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The Fourth King (A POEM)
Sweet baby boy, Christ child,
do not fear me
Why 2017 Was so Terrible for Mexico: 8 Essential Reads
With three runaway governors, two deadly earthquakes and one Donald J. Trump —not to mention an average 69 murders a day— the past year has been rough on Mexico.
97 Days After Hurricane María, Puerto Rico Governor Calls for ’51st State of the Nation’ Commitment
The status game shows up again.
Black Is Beautiful in Ecuador (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: December 26, 2017
Melissa Mark-Viverito in a Post-María Puerto Rico World (PODCAST)
Latino Rebels Radio: December 23, 2017
OAS and State Department Don’t Agree on Honduras Political Crisis
The OAS has never before issued such a clear negative technical report and explicitly called for elections to be rerun.
Puerto Ricans Aren’t Giving Up on Christmas
This year everything is different.
This One Video Showing How Undocumented Youth Respond to News of No #DreamAct Will Actually Lift You Up
This fight has just begun.
US Army Corps of Engineers Chose Only One Company to Collect Majority of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Debris
Why was the removal process so slow? Part of the reason was the capacity of one single company contracted by the federal government.
Recogido de escombros de la mayoría del país recae en una sola compañía escogida por el Cuerpo de Ingenieros
La lentitud en el proceso puede relacionarse a la falta de capacidad de la única compañía en la que el gobierno federal ha centralizado la encomienda, y que a su vez subcontrata a otras. En los municipios que hicieron por su cuenta la contratación para recogido de escombros, los trabajos parecen fluir mejor.
Organizers Say Rest of #Dream7 Will Leave DC Jail and End Hunger Strike
“The reality is that far too many legislators don’t see the Dream Act as a priority.”
This Video Proves That ICE Agents Pretend to Be Police to Terrorize Immigrants
The police state is real.
Here Are the Democrats (Yes, Democrats) Who Will Not Push for DACA This Week
In the end, a lot of Democrats won’t really fight for immigrants.
An English Instructor Asks: Did Greta Gerwig’s LADY BIRD Plagiarize REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES?
It’s way too “coincidental.”
#DREAM7 Update: Three Leave Jail While Four and One Ally Stay, Continuing a Risk of Deportation
Activists say Sen. Schumer stays silent on confirming the votes for a Clean Dream Act in the spending bill.
The Response to Puerto Rico’s Missing Persons and Death Count After María Is ‘Too Little, Too Late’
“You know, early on, since week number one or two, we already had a lot of evidence that the deaths were skyrocketing.”
From Honduras: Open Letter to the Virtuous People of the United States of America
Believe me, my sisters and brothers, what my people ask of you is that you allow us to seek our own freedom, autonomy, independence.
Desde Honduras: Carta abierta al digno pueblo de los Estados Unidos
Créanmelo, hermanas y hermanos míos, lo que mi pueblo hoy les pide es que le permitan buscar su propia libertad, autonomía, independencia.
Para que los hechos se repitan en Honduras
En Honduras, el golpe de Estado de 2009 sirvió de antesala a un conflicto anticipado en 2017.
Undocumented Youth and Allies Protest at Eight Congressional Offices in Call for #CleanDREAMAct
Actions happened against Republicans and Democrats.
Pesquera y Llovet a cargo del recuento de muertes
Finalmente el gobernador Ricardo Rosselló aceptó que el proceso de contabilizar las muertes provocadas por el desastre en Puerto Rico debe rehacerse e investigarse de forma “minuciosa”.