It’s Time to Pay Historic Debt to Our Agriculture Workers
Whenever summer arrives, with its intense heat waves, everyone remembers that there are millions of agriculture workers who, no matter the temperature or the circumstances, pick and process…
Largest US Nurses Union Urges CDC to Reinstate Federal Mask Mandate
Declaring Covid-19 vaccines “not enough by themselves to combat the pandemic,” the nation’s largest union of registered nurses on July 13 called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Poor People’s Campaign Marches on Washington
By Rebekah Entralgo Amidst compromise negotiations over President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, hundreds of low-wage workers, faith leaders, and advocates from Kentucky and West Virginia joined the Poor People’s Campaign…
We Can Have the Filibuster or Democracy, But Not Both
Peter Certo The American political system is complicated, but fixing it doesn’t have to be. Voters of all stripes broadly agree on the kinds of changes they’d like…
Indigenous Activists Sail From México to Spain
By Brett Wilkins Five hundred years after an army led by the genocidal Spanish invader Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, a group of Indigenous-led members of…
LGBTQ+ Activism and Action Honors Pulse Nightclub Victims
As our nation remembers the 49 lives taken in the horrific shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando five years ago on June 12, Hispanic Federation is standing with their…
Child Tax Credit Payments Begin July 15
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started sending letters to more than 36 million American families who, based on tax returns filed with the agency, may be eligible to…
Migrant Advocates Cheer End of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy
By Brett Wilkins Migrant rights advocates on Tuesday welcomed an announcement by the Biden administration that it is ending the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols—commonly known as the “Remain in…
Mayra Hidalgo Salazar Joins Leadership at LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force has named Mayra Hidalgo Salazar (she/her/ella) as its new Deputy Executive Director, effective June 1. Hidalgo Salazar will join recently appointed Executive Director Kierra Johnson…
ACLU Calls for Citizenship and No Future Separations
By Jessica Corbett After a federal task force announced on May 3rd that four migrant families torn apart under former President Donald Trump will soon be reunited, rights advocates…