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AOC Election night
Earlier this week, the New York Times published the portraits of almost every single woman who is currently holding office on Capitol Hill in a feature titled “Redefining Representation: The Women of the 116th Congress.” Collectively, the portraits are presented online in an interlocking grid. You can access each individual piece, or take in the project as a tapestry...
Sharice Jones Congress
After an election cycle that witnessed a shift in favor of gender equality in Congress and governorships, Sharice Davids, the Democratic Representative for the 3rd district of Kansas, might be just the woman to carry the flag for progress, equality, and change. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrttIuunbRm/ Davids connected to Bruce Lee and the rigor of martial arts as a child, but her mother, who...
Border Detention More Children
A new official report has revealed that thousands of children were separated from their parents at the southern U.S. border under President Trump’s watch, but well before he implemented his notoriously unpopular and cruel “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. You remember, the one that ordered border patrol agents to forcibly separate minors from their families after their treacherous journeys north to...
Research, past and present, has demonstrated psychedelics Research, past and present, has demonstrated psychedelics’ unique capacity to treat mental health conditions. However, psychedelics are considered a Schedule I drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency, meaning that the federal government believes that psychedelic compounds have a high risk of abuse, are unsafe to use even under close medical supervision, and have...
Lujan Grisham Sworn In Belatina
Regardless of your political affiliations, most of us can agree that 2018 was a pretty tumultuous year in this country, especially for women. But as we kick off 2019, with what many hope to be a fresh start and a positive shift, we have several reasons to celebrate. The 116th congress is making history, with a record number of...
Katelyn Ohashi Belatina
By now, we’ve all seen Katelyn Ohashi’s epic and joy-filled routine, performed to an irresistibly danceable Michael Jackson-inspired medley of hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Her playlist featured several songs from every member of the Jackson family — as well as legends like Prince, Tina Turner, and Earth, Wind & Fire — keeping her fired up all...
Green Jobs AOC BeLatina
In November 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallied with 150 young climate activists outside of Nancy Pelosi’s office to represent the Green New Deal in a high profile gathering. The young activists, members of Justice Democrats and Sunrise Movement, had gathered to demand urgent action on environmental policies that are currently fueling the disastrous effects of climate change as well as...
How to Budget BeLatina
With the government shutdown going into its 26th day over the Trump administration’s crusade to fund a border wall — at this point, over half of Americans feel he is responsible for the unprecedented disruption to society — many different federal agencies have issued “tips” to their unpaid employees on how to manage their finances while waiting for backpay....
Neti Pot Belatina
Cold and flu season is upon us, and with temperatures fluctuating, several months of winter weather ahead of us and germs spreading rapidly, it’s just a matter of time before you fall victim to those dreaded cold symptoms. Many people, from doctors to your overbearing mother to your yoga instructor, will swear by their neti pot as a must-try...
Roma Awards Belatina
Alfonso Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical film Roma maintained its award-winning momentum at Sunday’s 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Roma left with four wins out of its eight total nominations: the film won both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film prizes, while the Mexican filmmaker took home awards for Best Cinematography and Best Director. He’d previously won Best Picture and Best...
Honduran migrants, part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., are seen during a new leg of their travel in Esquipulas BeLatina border writers
Only a couple days after his Presidential Address President Trump addressed this past Thursday’s news of the latest migrant caravan, which left San Pedro Sula before the break of dawn this morning. “There is another major caravan forming right now in Honduras, and so far we’re trying to break it up, but so far it’s bigger than anything we’ve...
For carb-lovers the notion of going grain-free can seem like an overwhelming and painful undertaking. But if you suffer from gluten intolerance or other digestive health issues, you don’t have much of a choice. And in some cases, the dietary restriction of cutting out grains can impact so much more than just your taste buds or your culinary options....