Opinion
The Prospects of Independence for Puerto Rico? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up (OPINION)
Wanting to be independent (as an individual, nation, or country) is the most natural thing in the world. But is it economically or politically viable?
Stopping Migrant Caravans Won’t Stop Them From Forming (OPINION)
It’s time to see these caravans through a more compassionate lens.
Consensus, Statehood, and Self-Determination (OPINION)
Statehood won. We must proceed from that fact. To insinuate the contrary or support other votes for options consistently rejected by Puerto Ricans is to disgrace democracy.
The Prospect of Statehood for Puerto Rico? Light Years Away (OPINION)
I offer the following as a historian and political analyst and not seeking to promote whatever solution to the Puerto Rican status issue.
A Look Forward: How the 1776 Report Protects Trump and Other Racists (OPINION)
Any attack on ethnic studies, racial diversity training, and other types of education that clearly centers Black people and other people of color should be of interest to the Latinx community.
The Mexican in Me
I’ve seen a lot of me in the Mexican people around me.
I Am a Psychiatrist and I Am Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine
The job then comes to help facilitate the patient making an informed decision based on science and facts.
Latinx Superheroes: WE CAN BE HEROES Adds to the Legacy of SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
I, for one, am glad We Can Be Heroes is having a moment. Like the most famous Latinx superhero film before it, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, We Can Be Heroes celebrates our culture, values, and aesthetic while offering hope that these tools can help build a better future.
Dear America, With Trump Gone, Are You Still Committed to Fighting White Supremacy? (OPINION)
White supremacy will no longer be as obvious as an attack on our Capitol.
Wearing a Mask Makes Us Face Our Own Mortality (OPINION)
As a professor of philosophy, I think a lot about freedom and what it is and what it is not. I don’t think it is what the anti-maskers think it is
Immigration, Rice and Nicky Jam
Before their night bus departed, the three brothers ate rice with grilled pork chops unsure of when they would eat their favorite meal again.
Why Gender-Based Violence Is Unequivocally Grounds for Asylum Protection (OPINION)
Although “death to asylum” was blocked, the incoming Biden-Harris administration must do more and propose a change to U.S. asylum law.
Biden’s Not-So-Secret Superpower (OPINION)
America, where do we go from here?
Biden and the Democrats Won Big: There Is No Excuse for Inaction on Immigration (OPINION)
With control of both the executive and legislative branches, Biden and his administration will have an opportunity to finally push through meaningful immigration reform.
For Puerto Rican Statehood, It’s Now or Never: So It’s Never? (OPINION)
Puerto Rican statehood is having its most promising political moment, and it’s still a non-starter for the United States.
As President Biden Steps into Office, the Real Work Begins (OPINION)
We cannot afford to fall asleep at the wheel again.
None of Us Feel Latinx Enough (Except a Few White Ladies)
Ambiguity is sewn into the fabric of our identity. Which is why it’s so infuriating to see cases like Natasha Bannan’s. She gets the benefits with none of the doubt.
America’s Favorite Terrorists (OPINION)
When in doubt, accuse the U.S. government of doing what it accuses other governments of doing. The rule goes double for Trump.
White Nationalist Barbarians Stormed the Gates of the U.S. Capitol (OPINION)
While I can go on and on, I’ll say end with this: Trump must not only be removed from office, he must also be arrested and prosecuted for aiding and abetting an attempted coup against the United States of America.
Fired for Storming the Capitol? Why Most Workers Aren’t Protected for What They Do on Their Own Time
Can you be fired for joining a violent mob that storms the Capitol? Of course you can.
Puerto Rico Statehood Violates International Law (OPINION)
There is nothing progressive about that.