Environmental issues are a major concern of Latino voters, more so than immigration. That’s according to new research by the Hispanic-Focused polling firm, Latino Decisions, which worked on the polling data on behalf of GreenLatinos and Earthjustice, two nonprofits in the environmental sector. The new poll found that 85% of Latino respondents view reducing smog, […]
Clinton Plans Puerto Rico Visit, Supports Debt Re-Structuring For Island
August 14, 2015 By
Hillary Clinton is aiming to shore up support in the Puerto Rican community with a campaign stop and fundraiser on a September 4th visit to the debt-strapped island. Clinton will also use the campaign stop as an opportunity to once again highlight her support of allowing the U.S. territory to restructure its debt under Chapter […]
Administration’s Clean Power Plan Goes Further Than Expected on Climate Change
August 4, 2015 By
The Obama Administration has unveiled what is to date the most aggressive measures yet by the United States government to tackle the issue of climate change, and goes further than what was first anticipated when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation was previewed last year. The Clean Power Plan sets emissions caps on a state-by-state […]
At USHCC Sanders Talks Wages, Trade & Immigration
July 31, 2015 By
On Thursday, Bernie Sanders, Independent senator from Vermont and a 2016 Democratic candidate for president, spoke at a U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Q&A discussion where he sought to outline his candidacy to the business group and explain what sets him apart from the other Democratic candidates, particularly former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. […]
Latinos Remain Under-Represented In the Media, On Screen
July 30, 2015 By
Latinos make up 17 percent of the total US population, however, those number do not translate to the big screen or on TV where the number of Latinos in leading roles has remained stagnant or even diminished since the 1950’s. The problem translates to the news media as well where, by and large, the only […]
Latinos Unified In Light of Recent Anti-Immigrant Language, Legislation
July 28, 2015 By
The recent anti-immigrant legislation in the US House of Representatives is a “national embarrassment” according to Hector Sanchez, chairman of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), an organization of 39 national and regional Hispanic organizations that are committed to ensuring that Hispanic voices are heard in policy debates and the upcoming 2016 election. Sanchez was […]
Democrats Take Aim at Trump, GOP Field; Clinton Offers Economic Agenda
July 14, 2015 By
In two major speeches this week, one at the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the nation’s largest Hispanic advocacy group, and the other at The New College in New York City, Hillary Clinton laid out her clearest vision yet on her economic agenda for 2016 and took aim at […]
Martin O’Malley to Keynote NCLR’s Annual Conference
July 10, 2015 By
Democratic presidential candidate former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley is set to give the keynote address to the nation’s largest Latino advocacy organization in the country next week at the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. O’Malley has made issues important to the nation’s Latino community central in his quest […]
Making History And Breaking Into The Advertising World With A Focus On Hispanics
July 2, 2015 By
American Enterprise, the exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, is featuring the accomplishments of the firm Sosa, Bromley Aguilar & Associates as the top-billing and groundbreaking Hispanic-focused advertising agency in the country from the 1980s and 1990s. Celebrating pioneers in industry and the country’s transformation to the world’s leading economic power, the […]
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies
June 25, 2015 By
The Supreme Court today ruled in a 6-3 decision that the federal subsidies used to purchase health coverage received by 6.4 million Americans under the federally-run health exchanges in 34 states are valid under the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare. The case, which saw Chief Justice John Roberts again serve as the linchpin […]
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