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Esto y Lotro, This and That, Esta Semana
Quería escribir sobre un solo tema para este número, Pero hay demasiadas cosas pasando. Así que decidí que vale, tocaré tres cosas y luego daría más contexto, punto a punto, la semana que viene.
3 days ago4 min read


Esto y Lotro, This and That, Esta Semana
I wanted to write on a single subject for this issue, Pero too much is going on. So, I then decided I will touch on three things and then provide more context one item at a time. Hope that works for you, because it works for me.
3 days ago4 min read


Venezuela “despega”: ¿Pero tendrán los venezolanos un lugar en la mesa?
La captura militar estadounidense del presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro puso fin abruptamente a una fase de la larga crisis política de Venezuela, abriendo otra mucho más incierta.
3 days ago5 min read


Court Win Brings Relief for TPS Holders, Though Uncertainty Remains
Thirty-year-old Jhony Silva says his entire life in the United States has been political. Born in Honduras but raised in the Bay Area, he is one of the more than 1.3 million people in the country with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
5 days ago4 min read


El estado se hace cargo de FWISD
Por A. Govea Fort Worth ISD atiende a más de 70.000 estudiantes, y aproximadamente el 65 por ciento de ellos son hispanos más o menos. Con una comunidad tan grande y diversa, que controle el distrito importa — y ahora, ese control ha pasado de los fideicomisarios elegidos localmente a manos de los gestores designados por el estado. Para los padres, este cambio es más que simbólico. Las personas que eligieron para representar los intereses de sus hijos ya no tienen autoridad r
Jan 132 min read


State Takes Over FWISD
By A. Govea Fort Worth ISD serves more than 70,000 students, and roughly 65 percent of them are Hispanic mas o menos. With a community this large and diverse, who controls the district matters — and now, that control has shifted away from locally elected trustees and into the hands of state‑appointed managers. For parents, this change is more than symbolic. The people they elected to represent their children’s interests no longer hold real authority. Instead, the new managers
Jan 132 min read


Renee Nicole Good: Another Death at the Hands of ICE
This cannot be reduced to a single case file. Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on a residential street in Minneapolis, and with her death, a wound that the city has failed to heal was laid bare once again: that of an armed authority that acts first and explains later.
Jan 133 min read


Renee Good (en español)
By Pamela Cruz Esto no se puede reducir a un expediente. Renee Nicole Good, de 37 años, murió por disparos de un agente de ICE en una calle residencial de Minneapolis, y con ella volvió a quedar expuesta una herida que la ciudad no ha logrado cerrar: la de una autoridad armada que actúa primero y explica después. No fue un enfrentamiento en la frontera ni una persecución en la noche; fue a plena luz del día, en un vecindario, frente a cámaras y testigos. Este miércoles 7 de
Jan 133 min read


A pareja de ancianos de Bakersfield se autodeporta tras 35 años en EE. UU.
Por Alfonso Sierra 7 de enero de 2026 Daniel y Alberta Herrera dicen que con la ofensiva migratoria de Trump, "el miedo y la inseguridad" son todo lo que les queda después de más de 35 años viviendo en Bakersfield. Crédito: Alfonso Sierra BAKERSFIELD, California – Una pareja que ha vivido en la ciudad de Bakersfield durante 35 años decidió autodeportarse por temor a ser detenidos y separados de sus seres queridos por la fuerza. Daniel y Alberta Herrera, ambos originarios de M
Jan 75 min read


Elderly Bakersfield Couple Self Deports After 35 Years in the US
By Alfonso Sierra Jan 7, 2026 Daniel and Alberta Herrera say with Trump's immigration crackdown "fear and insecurity" are all they have left after more than 35 years living in Bakersfield. Credit: Alfonso Sierra BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A couple who has lived in the city of Bakersfield for 35 years has decided to self deport for fear of being detained and separated from loved ones by force. Daniel and Alberta Herrera, both originally from Mexico, entered the United States in 199
Jan 64 min read


The Bogus Legal Theory Behind House Speaker Johnson’s Election Denialism
Johnson told Face the Nation this week that the 2020 election was unconstitutional based on a debunked legal theory that if applied would undo the core of American democracy. In an interview with Face the Nation this past weekend, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson repeated the false claim that the 2020 election was unconstitutional. Johnson’s statement, part of an ongoing campaign of election denialism by Republican lawmakers to cast doubt on the legitimacy of Joe Biden’
Jan 18, 20245 min read


Artificial Intelligence Could Dramatically Reshape the 2024 US Election
The Biden Administration’s executive order on AI places many standards on the emerging technology, but experts say much more is needed to safeguard the election process. By Sunita Sohrabji Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to dramatically disrupt the outcome of the 2024 US election, said experts at a briefing Nov. 27, hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice. Once confined strictly to science fiction, AI is now everywhere. Generative AI’s capabilities to ma
Dec 28, 20234 min read


Anti-China Rhetoric Takes Center Stage at Third Republican Presidential Debate
From left to right: Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott are shown on the debate stage Nov. 8 in Miami, Florida. (screenshot via Twitter) China bashing loomed large at the third Republican Presidential debate Nov. 8 in Miami Florida, setting off fears of a fresh wave of anti-Asian American hate crimes. “We have significant concerns about the 2024 election in the current political landscape, and believe ha
Nov 9, 20233 min read
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