Ruben Navarrette, Jr.

Political Columnist

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Ruben Navarrette, Jr. is a contributor to CNN, a nationally syndicated columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group and host of the podcast Navarrette Nation. He is the author of A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano.

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Recapping One Year Later

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What does the film 'Coco' mean for the Latino community?

The film Coco has resonated with Latinos in the US who have been battered by the anti-Latino rhetoric coming out of the White House.

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