Right! They served their time in prisons that are part of California’s own Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation system. S Read more

The other thing is: How is it strategic to deport people the U.S. military trained to fight? Seems like someone didn’t think that through. Read more

I mean, they did serve their sentences out at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prisons. Read more

I interviewed a Chicano elder named Rosalio Muñoz from East Los Angeles once and he told me anyone can identify as Chicano. You could be white and from New York and identify as Chicano.

Silencing brown people who are telling you what to call them might be more “Whitepeopling”. Read more

Latin@ has been around for a while now and maybe more popular than the use of Latinx. But I think Latinx is quickly becoming more common because you can’t actually pronounce Latin@. Read more

There’s an even more controversial debate around “Hispanic,” “Latino” and “Latin” that existed long before the rise of “Latinx.” One of the reasons there’s a huge debate is because the 50 million Latinos in the U.S. have many different cultures. I live in Los Angeles and identify as Latino/Latinx because it’s more… Read more

It’s being used in Latin America amongst activists and academics. but I suspect it’s gained more traction here in the U.S. Dr. Horan, who I interviewed for the story, said she’s also seen it street art throughout Latin America. Read more

Glad to read this. Read more

It’s a serious question. Conditions are already bad and the Trump administration wants to take rights away from detainees and also rapidly hire more agents. That is obviously not going to end well if they don’t address existing issues. Read more

I think KABC profiled many of the candidates. KPCC and LA Times also followed the race closely. Read more

From a handful of conversations I’ve had with people who did not vote, and reading comments on social media, I’ve gathered a lot of people just had no idea there was an election. What’s bizarre though is that folks I talked to who did vote said they were overwhelmed with calls from volunteers representing the 24… Read more

Also, for what it’s worth, one of the 24 candidates actually spoke at the Women’s March on Washington. In fact, the leaders of the march even endorsed her. Still, Wendy Carillo got 1,448 votes yesterday.  Read more

I should have articulated how I define the term establishment. For me, it means previously elected or appointed officials with connections to big donors. Read more

Voter exhaustion may be part of it. But also if you read other comments here some local folks didn’t even know there was a special election. Read more

Voting is certainly not the only way to resist. But still, when you have candidates who would be considered radical compared to who we have now... it’s a surprisingly low turn out in this politically engaged district. Read more

You’re right, the infighting is unfortunate because it’s often distracting from the larger structural enemies that marginalize both groups... but it’s also important to consider that these internal challenges have been consistent across movements. Read more