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Sólo 4 presidentes en la historia de los Estados Unidos -Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton y Donald Trump- han sido formalmente acusados como parte de un proceso de “impeachment”, un mecanismo ideado por los fundadores de este país para castigar a los servidores públicos bajo la sospecha de...
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“Having the courage to speak against prevailing opinion in civil strife is often greater than that demanded on the battlefield” is a statement made by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). His main contribution to medicine was an 1843 essay on a contagion (disease) later identified as measles. This measles disease...
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Durante años uno de los más insidiosos lugares comunes sobre la comunidad latina tiene que ver con la metáfora del “Gigante Dormido”. Para algunos se trata de un debate caduco por los crecientes niveles de participación electoral de hispanos e hispanas, especialmente en las elecciones presidenciales. En las elecciones presidenciales del...
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“The most effective way to destroy a people’s community to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” This is my revised version of George Orwell’s original statement. Dolores Huerta recently sent out an email stating: “Dear Hilbert, when you’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week, add one more thing...
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November 30, 2019, is Small Business Saturday. Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day—the Saturday after Thanksgiving each year—to encourage people to “Shop Small.” The financial services company reports that since the commemoration began, “Consumers have reported spending an estimated $103 billion across all Small Business Saturdays combined.” As...
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First, let me express my hope that everyone everywhere has an opportunity to be with family and friends enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving Holiday meal. This nation, with its capitalistic commerce has yet to resolve the challenge of wealth distribution which permits everyone to have a good life enjoying safety...
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Osmán López es un “dreamer” que vive en la frontera entre la realización de los sueños de toda su vida y la inminencia de una pesadilla personal y familiar. A los 15 años llegó a los Estados Unidos con una maleta llena de ilusiones y de las memorias de...
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Now that November 11th Veteran’s Day has been celebrated appropriately, it is time to think about one’s family becoming a more inclusive extended family. This is in preparation for Thanksgiving Day family reunion get-togethers as a first step (regardless of long-term disagreements). Plan to get your family together in preparation for not only Thanksgiving Day, November...
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¿Qué pensarías si te dijera que su salud depende en gran medida del código postal donde vives? ¿Que me dirías si te dijera que tus decisiones individuales sobre tu alimentación o actividad física son sólo piezas de un rompecabezas donde también ocupan un espacio importante tu lugar de vivienda,...
Sólo 4 presidentes en la historia de los Estados Unidos -Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton y Donald Trump- han sido formalmente acusados como parte de un proceso de “impeachment”, un mecanismo ideado por los fundadores de este país para castigar a los servidores públicos bajo la sospecha de...
“Having the courage to speak against prevailing opinion in civil strife is often greater than that demanded on the battlefield” is a statement made by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). His main contribution to medicine was an 1843 essay on a contagion (disease) later identified as measles. This measles disease...
Durante años uno de los más insidiosos lugares comunes sobre la comunidad latina tiene que ver con la metáfora del “Gigante Dormido”. Para algunos se trata de un debate caduco por los crecientes niveles de participación electoral de hispanos e hispanas, especialmente en las elecciones presidenciales. En las elecciones presidenciales del...
“The most effective way to destroy a people’s community to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” This is my revised version of George Orwell’s original statement. Dolores Huerta recently sent out an email stating: “Dear Hilbert, when you’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week, add one more thing...
November 30, 2019, is Small Business Saturday. Starting in 2010, American Express designated this day—the Saturday after Thanksgiving each year—to encourage people to “Shop Small.” The financial services company reports that since the commemoration began, “Consumers have reported spending an estimated $103 billion across all Small Business Saturdays combined.” As...
First, let me express my hope that everyone everywhere has an opportunity to be with family and friends enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving Holiday meal. This nation, with its capitalistic commerce has yet to resolve the challenge of wealth distribution which permits everyone to have a good life enjoying safety...
Osmán López es un “dreamer” que vive en la frontera entre la realización de los sueños de toda su vida y la inminencia de una pesadilla personal y familiar. A los 15 años llegó a los Estados Unidos con una maleta llena de ilusiones y de las memorias de...
Now that November 11th Veteran’s Day has been celebrated appropriately, it is time to think about one’s family becoming a more inclusive extended family. This is in preparation for Thanksgiving Day family reunion get-togethers as a first step (regardless of long-term disagreements). Plan to get your family together in preparation for not only Thanksgiving Day, November...
¿Qué pensarías si te dijera que su salud depende en gran medida del código postal donde vives? ¿Que me dirías si te dijera que tus decisiones individuales sobre tu alimentación o actividad física son sólo piezas de un rompecabezas donde también ocupan un espacio importante tu lugar de vivienda,...