Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela
Julio Ricardo Varela is the founder of “The Latino Newsletter” and co-editor of “Pressing Issues from Free Press.”
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Opinion
MAGA is screaming foul over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Here’s why the NFL doesn’t seem to care.
“The massive Trump hater,” as MAGA commentator Benny Johnson called Bad Bunny last year, is exactly who the NFL wants and needs right now.
Opinion
How the photo of a 5-year-old in a Spider-Man backpack shocked America
Immigration and Customs Enforcement was bad under previous presidents, but the agency and its agents have never been like this.
Opinion
This Boston-area church’s nativity scene received swift backlash for all the wrong reasons
The Archdiocese of Boston called St. Susanna Parish’s display “divisive political messaging” that minimizes the nativity scene and ignores its “proper sacred purpose.”
MS NOW Opinion
I used to be ambivalent about Hispanic Heritage Month. But this time, I’m all in.
Across the country, Hispanic Heritage Month is at risk of being stripped of all its joy and is instead being injected with fear.
MS NOW Opinion
Trump’s deadly strike on a boat from Venezuela was an act of war
The president has built his return to power on projecting American strength abroad, and Venezuela offers a ready stage.
MS NOW Opinion
Trump’s failing Latino voters — and Democrats are missing a huge opportunity
Many Latino voters who switched from Biden to Trump didn’t back Trump out of loyalty but because they were desperate for economic relief.
MS NOW Opinion
The hypocrisy in Trump blocking a Venezuelan team’s entry to the U.S.
The Trump administration will always seek examples to showcase its cruelty.
MS NOW Opinion
The Dodgers statement about turning around ICE didn’t come out of the blue
It’s clear that the Dodgers, accused of a silence that amounted to betrayal, could no longer stay quiet.
MS NOW Opinion
Trump overplayed his hand in L.A. Now he’s going to try it in Chicago and New York City
The president announced he’ll look to deport more immigrants from America’s biggest cities.
MS NOW Opinion
The long history behind Los Angeles protestors’ Mexican flags
In a region that is nearly 50% Latino, Los Angeles has long been a stage for what happens when marginalized communities push back.