Opinion
OPINION: Patria y Vida
To be clear: this isn’t about Trump. This isn’t about Obama. This isn’t about any of your favorite or most hated politicians. And this isn’t about the embargo.
The Dustup Around Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney’s ENCANTO
The man at the center of the last big debate about what constitutes Latinidad and how it’s represented in Hollywood is at it again.
OPINION: DeSantis’ Hypocrisy About Large Protests Completely Exposed During Cuba Protests in Miami
We now have a governor in Florida who pushes politically motivated legislation and enforces it selectively to his political convenience.
The Conversation About Cuba Is Complex: Are You Willing to Have It?
Cubans on the island have been historically ignored by the American people despite being less than 100 miles away.
OPINION: Bolsonaro’s Authoritarian Drive Seems Unstoppable
Authoritarian leaders tend to seek to hold on to power by any means they deem necessary—whether through censorship, media control, or coups. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is one of those leaders.
US Black and Latino Communities Often Have Low Vaccination Rates, but Blaming Vaccine Hesitancy Misses the Mark
Working together as lead site investigators for CommuniVax, a national initiative to improve vaccine equity, we and our teams in Alabama, California and Idaho, along with CommuniVax teams elsewhere in the nation, have documented a variety of stances toward vaccination that simply can’t be cast as “hesitant.”
OPINION: On Colorism, Mestizaje and ‘In the Heights’
In an effort to bring some light to this debate, it is proper to begin by making a few clarifications.
OPINION: For Today’s GOP, Democracy Isn’t Worth Defending
The failure by a single Republican to back last Tuesday’s procedural vote simply to begin debate on the For the People Act suggests that, in their eyes, democracy as we’ve known it is no longer worth defending.
OPINION: A Lamento Borincano in the Shooting Death of a Puerto Rican Couple
It is painful when you see two of your own lying shot execution-style on the floor, the Puerto Rican flag fluttering in the background as a terrible requiem to the American Dream.
OPINION: Schools Are Policed by Aunt Lydias
There is a dangerous habit in education that does not get a lot of attention.
OPINION: ‘In the Heights’ and the Tragedy of Never Going ‘Home’
I realize I’m wading into dangerous waters. Conversations about whether and why Latinos leave, stay, and return —or don’t— to their “countries of origin” can be fraught.
For Better or Worse, Rita Moreno’s Legacy Is on Full in New Documentary
There’s no point in building people up just to knock them down. I’d rather learn what we can from her, celebrate the successes she represents, and encourage growth in her and others.
OPINION: Don’t Feed Into People Using Deaths of Gyovanny Arzuaga and Yasmin Perez to Fuel Anti-Black Narratives
Outside of Chicago-based outlets and a growing collection of tweets, this murder has gone widely underreported.
OPINION: Puerto Rico in Crisis and the Shifting Dictates of Empire
This article compares two conjunctures in Puerto Rico’s modern history: 1928 through 1940; and 2006 through 2020.
OPINION: What the ‘In The Heights’ Colorism Discussion Is Really Exposing
The backlash against those talking about colorism in Hollywood is sucking the air out of the room where real discussions are taking place
OPINION: Compromise or Colony?
These are the conversations that advance decolonization in Congress. Let’s have them.
OPINION: Our Father Is a Prisoner of Conscience in Guatemala
For the last five years of our lives, we’ve not been able to hug him and say: “Have a good day, Dad.”
As More Climate Migrants Cross Borders Seeking Refuge, Laws Will Need to Adapt
Climate change is upending people’s lives around the world, but when droughts, floods or sea level rise force them to leave their countries, people often find closed borders and little assistance.
OPINION: To Fulfill the Promise of Environmental Justice, President Biden Must Address Vieques
This is a textbook example of environmental racism.
OPINION: What Americans and Puerto Ricans Need to Know About a Compact of Free Association
While Puerto Rican pro-sovereignty organizations continue to lobby Congressional offices to explain the formula of Free Association, this political option is getting the attention of U.S.-based and Puerto Rican newspapers, sparking debates in Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.
OPINION: The Racialization of Violence in Colombia
As protests grip Colombia, old wounds of structural racism have resurfaced through the criminalization of Indigenous and Black communities.