Executive Editor @fulcrum_us / Publisher @LatNewsNetwork /@soljourno trainer /host @cantvchicago /Fmr @NAHJ prez /Adjunct @ColumbiaChi/ Sometimes actor
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2009
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Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
#Democracy is the casualty in #Trumpās unwinnable war with #Iran
@HugoBalta argues that safeguarding democratic norms requires vigilance ā especially when fear and urgency dominate the narrative.
Read more:Ā thefulcrum.us/ethics-leadersā¦
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Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
Did the #UnitedStates learn nothing from #vietnamwar?
@HugoBalta breaks down how executive power, wartime framing, and political incentives can erode accountability and public trust.
Read more: thefulcrum.us/ethics-leadersā¦
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#thefulcrum
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
#ICE patrols are raising alarms in Pilsen, Little Village ā and neighbors arenāt staying silent.
See how residents are organizing, sharing resources, and standing together to keep families informed and safe.
Read more: illatinonews.com/pilsen-littā¦
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#PulsoLatino
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
The Obama Presidential Center celebrates a historic presidency and the communities that shaped it.
Yet the nation it overlooks is struggling with polarization, democratic erosion, and widening inequality. The story of the OPC becomes a mirror ā showing how far the country has come, and how far it is drifting from its democratic ideals.
Read @HugoBaltaās latest column:
thefulcrum.us/democracy/the-ā¦
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Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
"The Iran Warās Price Tag: Billions Lost While Americans Go Without"
Trumpās war spending drains funds from healthcare, education, infrastructure &struggling families. Plus adds to the growing national debt
thefulcrum.us/governance-legā¦
@fulcrum_us @HugoBalta @bel_montt @DavidLNevins
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
"Trumpās claims versus reality on the economy and tariffs"
Behind Trumpās boasts, the data on tariffs, job growth/unemployment, prices and federal debt paints a far harsher picture. And that was BEFORE attacking Iran. The next six months could test the system in unpredictable ways. Fasten your seat belts!
thefulcrum.us/economy/trumpsā¦
@fulcrum_us @DavidLNevins @HugoBalta @bel_montt
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
Couldn't have said this any better. š "#NYC's #housing crisis is no longer a slow-burning emergency. It is a daily reality reshaping neighborhoods, displacing long-time residents." Read more @LatinoNewsNet_. CC: @NYCMayor.
latinonewsnetwork.com/solutiā¦
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
#BadBunny made history at the #68thGrammyAwards one week before he performs at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
See what the buzz is about, and to learn more about a Chicago cafe that is brewing up coffee Benito style...ā
latinonewsnetwork.com/communā¦
šø + ā Britton Struthers-Lugo
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
ICYMI: #The50 Voices of a Nation offers viewers a rare chance to see #democracy in actionāone story, one state, one voice at a time.
šš½ youtu.be/Lfx2lV0ywUc?si=xO3rā¦
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@fulcrum_us @cantvchicago
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
Hosted by @HugoBalta, Executive Editor of The Fulcrum, #The50 is part of a four-year initiative to visit every state during the #Trump presidency. The series asks: What drove #voters to the ballot box in 2024, and how is the administration responding to their hopes, fears, and demands?
Read more: loom.ly/AeN-_Xg
#democracy #civicengagement #thefulcrum
@cantvchicago
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
š This #GivingTuesday, support the #FulcrumFellowship!
With HZF šµ, weāre doubling cohorts in 2026 to train diverse #journalists who strengthen #democracy.
š Donate today: gofund.me/64375ce0d
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
#DickCheney, former #VicePresident and key architect of post-9/11 U.S. policy, dies at 84. Explore his legacy, controversies, and impact on #American #politics.
Read more: loom.ly/bwhGz60
#thefulcrum
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
āThis is JB Pritzker, reporting from war-torn Chicago. Itās quite disturbing. The Milwaukee Brewers have come in to attack our Chicago Cubs. Weāve seen people being forced to eat hot dogs with ketchup on them.ā
THIS is how you do it.
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
ICE smash car window & drag 2 sisters outāin front of elementary school at pick up time.
13 masked agents surround carāwhile children yelled "It's ICE!" running away in fear.
"My name is Jocelyn, I'm from Cicero," she cries. "They forced us out of the car, they followed us... they don't have a warrant."
Both Jocelyn and her sister, who was driving the car, are DACA recipientsāand were eventually released after they were finally allowed to prove their legal status.
A teacher exiting an Uber at the time started to take this video when she heard the children screaming.
The incident occurred at West Loop Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. #DemsUnited
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
WOW! Look at whatās happening in Chicago right now!
We need more of this please! š„
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
If the National Governors Association chooses to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.
We should be standing as one against the idea that Donald Trump can call up the National Guard against our will.
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
Trump keeps saying he needs to send federal agents in to protect Chicago because the Police aren't doing the job.
You know what makes it hard for our city's brave police officers to do their jobs?
Trump's agents throwing tear gas at them.
newsweek.com/ice-tear-gases-ā¦
Hugo Balta š¤ retweeted
New: President Trump orders National Guard to Illinois
ā¦@POTUSā© ā¦@GovPritzkerā©
