekly podcast

The Conversation
The Conversation
Andrea Flores on Redesigning the System

Dec 19, 2025

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7 min read

Andrea Flores on Redesigning the System

‘I can’t believe that we’re still having the same conversations, with the same barriers, with the same excuses.’

Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela
Puerto Rico Signs Bill Critics Say Is a Threat to Public Information

Dec 18, 2025

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13 min read

Puerto Rico Signs Bill Critics Say Is a Threat to Public Information

Law 156-2025 became official this past weekend

Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Chile Elects Its Most Right-Wing Leader Since Pinochet

Dec 16, 2025

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13 min read

Chile Elects Its Most Right-Wing Leader Since Pinochet

It aligns with a regional drift and domestic tendency to punish incumbents

The Conversation
The Conversation
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