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Loving Fidel is Offensive

Loving Fidel is Offensive

Ozzie Guillen comes to a stadium subsidized by Cuban-American taxpayers, where Cuban-Americans are expected to fill the seats, and he dances on the grave of Castro’s victims.

My American Birthday

My American Birthday

Immigrants never forget the day we begin our new lives in the United States. It becomes almost like a second birthday.

Saint Santorum in San Juan

Saint Santorum in San Juan

On his way to Puerto Rico, at least in a hastily conducted briefing, you would think that someone would have reminded Rick Santorum not to mess with the Spanish language.

Fueling the Syrian Massacres

Fueling the Syrian Massacres

Just when you begin to feel sorry for Hugo Chavez, when his bouts with cancer make you feel compassion for a man who doesn’t deserve any, when you begin to tell yourself that you don’t wish anyone’s death, the president of Venezuela reminds us he deserves no sympathy.

Snake Oil Peddlers

Snake Oil Peddlers

It takes a lot of gall to defend either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney in the Hispanic community nowadays. And yet, we see them out there, the Latino GOP surrogates — selling snake oil to their own people.

Romney’s Bilingual Hypocrisy

Romney’s Bilingual Hypocrisy

In the past, Republican presidential candidates would only have to be a little hypocritical as they came back from extremist right-wing views…

Blood Drive Movement

Blood Drive Movement

Lehman College’s Rainbow Alliance Club is pushing for blood drives to be moved off campus because they feel it is discriminatory.

Changing the Faces of Hatred

Changing the Faces of Hatred

After getting thrown out of office in a recall election, you would think some politicians would realize that scapegoating illegal immigrants is not a good idea.

Confusing Bus Riders One Cut at a Time

Confusing Bus Riders One Cut at a Time

Cuts in bus routes across The Bronx cause confusion and stress for riders.