The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Recent talk about "immigration reform" coming from Washington inspires some hope, some fear and lots of reminders about what I call "political-dualism": the ability...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
When I hear the fear of first-time voters like 21-year-old Bertha Barrios, I hear the voice of a generation raised beneath the specter of questions...
HispanicTrending (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dec 2, 2008 By Roberto LovatoRecent talk about "immigration reform" coming from Washington inspires some hope, some fear and lots of reminders about what I call "political-dualism": the ability of a President or political party to simultaneously communicate opposing policies...
Afro-Netizen (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
By Roberto Lovato Courtesy of ColorLines Magazine WHILE CRISSCROSSING CRACKED STREETS to knock on the rickety doors of rundown row houses in Philadelphia’s 14th Ward, Liza Sabater also found herself crossing the overlapping lines of political and technological history late last spring as she canvassed for Barack Obama’s campaign. “I got to spend some time with these Puerto Rican mechanics—guys...
The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Jeremy Scahill, Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez follow the election with 'Nation' Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, Laura Flanders, Robert Scheer, John Nichols, Roberto Lovato, David Sirota and more.
Alternet (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Michael Ratner, John Cusack, Dahlia Lithwick, Roberto Lovato, Antonia Juhasz, Amie Newman, Dean Baker and many others on where we should go.
HispanicTrending (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
October 28, 2008 By Roberto Lovato Today’s Washington Post (WAPO) has this story about the good news of a decline in overall hate crimes in the U.S., according to FBI Director Robert F. Mueller. Good news, that is, for almost...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
... election from first to last: Hendrik Hertzberg, Senior Editor and Staff Writer of the New Yorker ; Roberto Lovato, Associate Editor at New America Media and contributor to The Nation ; and Chris Rabb, Founder & Chief Evangelist for Afro-Netizen . With an eye on the shifting media environment, networks fighting to outdo each other in punditocracy and less than a week to go, what's...
Theriomorph (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
More reasons I am not feeling sanguine in spite of the Obama lead: Via Nez again: Roberto Lovato on how apathy happens, its consequences, and general strikes as really the only effective protest. That last is an important thing to think & talk about - look at any other country and you see general strikes not only happening but working effectively and fast - and yet here, we have been...
The Unapologetic Mexican (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
... an underage intern. This is not hyperbole, and you don’t need me to convince you of that. Blogmigo Roberto Lovato (whom I work with at The Sanctuary) offers us a smart and concise guide on how to prepare for the terrible possibility. And mind you: from house fires to assaults upon yourself to the possibility of martial law to stolen elections, I personally feel it is very important...
