Forbes Magazine recently presented their list of the world’s most powerful people. Of the 68 most powerful people, only three are Latinos. One is Sebastian Pinera, the billionaire president of Chile at number 51. Another was Eike Batista, another billionaire and CEO of a large Brazilian holding company EBX, at 58. Finally, there was Joaquin [...]
Archive for April, 2011
The Most Powerful Latino is Dead
Posted: April 18, 2011 in Culture and movies, Education, Iraq War, Latino Politics, Obama, Power, Race, U.S. Politics, Uncategorized1
Latino Empowerment
Posted: April 8, 2011 in Culture and movies, Latino Politics, Power, Race, U.S. Politics, UncategorizedTags: 2010 United States Census, Hispanic, Hispanic and Latino Americans, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, New York, New York Times, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, United States
The New York Times has again found what I’ve been saying for some time. Power does not come from numbers alone. Thus, in a recent article, the Times discovered that Hispanics’ representation on influential political boards has not kept pace with their increase in numbers This was the main argument in my book Boricua Power. [...]
More evidence in support of Governments Don’t Overspend post
Posted: April 8, 2011 in Economy, Latino Politics, Obama, Power, Race, Tea Party, U.S. Politics, UncategorizedTags: Federal government of the United States, Government, Government spending, Republicans, United States, Washington
Take a look at this chart, supporting my earlier post on Governments Don’t Overspend
