Latino to lead Army’s Old Guard at Inauguration on Tuesday
Earlier this morning I read this inspiring story about Lt. Col. Jaime Martinez, who recently completed treatment for a rare cancer. Lt. Col. Martinez will command The Old Guard, the Army’s oldest...
View ArticleSeneca’s thoughts on The Latino Agenda: First Year or Two of the Obama...
As President Obama places his hand on Lincoln’s Bible to be sworn as the 44th President of The United States, history is clearly being made: it is the first African-American to occupy the office. In...
View ArticleSeneca: Latinos & The GOP
This is the first of a two part blog piece by Seneca illustrating the history of Latinos and the Republican Party. Recent commentary in the aftermath of the recent Obama victory and the 2006 Democratic...
View Article60 Year Old Army Soldier Killed by Roadside Bomb in Iraq
While this is not directly related to a Latino political issue, or maybe you can say that it is since we constitute a substantial percentage of our people served in the armed forces, I do think it is...
View ArticleQ & A with Nathan Gonzalez, author of Engaging Iran
Nathan Gonzalez is an expert on Iran, and last week, I read his insightful and timely blog post that was featured on the front page of the Huffington Post about the most recent events unfolding in that...
View ArticleMixed Signals on Honduras & Clinton’s position
Seneca’s latest blog post where he describes the current situation in Honduras has garnered much attention. Some commenters feel that the situation in Honduras reflects Secretary of State Clinton’s...
View ArticleAfghanistan & Obama
This week President Obama announced his plans for Afghanistan, and I am of the opinion that this war or conflict should have been the one addressed years ago instead of what was allowed to happen in...
View ArticleThe America that Could Be
Blog by David Molina, currently serving on the Oregon Commission of Hispanic Affairs: Before Latinos, it was the African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and before that, it was the Irish-Americans, and...
View ArticleTwo Tours in Iraq Don’t Kill Him – But the Local Swat Team Does
A few weeks ago, I learned of the story of former Marine Jose Guerena, who is became a victim of the Pima County Sheriff’s Swat Team as part of an investigation over marijuana trafficking. This story...
View ArticleMarking the 10 Year Anniversary of the Afghanistan War
This week marked the 10 year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, making it the longest period of sustained warfare in our country’s history. The item I find most notable about this is less than half...
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