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Peter Schiff y el cuento de ser 100% puertorriqueño

Apr 18, 2026

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5 min read

Peter Schiff y el cuento de ser 100% puertorriqueño

¿Para quién es Puerto Rico: inversionistas o boricuas?

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Peter Schiff and the Tale of Being 100% Puerto Rican

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

Peter Schiff and the Tale of Being 100% Puerto Rican

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

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
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
Neil Weare
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
The Conversation
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
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
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
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
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
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
Yiselle Santos Rivera
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mark Pagán
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
The Human Cost of Consolidation

Mar 3, 2026

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11 min read

The Human Cost of Consolidation

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

Guest Contributor
Guest Contributor
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
World Cup Offers Major Moment for NJ Hispanic Community

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

World Cup Offers Major Moment for NJ Hispanic Community

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

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

Feb 17, 2026

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10 min read

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

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

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
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
Cristina Escobar
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
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