Before I share my commentary about the latest White House Report on Puerto Rico’s status later this week, I wanted to post the original letter that then-presidential hopeful Barack Obama sent to Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, now the former Governor of Puerto Rico. This letter was sent during a critical time in the 2008 Democratic presidential race [...]
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Puerto Rico Poll Has Incumbent Governor Luis Fortuño Trailing by 22 Percentage Points to Challenger Alejandro García Padilla
Posted in Politics, Puerto Rico, tagged Alejandro García Padilla, Being Latino, EL NUEVO DIA, Jennigfer González, Latino, Latino in America, LATISM, Luis Fortuño, Pedro Pierluisi, Politics, Puerto Rico, Thomas Rivera Schatz on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As he faces what is turning into a very hotly contested and controversial re-election bid, Luis Fortuño, the incumbent Republican and pro-statehood Governor of Puerto Rico, now finds himself in a very difficult situation: trailing his challenger by 22 percentage points in a poll released Tuesday by EL NUEVO DÍA, the island’s largest newspaper. The [...]
The Latest on the Whole Foods Controversy in Jamaica Plain: Anti-Whole Food Banners and Flyers
Posted in Boston, Politics, tagged Being Latino, Boston, gentrification, Jamaica Plain, Latino, Latino in America, latinos, LATISM, Leadership, Politics, Whole Foods on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After hitting a minor lull, the controversy surrounding the opening of a new Whole Foods store in the Hyde Square section of Jamaica Plain in Boston has bubbled up again, and social media continues to play a major role in how different messages are being communicated. The Jamaica Plain Patch reported today that more anti-Whole [...]
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