President Donald Trump lied again. And his lies may have caused a lot of deaths. Trump has lied not once, twice, three times or four.
WHEN THE PRESIDENT LIES
There Is No Route to the White House Without Latino Voters
MIAMI — Every four years, without fail, the two mainstream political parties try to win over Latino voters for their respective presidential candidates. The reason is clear: There is no route to the White House without the support of Latinos.
KAMALA, DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS
In the middle of the pandemic – when the United States leads the world in the number of cases and deaths – the country suddenly showed one of those flashes of its greatness and chose the daughter of an immigrant to be a candidate for the vice presidency.
Can a Latina Girl Dream of Being President of the United States?
MIAMI — Last February, before social distancing became a reality for us all, I was able to interview Justice Sonia Sotomayor for my “Contrapoder” podcast.
AUTHORITARIAN TEMPTATIONS
How Latin America prepared us for Trump.
For those of us who have lived or worked in Latin America, Donald Trump’s authoritarian temptations and pompous photo-ops seem suddenly familiar. In fact, Latin American journalists are well trained to deal with someone like the current president of the United States. We have had to deal with a long list of leaders who abuse their power and use soldiers for their own benefit.
HOW MIAMI TURNED INTO WUHAN
MIAMI, Florida – It’s not often that one of the biggest news in the world is just outside your home. But that is the sad and tragic case for those of us who live in Florida, and especially in the city of Miami.
THE TWO AMIGOS
The photo came out good. But it was sad and painful, listening to the praise and falsehoods the president of Mexico had for the most anti-Mexican and anti-immigrant president of the United States in decades.
AMLO: DON’T RUSH TO SEE TRUMP
Until recently, Andrés Manuel López Obrador believed Donald Trump was racist. “Yes, yes,” he confirmed to me in an interview.
DREAMERS, OR HOW TO LOSE FEAR
The story seems incredible. A small group of undocumented young people has beaten the world’s most powerful man, Donald Trump, in the Supreme Court of the United States. It was a long battle and, in the end, it was decided by just one vote.
“I CANT’ BREATHE”
“I can’t breathe,” begged George Floyd, a 46-year old African American as he laid on the ground, face down. The knee of a white Minneapolis policeman pressed heavily on his neck. “Please, I can’t breathe.”