It’s a landmark call for justice, but there may be a really long wait.read more

President Obama won re-election in large part due to overwhelming support from women, African-American and Latino voters.read more

Immigrant-rights groups have urged the media to drop the label, but there has been some pushback. By Ed Moralesread more

We don’t have a welfare problem in America. We have a poverty problem in America. And Republican race-baiting does not get us any closer to solving it.read more

It seems like everyone recognizes there is a problem except the Puerto Rican government and police department themselves.read more

It took place in Ponce, the second-largest city of what is still an unincorporated territory of the United States — Puerto Rico. On that day, which was Palm Sunday, the island territory’s police gunned down 19 unarmed civilians who were marching to commemorate the abolition of slavery.read more

Heads up, Jon Stewart: You could do a whole episode poking fun at Republican attempts to court the Latino vote this election season.read more

Promoting “family values” over a coherent jobs plan will fail Gingrich and the Republicans at the ballot box. Paraphrasing Bill Clinton, “It’s the economy, estúpido.”read more

The governor followed a union-busting strategy similar to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but while that governor tolerated a weeklong sit-in protest in Madison, Fortuno had his police beat students, teachers, children and the elderly on the steps of his own capitol building.read more

In his visit to Puerto Rico, President Obama failed to address the major problems facing the island. At bottom, it seemed to be much more of an early campaign stop than an honest effort to grapple with these problems.read more

President Obama’s recent speech in El Paso, Texas, addressing America’s broken immigration policy was very disappointing to immigrant advocates, the Latino community and anyone concerned about human rights.read more

Another baseball season brings a new, misguided attack on Latin American ballplayers.read more

Puerto Rico’s government wants its people to believe that they are the cause of an identity fraud crisis, and to correct the problem, it’s treating them like second-class citizens.read more

Puerto Ricans need to be allowed to vote on changing their political status. The status quo is untenable.read more

The Obama administration needs to crack down on private contractors working with our military.read more