Last week, the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced that over 7 million people have enrolled in an insurance plan under the Health Care Law by the May 31 deadline, surpassing the initial White House goal. And although a majority of Republicans did – and still do – everything in their power […]
Comentarios from Maria: Life Lessons in Public Service
April 3, 2014 By
Most everything I learned about public service, I learned from Secretary Ron Brown. He was the best kind of mentor, short on personal advice, long on teaching by example. The first time he walked into the Department of Commerce, he told his staff he wanted to meet the cafeteria workers and the janitorial staff. When […]
Obamacare Exceeds 7 Million Enrollment Goal
April 2, 2014 By
After months of criticism and questions about the Affordable Care Act and how successful it would be, according to the White House, as of Tuesday 7.1 million people have enrolled in Obamacare, meeting the March 31st deadline goal. “The law is not perfect. We have had to make adjustments along […]
Comentarios from Maria: For Latinos, Climate Change is a Priority
March 31, 2014 By
In recent years, Latinos have seen firsthand how climate change and natural disasters have intensified across the world. The Latino community, being one of the demographic groups most affected by climate change, is very concerned about how this affects us and future generations. That’s why my work with Voces Verdes, a national organization of Latino […]
Guest Blogger: Jose Aristimuño “Venezuela’s fight is far from over”
March 31, 2014 By
Ever since Venezuela’s National Youth Day on February 12th, students in the coutry of Venezuela have been protesting their frustrations with the country’s national government and their incapicity to deal with the country’s problems such as record high levels of insecurity, record inflation levels (estimated to be close to 56.2%), a corrupt legal system and […]
Cesar Chavez’s Iconic Story on the Big Screen
March 28, 2014 By
Today, the much-anticipated film “Cesar Chavez,” premieres in theatres nationwide. The Diego Luna produced film tells the story of the legendary civil rights activist and labor leader, Cesar Chavez, and his pursuit for justice for labor farm workers. “This is a story of a […]
Guest Blogger: Janet Murguia “By Ignoring Lessons Of 2012, GOP Is Driving Latino Voters Further Away”
March 27, 2014 By
It was exactly a year ago that the Republican National Committee (RNC) released an assessment of its resounding defeat in the 2012 election, known as the “autopsy report.” That soul-searching piece rightly laid the defeat of Mitt Romney at the feet of the party’s profound disconnect with anyone outside its “core constituencies,” including young people, […]
Comentarios from Maria: A Year after the Republican National Committee’s ‘Autopsy’, their Brand Continues to Fall to the Floor
March 25, 2014 By
Last year, after receiving the beating the Republicans did in the 2012 elections, the Republican National Committee (RNC) published a report entitled The Growth and Opportunity Project where the party highlighted the need to implement structural changes if they were to have a chance to win the White House in 2016. Among those changes, the […]
Comentarios from Maria: It’s Time to Enroll in Obamacare Before March 31
March 18, 2014 By
March 31 is the last day that Latinos can enroll in Obamacare during its first term of enrollment. With two weeks left, have you registered? I applaud those who have registered, but for those who have not, my question to them is, why not? The law offers health coverage to more than 10.2 million Latinos […]
Comentarios from Maria: GOP’s Problems With Diversity Are More Skin Deep
March 14, 2014 By
The GOP has a diversity and communications problem, and the solution is not as easy as they make it out to be. Many leaders have admitted the problem exists, including Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño, who published a recent op-ed in this space entitled, “For GOP Diversity, Look to the States.” But Republicans are delusional if they […]
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