Opinion

More than individual trials, what we need in Mexico is a truth commission. And if that leads to hard accusations about specific crimes and violations, then a criminal process may follow later. What is most important is to learn what happened.

The men and women who come from Mexico and other countries to work these jobs can be abused - physically, verbally, financially - and they have no recourse to complain.

President Trump has driven the Cubans back to an isolated suffering and further removed our country from its position of leadership in the region.

Trump’s fear tactics are nothing less than Fidel Castro’s intimidation of his opponents and the media and – far more dangerous – his willingness to incite violence and to subvert democratic institutions. (Leer en español)

I never imagined that the United States would have to confront our very own Caudillo in the making, not after the misery and devastation so many of us have seen inflicted by anti-democratic and failed leaders from Caracas to Havana to Managua.

Trump's lies about the coronavirus will be remembered as one of the most lethal in the modern history of the United States. They are only comparable to George W. Bush's lies before the Iraq invasion in 2003.

This year, a projected 32 million Latinos will be eligible to vote, making them the largest racial or ethnic minority ever to participate in a presidential election. And for the first time, Latinos will outnumber Black voters, according to the Pew Research Center.

"For those employed, so many Latinos are essential workers who risk their health daily to provide for their families (...) We are still on the job and helping make sure America weathers this pandemic."

Before COVID-19 shut down most of the country, the Pew Research Center projected that in November 2020, 10% of the U.S. electorate would be naturalized citizens. Many of these new citizens are concentrated in states that are likely to play a big role in November’s election.

In a newly published study, scientists at the University of Florida examined 42 post-hatchling loggerhead sea turtles that stranded on beaches in Northeast Florida. They found that almost all of them had ingested plastic in large quantities.