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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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9 min read

The 2026 Midterm Elections Are the Next Target

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

Mauro Morales
Mauro Morales
Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

Feb 9, 2026

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10 min read

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

It was as simple as it was radical

Nuria Net
Nuria Net
The World Baseball Classic Needs Puerto Rico — With or Without Stars

Feb 3, 2026

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8 min read

The World Baseball Classic Needs Puerto Rico — With or Without Stars

The talent is there, so just give other players the opportunity

Frankie Lozada
Frankie Lozada
Supporting Immigrants Under Trump Comes With a Price

Feb 1, 2026

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8 min read

Supporting Immigrants Under Trump Comes With a Price

Research and accounts show deportation policy traumatizes families and those who help

Dr. William D. Lopez
Dr. William D. Lopez
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
An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Jan 29, 2026

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10 min read

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Is Marcello Hernández a one-trick pony, or a powerful Latino voice?

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
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
Venezuelan Media Speaks Language of Silence

Jan 20, 2026

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8 min read

Venezuelan Media Speaks Language of Silence

From shuttered newsrooms to political prisoners, repression has rewired how we communicate

Daniela Tabata Bottini
Daniela Tabata Bottini
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
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
The Long Road Ahead for Venezuela

Jan 4, 2026

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10 min read

The Long Road Ahead for Venezuela

Here are my three big questions on this developing situation

Juan Escalante
Juan Escalante
Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

Dec 15, 2025

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9 min read

Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

A personal essay on masculinity, emotional silence, and the long work of learning how to feel without fear

Chris Bustos
Chris Bustos
Governor of Puerto Rico Firing Department Head Signals Massive Party Split

Dec 11, 2025

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13 min read

Governor of Puerto Rico Firing Department Head Signals Massive Party Split

How the firing of DACO’s Valerie Rodríguez Erazo opened up a new front in the PNP’s internal war

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
What I Saw in Havana

Dec 9, 2025

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9 min read

What I Saw in Havana

I asked a simple question, and here is what Cubans told me

Francisco Lozano
Francisco Lozano
Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)

Nov 20, 2025

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9 min read

Did Puerto Rican Women Improve the Workplace? (Yes)

Their historical contributions have been ignored for too long

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
Susanne Ramírez de Arellano
The Uncomfortable Truth About U.S. Publishing’s Language Divide

Nov 4, 2025

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9 min read

The Uncomfortable Truth About U.S. Publishing’s Language Divide

Spanish-language and English-language literary ecosystems still barely speak to each other — and that needs to change

Javier Marin
Javier Marin
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