A Father’s Day Gift for Myself: Activism
Peter Certo News about climate change has been so spooky for so long that it can feel like background noise. We find a way to carry on like normal,…
I Was Told I Am Going to Hell Because I’m Gay
My name is Liv Funk, and I’m writing this to explain why I want changes to how LGBTQ students are treated at North Bend High School in Oregon. This is…
#DeleteFacebook? Not in Indian Country
I’ve seen several people turn to one social network, Twitter, to vent their frustrations about another one: Facebook. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which data from…
Latinos Are Fuming Over Diesel Pollution
It’s an unrelenting scourge that will stay with us from our childhood until our last breath. It is waiting for our kids every morning at the school bus stop. And…
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…
Stronger Together: We Are Parks
The National Park Foundation was born from a profound legacy that predates the very idea of a “national park.” Long before the creation of the National Park Service, private citizens…
Democracy, Money at Stake for New México in Upcoming Census
Pop quiz. Which of the following statements are true? 1) The census is constitutionally required in order to count every person in the U.S. 2) The census determines how much…
Justice for José Antonio
If a U.S. Border Patrol agent uses excessive and unnecessary force to kill a noncitizen in a foreign country, are there consequences under the U.S. Constitution? The answer might seem…
Puerto Ricans Are Our Constituents
Editor’s Note: Last week, for two days in a row, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor about Puerto Rico, responding to Tweets on Oct. 12, from…
GOP: Another Vote Attacking Women’s Health Care
Editor’s Note: On Oct. 3, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) released the following statement on the misguided and unconstitutional GOP’s attempt to restrict women’s access to health care. Today, House…