by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 13, 2026 | Opinion
No More Kings. Also, No More Queens. The “No More Kings” rallies are crucial for such a time as this. As the democratic safety nets fray, we cannot afford to sit on our couches vegetating as bad actors seeking greater power, profits and privilege ride roughshod over...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | May 1, 2026 | Opinion
“The chickens have come home to roost.” When Malcolm X said these words to describe President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, he was suggesting the hatred and violence the U.S. cultivated worldwide had returned to plague us. Sixty-three years later, the...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 10, 2026 | Opinion
The rise of the U.S empire was due to multiple factors, one of which was a “brain gain” of immigration. Both the U.S. immigration system and top research institutions have historically attracted the best of the best. Today, we stand at the threshold of a possible...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 1, 2026 | Opinion
Progressive Euroamerican churches claim to seek to build Martin Luther King’s “Beloved Community.” The question for them becomes how to attract people of color to their congregation. Unfortunately, the hope of diversification is more about political correctness than...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 24, 2026 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: A recent New York Times investigation discovered evidence that celebrated labor activist César Chávez groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked within the movement. I read recent allegations concerning César Chávez, one of my liberationist...
