Antonio De Loera-Brust

Antonio De Loera-Brust is the United Farm Workers communications director and the former special assistant to the U.S. secretary of state. He previously worked for Rep. Joaquin Castro and on the policy teams of the Julián Castro and Elizabeth Warren presidential campaigns. He is a native of Yolo County, California.

Articles by Antonio De Loera-Brust
Donald Trump looks at a soccer jersey given by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington.
Donald Trump looks at a soccer jersey given by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington.

Latin America’s Trump Backlash Is Already Underway

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
Employees inspect cars at the Mercedes-Benz US International factory in Vance, Alabama on June 8, 2017.
Employees inspect cars at the Mercedes-Benz US International factory in Vance, Alabama on June 8, 2017.

Mercedes Is Threatening America’s Middle Class

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
Fans trying to enter Hard Rock Stadium rush the gates before the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia in Miami on July 14.
Fans trying to enter Hard Rock Stadium rush the gates before the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia in Miami on July 14.

The World Cup Is Coming to America—and Heading for Disaster

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
A red sky with two Soviet soldiers silhouetted in the foreground.
A red sky with two Soviet soldiers silhouetted in the foreground.

The Hidden Critique of U.S. Foreign Policy in ‘Red Dawn’

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
President Harry Truman delivers the closing speech at the International Organization conference before the delegates of the 5 member nations, June 26, 1945 in San Francisco.
President Harry Truman delivers the closing speech at the International Organization conference before the delegates of the 5 member nations, June 26, 1945 in San Francisco.

The U.N. Should Move (Back) to California

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
A Texas National Guard soldiers guard the U.S.-Mexico border on January 08, 2023 in El Paso, Texas.
A Texas National Guard soldiers guard the U.S.-Mexico border on January 08, 2023 in El Paso, Texas.

America Shouldn’t Invade Mexico

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
A soldier looks through a shattered window.
A soldier looks through a shattered window.

The United States Has Never Recovered From the Falklands War

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
Day laborers harvest chives at a field in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California state, Mexico alongside the Mexico-US border, on August 10, 2017.
Day laborers harvest chives at a field in the Mexicali Valley, Baja California state, Mexico alongside the Mexico-US border, on August 10, 2017.

Mexican Farmworkers Are U.S. Heroes

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
A municipal worker sprays disinfectant to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, as commuters wait to cross the U.S.-Mexican border in Tijuana, Mexico on July 7.
A municipal worker sprays disinfectant to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, as commuters wait to cross the U.S.-Mexican border in Tijuana, Mexico on July 7.

As the U.S. Exports Coronavirus, Trump Is Blaming Mexicans

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Antonio De Loera-Brust
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