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Indigenous Peoples Day: Gaia’s Lament, A Call to Awaken
By: Rafael Jesús González, Dragonfly Press, DNA Ezine August 2020 Art: Transitions by Roberta Young (Pastels, graphite and crayon) It would seem that the fevered Earth in her delirium has generated antibodies in the form of a crowned virus to cure herself of the cancer that humankind has become upon ... -
Trump’s Overhaul of Immigration Is Worse Than You Think
This administration has attacked every aspect of the immigration system — and it won’t be easy to undo. By The Editorial Board, New York Times – 10 October 2020 It was a kind gesture to some 6,000 Filipinos who, in their youth, had fought with American armed forces in World War ... -
A teaching moment for the Trumpists? Get ready to rumble!
By: Prof. Gonzalo Santos, Exclusive for El Magonista ~ October 2, 2020 I'd like to share with you this rare and cogent attempt at conservative reality facing, atonement, a last ditch effort to provide moral and practical lessons now that Trump has predictably tested positive to the Coronavirus, directed to ... -
The Pandemic Comes for the President
Donald Trump has the coronavirus. Let’s learn from that. By Frank Bruni, Opinion Columnist, New York Times – Oct. 2, 2020 It’s a measure of the cynicism that has infected American politics — and, yes, me — that among my initial reactions to the news that President Trump had tested ... -
Democrats, you can’t count on the Latino vote
By Linda Chavez, New York Times – Sept. 23, 2020 Democrats are counting on Hispanics to help them win the White House on Nov. 3, but they may be in for a surprise. Though I’ve been a conservative most of my life, I didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016 ... -
Al filo del abismo
Por Andrés Fábregas Puig, Chiapas Paralelo – Septiembre 23, 2020 Cuando pienso que el martes 3 de noviembre será el día de las elecciones presidenciales en los Estados Unidos, confieso que un escalofrío me recorre el cuerpo. De sólo pensar que Donald Trump sea reelecto, me vienen a la memoria ... -
From Trump, No Respect for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or the Rules
Once a cheater, always a cheater. By Frank Bruni, Opinion Columnist, New York Times – Sept. 19, 2020 I was prepared for Mitch McConnell’s hypocrisy, but his brazenness left me breathless. He pledged a speedy Senate vote on a Trump-nominated replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg less than two hours after ... -
Nearly Half of COVID Deaths in California Are Latino
By: Sofia Jarrin-Thomas, Non-Profit Quarterly – September 18, 2020 According to a study released by the UCLA Health Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture (CESLAC), there was a fivefold increase of coronavirus-related deaths among all Latino age groups between May and August. Among young Latino youth (ages 18–34), ... -
This is how Biden should approach the Latino vote
Some ways of talking about race and class are more effective politically. And not just with Hispanics. By: Ian Haney López and Tory Gavito, New York Times – Sept. 18, 2020 Joe Biden needed no reminder from the arrival of Hispanic Heritage Month this week that he should focus on ... -
How Latinos Can Win the Culture War
By Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Mónica Ramírez, New York Times – Sep. 2, 2020 The story about Latinos in America is an old one. And it isn’t true. Created generations ago by whites to demonize Mexicans and then Puerto Ricans, the racist caricature of Latinos as a menacing foreign monolith ...