Ben Joravsky over at the Chicago Reader tells his fellow Chicagoans how their hard-earned money is…
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.
The Hunt for Addicts
Now that Central America is the major drug-trafficking route, some Christians in one country have devised…
Poverty’s Conjoined Twin
In light of the latest World Bank tracking of inequality across Latin America, George Gray Molina,…
Silva do Mundo
Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva is causing waves in an election season which was supposed to…
War on Poverty
According to a UN report, over 56 million people across Latin America and the Caribbean have…
Luke 18:16
A beleaguered Vatican is under fire in the Dominican Republic after the Vatican’s ambassador to the…
Forcing the Issue in Ecuador
Pres. Rafael Correa on Friday granted recognition to same-sex unions on government IDs. But before you…
More is Less
On Friday Pres. Peña Nieto swore in Mexico’s new 5,000-strong gendarmerie, which he hopes will provide the…
Jailhouse Rocked
At least 700 inmates have taken control of a prison in southern Brazil, beheading two people…