Dear Friend, Massachusetts is only one of five states without anti-human trafficking laws. It is a heinous crime that disproportionately disrupts the immigrant community, and victims often face the double stigma of being exploited and undocumented.   Earlier this year the House passed a version of anti-trafficking legislation, and now thanks to your efforts the Senate has passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking... 

By Elga Castro-Ramos How many countries are in the world? Anyone would think this might be an easy question to answer, because it should be a concrete issue. In theory, it would be enough to count them all. Anyhow, the answer varies drastically depending whether we consider the numbers of members provided by the United Nations (UN), those given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), or if we... 

Ray Suárez By Ray Suárez Host, HITN’s Destination Casa Blanca Few political columnists in the United States are Puerto Rican. Few political columnists in the United States follow the twists and turns in the debates over the island’s status closely, if at all. Yet, as the President boarded Air Force One for a five-hour visit to La Isla del Encanto you saw and heard it again and again;... 

By Félix Sánchez (June 30, 2011) Yesterday, an initiative was launched that draws attention to the lack of Latino voices on the four broadcast television network’s Sunday morning news talk shows: ABC’s This Week; CBS’s Face the Nation; FOX News Sunday; and NBC’s Meet the Press. This social impact project called “The Art of Politics” is a joint effort by the National... 

By Natalia Muñoz Hispanic Heritage Month has already begun. Usually celebrated between Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the 2012 presidential elections have moved up the deserved but obligatory Rita Moreno tributes and vida loca awards for Marc Anthony and JLo. On June 13, President Barack Obama was in North Carolina to talk about job creation in the crucial state  he needs for his own job continuation. In 2008,... 

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c West Wing Story www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook It was short that President Barack Obama made to Puerto Rico this week, but long enough to raise money for his presidential campaign, which has a price tag of $1 billion. Jon Stewart poked fun... 

By Natalia Muñoz Driver’s licenses for undocumented workers will be on the agenda when Richard Chacón, executive director of the state’s Office for Refugees and Immigrants, presents his list of recommendations to Gov. Deval Patrick in July. “It’s going to be part of the conversation,” he said at last year’s community meeting in Springfield sponsored by the  Alliance to Develop Power,... 

By Natalia Muñoz When sports athletes scores and win big titles, millions cheer as if that victory actually means something in their lives. A World Series champion team, winning at Wimbledon, the World Cup and all those consuming distractions do absolutely nothing to improve our quality of life. In fact, the multi-million contracts exacted by this first baseman or that running back has a direct... 

By Natalia Muñoz From a column by George Will that ran in the Washington Post on July 19, 2010: “Many Republicans suspect that congressional Democrats support statehood for the same reason they want to pretend that the District of Columbia is a state — to get two more senators (and in Puerto Rico’s case, perhaps six members of the House). Such Republicans mistakenly assume... 

By Natalia Muñoz Jon Stewart is an exceptionally gracious host. He and his writers spotlight the incongruities, hypocrisy, blatant lies and “isms” within the GOP as much as the Democratic Party and across all the news programs, both left-leaning and those that are right-wing. I watch his program almost every night and most times at the very least, I chuckle. But mostly, watching...