Gustavo Arellano

August’s Gallup poll numbers showed an all-time low for the President. And some of the most significant declines in approval come from Latino voters – a group that was formerly solidly supportive of the President.

Instead of their usual jerseys, the Phoenix Suns wore shirts with ‘Los Suns’ inscribed across the chest. This change in wardrobe was in support of Arizona’s Latino population and a protest to Arizona’s new immigration law.

For the hour of Wednesday’s State of the Union address, MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews said he ‘forgot’ President Obama was black. Do we all need to forget about race to be post-racial? Or do we just need to acknowledge and accept people’s race?

This week, Lou Dobbs surprised the world by announcing that he would be leaving CNN. We explore why he left the network with media analyst Johnnie Roberts, and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano.

Mexican officials announced this week a total shutdown of the entire country in response to the outbreak of influenza A H1-N1, better known as the swine flu. Offices, restaurants, schools, and soccer stadiums will be closed from Friday through Tuesday.