October 09, 2008 | VivirLatino

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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

16:06 H — La Macha

National Institutes of Health released a statement to note National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, which will take place on October 15th. Among some of the more startling statistics: Latinos are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at a higher rate than every other... Read more »

Topics: Health

Still Confused about the Economy?

15:38 H — La Macha

Never you fear, La Macha has been sitting through hours and hours of television, radio shows and reading newspapers to try to figure it all out for you! The latest greatest explanation comes from This American Life from NPR Radio... Read more »

Topics: Business

NSA Wants (to listen to) Your Sex

15:00 H — Maegan la Mala

You may be have engaged in a phone sex threesome without your knowledge or permission for that matter. ... intercept operator, former Navy Arab linguist, David Murfee Faulk, 39, said he and his fellow intercept operators listened into hundreds of... Read more »

Topics: Politics

Pistolera : Policia

13:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Pistolera, NYC based Latin alt-folklorico band, has been generating buzz with the release of a new album, a new single and a fall tour. A new music video, "Policia," has also just been released. Shot in Brooklyn, the video parodies... Read more »

Topics: Music

Don't Say I didn't Warn You : NYPD Arresting Children in School

11:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Years ago, when the then NYC Board of Education School Safety Division was swallowed by the New York City Police Department, I, working in coalition with other activists, warned that this would step up the criminalization of young people, especially... Read more »

Topics: Children - Crime - Education - Justice - New York City - Race

Slip of the Freudian Tongue : We are All Prisoners

08:59 H — Maegan la Mala

Now, I don't know if McCain's slip in the video below is a reflection that he is still stuck in the past, or if it reveals his plans for the future. Either way, it gives me pause... ... Read more »

Topics: US Presidential Race 2008