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Hispanidad or latinidad: Shakira opens debate on cultural identity beyond a common language

Shakira during a concert in Madrid, September 18.

And Shakira said: “Let’s not speak only of hispanidad: let’s speak of latinidad, an even broader embrace. Hispanidad is beautiful, but it falls short of everything we are. Spanish is Latino; Portuguese, Italian, and French are too. And all Latin Americans are Latinos.”

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The philologist and professor Lola Pons at the EL PAÍS headquarters in Madrid last week.The writer Melba Escobar, at her home in Madrid, in March 2026.Journalist Álex Grijelmo, in Arequipa, at the 10th International Congress of the Spanish Language, October 13, 2025.
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Lourdes M. Rosado, president of LatinoJustice: ‘These elections are the opportunity to tell Trump that his policies are not acceptable’

Lourdes M. Rosado, attorney and president of LatinoJustice.

John Roberts, the discreet justice who has presided over the United States Supreme Court for two decades, was upset some time ago that people believed the nation’s highest court was making “political decisions.” In several polls, Americans said they were worried not only about how much power the court had amassed but also about all the rulings that have ended up bolstering Donald Trump and his control over the federal government.

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Forty percent of US Latinos report being worse off financially than a year ago

In the 2024 elections, the Latino vote took center stage, proving decisive for Donald Trump’s victory. In less than a month, their vote could determine whether Republicans keep control of both chambers of Congress or lose it in the midterms. Given that the electorate’s top concern is the economy, the outlook does not bode well for the red party.

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Trump supporters in Tucson, Arizona on September 12, 2024.
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