The Chaos: His First Year in Power
“I love Hispanics,” once proclaimed Trump in celebration of 5 de Mayo. With friends like him, who needs enemies, as we Latinos have suffered enormously during his first year in…
América’s Worst Idea
Zozobra, according to New México tradition, is a dark character, half ghost, half monster, the enemy of everything good and decent who robs people of their most treasured possession, hope….
Clean Energy Is Literally a Lifesaver
In the pollution fight, humanity loses at least nine million lives every year, which disproportionately hits poor countries. That’s the main conclusion of the most comprehensive study ever conducted about…
Toxic Bullies
The dismal spectacle we all have witnessed ever since Donald Trump became president has made perfectly clear that he’s got the bullies’ backs. And the most recent example was his…
In Honduras, Homo Homini Lupus
Homo homini lupus is a Latin proverb used to illustrate the level of cruelty human beings can show to fellow members of their species. It means man is a wolf…
Historic Error Severely Endangers the US, Planet
Imagine you are about to cross a bridge and 99 out of 100 engineers warn you if you do, it will collapse. And one, who works for the bridge owner,…
The Unstoppable People’s March
There are days when I rejoice at being part of the human race. Saturday, April 29, was one of those days, when I marched with 200,000 people in Washington, D.C.,…
The Unwavering Resistance of Millions of People
We’ve all seen it too many times. Donald Trump signs yet another executive order, turns the document around and shows it to the world. Voila, he seems to say. Now…
The Ferocious Resistance
While a terrified world witnesses the first days in office of that trainwreck known as the Trump “administration,” another threat silently unfolds before our eyes. Big Oil won the 2016…
Latinos on the Vanguard of the Climate Fight
When it comes to protecting our planet, the Latino community always shows up on the front line. And this is more necessary than ever now that Donald Trump is preparing…