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Know Your Rights

The best way to defend our community is by knowing and defending our rights.

By Carolina Mendez | Jan 22, 2025

Nap Pods to Nazi Salutes: Silicon Valley’s Authoritarian Turn

The billionaires behind Big Tech– Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and their crew of wannabe overlords– once sold us on the idea that they were here to “save the world.”  Take one look around now, and it’s clear that’s a lie.
By Carolina Mendez | Jan 9, 2025

Top Albums & EPs del 2024

The music of 2024 really hit different. It was another year of powerful statements, genre-defying artistry, and stories that stayed with us long after the music stopped playing. From long-awaited albums from our faves that lived up to the hype,...
By Carolina Mendez | Feb 5, 2025

32 Powerful Books of Resistance and Visibility

From reclaiming ancestral knowledge to envisioning utopian futures, these collections showcase the power of art, archives, and poetry as tools for radical hope and socio-political transformations.
By Carolina Mendez | Oct 1, 2024

Liberation For All: La Vida Local 2024 Grants

La Vida Local is an opportunity for Latinx changemakers to apply for up to $5,000 to support the construction and/or sustainability of ‘Sin el Estado' projects that effortsare aligned with the objectives of Mijente's local organizing efforts.

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By Guest Contributor | Feb 5, 2025

32 Powerful Books of Resistance and Visibility

From reclaiming ancestral knowledge to envisioning utopian futures, these collections showcase the power of art, archives, and poetry as tools for radical hope and socio-political transformations.

By Carolina Mendez | Jan 22, 2025

Nap Pods to Nazi Salutes: Silicon Valley’s Authoritarian Turn

The billionaires behind Big Tech– Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and their crew of wannabe overlords– once sold us on the idea that they were here to “save the world.” 

Take one look around now, and it’s clear that’s a lie.

By Guest Contributor | Jan 9, 2025

Top Albums & EPs del 2024

The music of 2024 really hit different. It was another year of powerful statements, genre-defying artistry, and stories that stayed with us long after the music stopped playing. From long-awaited albums from our faves that lived up to the hype,…

By Mijente | Dec 17, 2024

Mijente’s 2024: Building Power Without, Against, and Within the State

In 2024, we continued building power for and alongside our gente through our Sin, Contra, y Desde el Estado strategies – organizing without, against, and within the state to create meaningful change. This framework is central to how we organize…

By Tania Unzueta | Oct 15, 2024

New Texas Poll: Latino Frustration with Economy and Abbott’s Leadership

Mijente’s new poll shows Texas Latino voters reject Abbott’s failed leadership on key issues, like economy, healthcare, immigration, & the state’s power grid.

By Mijente | Oct 8, 2024

What’s the Latest on Elections in Puerto Rico?

For the first time an alliance amongst the center-left has created a viable alternative to bipartisanship in Puerto Rico that could win some significant elections.

By Carolina Mendez | Oct 3, 2024

Militarization and Repression in El Salvador: Interview with Francisco Parada Rodriguez

In 2024, El Salvador has been under the scrutiny of the international community due to the increasingly repressive tactics of President Nayib Bukele. His far-right government’s heavy-handed approach to crime, under the guise of establishing “public security”, has sparked both…

By Mijente | Oct 1, 2024

Liberation For All: La Vida Local 2024 Grants

La Vida Local is an opportunity for Latinx changemakers to apply for up to $5,000 to support the construction and/or sustainability of ‘Sin el Estado’ projects that effortsare aligned with the objectives of Mijente’s local organizing efforts.

By Cris Batista | Aug 28, 2024

The Dangers of Democrat’s Clear Shift on Immigration This Year

Last week, when Vice President Harris accepted the candidacy for President at the DNC, it became evident that the Democratic Party is taking a troubling and increasingly dangerous direction on immigration. Today, she announced that she wants to continue to…