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Do We Face a London Here?

Do We Face a London Here?

By: Daniel Nardini Like so many people, I have watched in horror as so many sections of London and other major cities were left burning and in ruins because of… Read more »

A Review of “Boricua Power”

A Review of “Boricua Power”

By: Daniel Nardini The book, Boricua Power: A Political History of Puerto Ricans in the United States by Jose Ramon Sanchez, is a must-read for those trying to understand something… Read more »

By the Cuban Flag Divided

By the Cuban Flag Divided

By: Daniel Nardini Even with all of the problems between the United States and Cuba, which includes the Alan Gross affair, tens of thousands of Cuban Americans are still going… Read more »

Latinos Falling Through the Cracks

Latinos Falling Through the Cracks

By: Daniel Nardini As if America and Americans have not had a truly bad enough month already with the near default on the U.S. national debt and the downgrading of… Read more »

What Is Happening in Detroit?

What Is Happening in Detroit?

By: Daniel Nardini Many Latinos living in the Detroit area have reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel randomly stopping, questioning and even harassing them. There was the case of… Read more »

An American Hostage in Cuba

An American Hostage in Cuba

By: Daniel Nardini Alan Gross, an employee for USAID, has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cuba for “espionage.” His crime? Trying to set up Internet access… Read more »

Side Door to Disunion

Side Door to Disunion

By: Daniel Nardini Although a handful of states—like Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and Indiana—have passed anti-immigrant state immigration laws, most of the other states have not. States that are considering passing… Read more »

Oh Give Me a Home, PLEASE

Oh Give Me a Home, PLEASE

By: Daniel Nardini One part of the American Dream is for someone to own a place of their own. This is why I was distraught to hear that banks actually… Read more »

Latinos: Not a Burden to Health Care

Latinos: Not a Burden to Health Care

By: Daniel Nardini A study done by Arturo Vargas Bustamante at the School of Public Health of the University of California in Los Angeles and Jie Chen of City University… Read more »

The Real Threat to Mexico’s Stability

The Real Threat to Mexico’s Stability

By: Daniel Nardini According to the Mexican government, over three million more people have fallen into poverty in Mexico from 2008 to 2010. This means that 52 million Mexicans, or… Read more »