http://dir.salon.com/topics/latinos/?source=rss&aim=latinos en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Michael Lind Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/15/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/15/race/index.html?source=rss Diversity is healthcare reform's worst enemy. White America has never liked social insurance for people of color By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/22/gingrich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/22/gingrich/index.html?source=rss The former House speaker launches a bilingual Web site, despite a history of support for English-only measures By Richard Benjamin Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/11/joe_wilson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/11/joe_wilson/index.html?source=rss America is changing, and that makes white people like Joe Wilson -- and Michele Bachmann -- very nervous By Bill Greener Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/20/gop_math/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/20/gop_math/index.html?source=rss A Republican looks at the numbers and sees disaster ahead, unless his party figures out how to be less -- caucasian By Mike Madden Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/17/ricci/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/17/ricci/index.html?source=rss Frank Ricci, this week's poster boy for oppressed white males everywhere, declines to attack Sonia Sotomayor By Angela Glover Blackwell Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/15/recession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/15/recession/index.html?source=rss President Obama and Congress, focus your economic recovery efforts on the communities being hit the hardest By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/26/sotomayor_hispanic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/26/sotomayor_hispanic/index.html?source=rss By choosing a Hispanic woman for SCOTUS, President Obama has presented the GOP with a difficult quandary. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/09/immigration/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/09/immigration/index.html?source=rss The New York Times says the president will prioritize the controversial issue "despite the risks," but actually, the political calculus is in his favor. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/08/latino_citizens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/08/latino_citizens/index.html?source=rss A big jump in the percentage of new citizens who are Hispanic could have far-reaching political implications. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/mccain_hispanics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/mccain_hispanics/index.html?source=rss The senator, a leader on immigration reform, tells activists that since the community didn't vote for him, they can look elsewhere for help. By Mark Schone Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/01/26/texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/feature/2009/01/26/texas/index.html?source=rss Texas used to run Washington. Now Bush is the latest Texas politician to be run out of Washington. The quickest path back to power may lie in accepting demographic reality. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/15/hutchison/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/15/hutchison/index.html?source=rss Even George W. Bush's home state may not be safe for the GOP anymore -- Republicans are reportedly worried about losing a Senate seat there. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/13/new_mexico/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/13/new_mexico/index.html?source=rss Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico. By Dan Hoyle Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/30/latino_nevada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/30/latino_nevada/index.html?source=rss Latino voters in this economically pummeled swing state harbor fears, hopes -- and rising electoral power. They could help deliver Obama to the White House. By Mike Madden Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/19/new_mexico/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/19/new_mexico/index.html?source=rss In the most closely contested state in the nation, it will all come down to who is better organized -- and whether Obama can get Hispanic voters to the polls. By Mike Madden Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/26/latino_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/26/latino_vote/index.html?source=rss In Denver, a group of Latino voters show why they may hold the key to power for Democrats in the West. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/23/mccain_immigration/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/23/mccain_immigration/index.html?source=rss Once a moderate on the issue, John McCain needs to tack to the right to mollify his party's base, but also needs to hold on to Latino votes -- so he's tailoring his position to his audience. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/current/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/13/current/index.html?source=rss Democrats had worried about Barack Obama's appeal to the rapidly expanding demographic, but a recent poll shows he may not have much to worry about. By Mike Madden Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/02/pr_primary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/02/pr_primary/index.html?source=rss Although she won Puerto Rico easily, Clinton seemed to be campaigning in an alternate reality, as hopes for the nomination slipped away. By Mike Madden Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/texas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/texas/index.html?source=rss Late polls show a tight race between Obama and Clinton, but even if Clinton pulls out a popular-vote victory, the delegates will probably go to her opponent. By Richard Rodriguez Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/09/latina_in_chief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/09/latina_in_chief/index.html?source=rss Clinton's popularity with Latino voters reminds us that people of color do not walk in lock step. There's a lesson here for Obama. By Terry Greene Sterling Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/05/arizona/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/05/arizona/index.html?source=rss In a Democratic contest that's still too close to call, Latino votes are critical. By Joan Walsh Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/05/california/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/05/california/index.html?source=rss Clinton and Obama battle for a mother lode of delegates -- in a state with a nonwhite Latino, Asian, black majority. Who has figured out the electoral math? By Mark Dery Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/09/05/taco_bell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/09/05/taco_bell/index.html?source=rss I may have grown up to be a foodie, but I still think fondly of Taco Bell and its mushy burritos and fast-food mission facades. By Julia Alvarez Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/30/quinceanera/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/30/quinceanera/index.html?source=rss The traditional quinceañera coming-of-age ceremony has mutated into an elaborate spectacle -- supported by a multimillion-dollar industry. But who's going to pay?