The Associated Press has good news on a troubled island: Puerto Rico’s governor on Tuesday presented…
Author: Hector Luis Alamo
Hector received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where his concentration was on ethnic relations in the United States. Since then, he has written for various publications, including the RedEye, where he is an opinion columnist. He is a regular contributor for Latino Rebels and a staff writer at La Respuesta, a nationwide publication focused on the Puerto Rican Diaspora. Hector is formerly the managing editor at Gozamos, as well as an associate editor at Being Latino. He also writes fiction and poetry.
Dirty Havana Diplomacy
Reuters reports on a new ad campaign in our nation’s capital to shift U.S.-Cuban relations: The metro…
In Cahoots in Michoacan
Arquimides Oseguera, mayor of Lázaro Cárdenas in Michoacan, has been arrested and charged with “kidnapping, extortion and…
D.O.A. (Death of Autodefensas)
The Latin American Herald Tribune reports on the long-awaited disarmament of autodefensas in Michoacan: The self-defense…
Mob Rule
El Pais looks at the rise of vigilante justice across Central America: Central America is considered to…
Rebranding Brazil
The Los Angeles Times reported a story over the weekend on how Brazil is trying to…
Where a Miscarriage Equates to Murder
The Guardian on the absurdity resulting from one Central American country’s absolute ban on abortions: El…
Cuban Journalist Jailed for Reporting on Police Abuses
The Miami Herald highlights the recent jailing of a Havana journalist as a testament to the…
Is the Argentinian Gov’t Changing Its Stance on Protests?
Last Friday Latin America analyst Geoffrey Ramsey over at The Pan-American Post called attention to a new…