Los Nogales: Two faces of a hard border wall

Two desert cities are united by history and culture, but divided by a border wall. Amid the pandemic, one Nogales flourishes, while the other suffers

Feature, COVID-19palabra.October 9, 2021

The children who stayed

The violence Central American migrants encounter on the journey can be deadly. It also threatens the future of the children left behind

Feature, Culturepalabra.October 6, 2021

Refugee songs

Music Is A Bridge To Empathy For "La Muna." It's Led The Musician To Provide Respite For Migrants, Whose Journeys Inspire Her Songs

Feature, Culturepalabra.October 3, 2021

Big Media's Big Fail over U.S. colonialism

At a time when we are naming systems of oppression, why are some journalists avoiding the word colonialism?

Feature, Culture, Opinionpalabra.September 29, 2021Opinion

Rejected

Last fall, mail-in ballots from Latino voters in some counties in Washington state were more likely to be rejected by election officials. An investigation reveals how bias may be subjecting Latino ballots to greater scrutiny

Feature, Politicspalabra.September 25, 2021

The Mall And The People

In Los Angeles’ Baldwin Hills and Crenshaw neighborhood, a community group fighting gentrification has drawn an economic line in the sand around a struggling shopping center

Feature, Culturepalabra.September 22, 2021

Elvis’ Spanish Model

Elvis Costello’s Sonic Shift Reimagines ‘This Year’s Model’ en español

Culture, Featurepalabra.September 18, 2021Music

An Open Door to Discrimination?

As housing prices skyrocket in Texas, desperate buyers will try anything to stand out, which includes sending “love letters” to sellers. But experts say the implications are troubling

Feature, Financepalabra.September 15, 2021

I, too, could have gone to jail

33 Ecuadorian women have been imprisoned for abortions since 2009

Feature, Culturepalabra.September 11, 2021Analysis

Conflict Without End

What began as complaints against a new tax has mushroomed into an ongoing referendum on the Colombian government’s handling of the pandemic, growing inequality, and police brutality

Feature, Politicspalabra.September 8, 2021

Onward

From among the 61 million people with disabilities in the U.S., Paralympic athletes speak about how determination, family support and early access to adaptive sports paved their way toward equity

Feature, Culturepalabra.September 4, 2021

Lights, Camera, Tax Breaks!

Could production tax incentives speed up diversity in Hollywood? Stay tuned.

Feature, Culturepalabra.September 1, 2021

Sky’s The Limit

Now that we’re traveling again, we’re finding more women pilots greeting us at the end of the Jetway. A travel expert introduces three inspiring Latinas to keep on your radar screen

Feature, Culturepalabra.August 28, 2021

Havana Summer

Cuba is going through one of its hardest times since the Soviet Union fell. And despite a government crackdown, people are tapping social media and encrypted apps to voice anger over shortages of basic goods and a mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Politics, Featurepalabra.August 25, 2021Analysis

Behind her investigation

Through public records requests, and journalism embedded in the community, Tina Vasquez exposes a sordid reality behind poultry plants during the pandemic

Feature, COVID-19palabra.August 21, 2021

Can Texans Afford Abbott’s Border Wall?

While seeking reelection Texas governor’s plan to expand the border wall with state and private funds has been met with resistance by border communities

Feature, Politicspalabra.August 18, 2021

Citizen Dreamer

Dreamers don’t consider themselves a minority. With great political clarity, their practice of de facto citizenship has made them one of the nation’s most important activist movements

Feature, Politicspalabra.August 14, 2021

A New Strategy

To reverse a recent history of anti-immigrant laws, tireless Dreamers take a new, strategic dive into Arizona politics, fighting one battle at a time

Feature, Politicspalabra.August 14, 2021