Elections for End Times: Mirror Races in U.S. and Mexico

Jan 18, 2012

It's full-tilt political boogie in the United States and Mexico. Media in both nations are saturated with interviews, profiles and satires of the candidates. Cable blasts virtually nonstop news of the Republican primaries and the ones for president and Mexico...

Om My God, Who Wrecked our Yoga?

Jan 16, 2012

Should yoga come with a statutory warning? Practising yoga can be injurious to health.The New York Times seems to think so. “Yoga is for people in good physical condition. Or it can be used therapeutically. It’s controversial to say, but...

Mexican Media Question Secret U.S. Military Actions

Jan 15, 2012

Traducción al españolMEXICO CITY — Opinion pieces appeared in two of this city’s daily newspapers that would not normally reach U.S. audiences and are worth mentioning.One by Luís Gutiérrez Esparza, appearing Dec. 28 in the Excelsior newspaper, recaps disclosures that...

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Visits Four Latin American Countries

Jan 12, 2012

President Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from that country’s consulate office has further deteriorated relations between the two countries. Although the Obama administration has not been explicit as to the reason for the expulsion, the...

La Opinión Calls ICE 'Absurd' for Making S-Comm Mandatory

Jan 10, 2012

Editor's Note: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) anounced that the option to exit the controversial Secure Communities program will be "eliminated" and the program will become mandatory for 2013. Under the program, local police are required to share the...

Will Migrants Matter in the Mexican Election?

Jan 04, 2012

The clock is ticking as the registration deadline fast approaches for Mexican expatriates to vote in their country of origin’s presidential election this year. Although Mexican election officials are confident a late rush of applications will mean greater absentee participation...

Davan Maharaj Appointed Editor of LA Times

Dec 28, 2011

Trinidad-born journalist Davan Maharaj has been appointed editor and executive vice president of the Los Angeles Times, reports the San Leandro, Calif.-based ethnic weekly, India-West.Maharaj, 49, has been the newspaper’s managing editor for news since May 2008, overseeing the foreign,...

2011: A Tough Year for Latinos

Dec 28, 2011

The year 2011 was very tough for Latinos, especially for undocumented immigrants, according to an editorial in today's La Opinión.The Latino community is still feeling the severe impact of the Great Recession. Thousands of families had to leave their homes...

Four Reasons Why Time Magazine Dissed Anna Hazare

Dec 15, 2011

It’s official: 2011 is the Year of the Protester. Time magazine sealed the deal by picking ‘The Protester’ as its Person of the Year. The choice was a no-brainer in a year when everyone and their mother picked up a...