Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently made a comment about Latinos, in which he stated Latino voters are “an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things.” Out of the many countries that constitute Latin America, 8 nationalities have the highest populations inside the U.S.: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran, Cuban, Dominican, Guatemalan, Colombian […]
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New Orleans Democrats Need to Vote Early and In-Person
October 1, 2020With the 2020 Presidential election weeks away, voters in New Orleans might be tempted to think that their individual vote will not impact the results of the election. After all, New Orleans is a big blue Democratic city located in a red state that has not gone blue since the 1992 Presidential election. The truth, […]
Trump Advises Americans to Pay Taxes to be “Part of the Game”
September 29, 2020According to a New York Times report, Donald Trump, a literal billionaire, paid a measly $750 in federal income tax the year he entered the White House. The report further detailed that in 10 of the previous 15 years the Times reviewed, due to colossal losses, Trump paid no income taxes at all. This news […]
An Immigrant’s Tale In Trump Land
September 8, 2020I was 24 when I came to this country. I came following love; the love that today has given me a perfect little boy that I get to call my son. I came hoping to belong in a new family, a new community, and make new friends. It was 2015, and while I sat […]
Joe Biden is the Man We Need Right Now
August 21, 2020“But while I’m a Democratic candidate, I’ll be an American President. I’ll work hard for those who didn’t support me, as I did for those who vote for me. That’s the job of a president, to represent all of us, not just our base or our party.” – Joe Biden It was the moment. Whatever […]
Mail Delays and Removed Collection Boxes: How USPS Policy Changes Have Affected New Orleans
August 19, 2020Mail in New Orleans has never been the most dependable, with letters and packages frequently arriving late or not at all, but recent USPS changes have added new issues to our already wonky mail system. The most notable and noticeable change was the recent removal of blue collection boxes from the French Quarter. Across […]
Senate Report: Trump Team Actions Interfered in Obama’s Diplomatic Effort
August 18, 2020A report released today by the Republican-led intelligence committee concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a Russian hack of the Democratic Party during the 2016 presidential election in an effort to help Donald Trump become the president. In the more than 1,000 page report, the committee finds that Putin intended to “harm the Clinton […]
Trump Cuts Funding for Louisiana National Guard COVID Relief, Edwards Seeks Reconsideration
August 8, 2020Governor John Bel Edwards announced on Friday, August 7 that he would be petitioning President Trump to fully fund the deployment of the Louisiana National Guard through December 31, 2020. Without it, Louisiana could be on the hook for $10 million. Title 32, Section 502(f) of the United States Code provides that the National Guard […]
Killing for Profit: How Nationwide Reopen Rallies are Funded by Wealthy Elites
June 23, 2020The conservative “reopen” protests in states like California, Michigan, Ohio, and others made national headlines when they occurred in April and May. Now, as coronavirus cases begin to climb after a sustained decline, the wisdom of reopening businesses so quickly must be called into question. Images of large crowds, gathering without masks, hurling insults at […]
Facebook Pulls Trump Campaign Ad for Hate Speech – But for Some, the Damage has Been Done
June 18, 2020Facebook today removed a paid post by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the “Team Trump” campaign page – because the post featured a Nazi symbol. The post, which violated Facebook’s terms of service regarding organized hate speech, prominently featured a red triangle. While Tim Murtaugh, spokesperson for the Trump campaign, asserted that “the red […]
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