Bushwick Is Dying

The mortgage crisis is eating away the wealth of several generations of Hispanics.

El Diario/La Prensa/New America Media, Investigation, Video, Eva Sanchis, Feb 09, 2010

Ramona Ortiz is about to lose the home her parents own--where she grew up--in Bushwick, Brooklyn, because of a series of loans her father took out. The Ortiz family is part of an epidemic of foreclosures that is ending an era of Hispanic home ownership in Brooklyn. More »

Toyota

New America Media, Commentary, Robert E. Cole, Feb 09, 2010

Toyota's fall from grace is being viewed in Japan with a mixture of denial and consternation. But for the first time government and media are openly critical of the company that has become a symbol of modern Japan. More »

New America Media, News Report , Jacob Simas, Feb 08, 2010

In the 2000 census, farmworkers were undercounted in huge numbers, resulting in a loss of federal funding for the rural communities where they live and work. This time, the Census Bureau aims to do it better with the help of migrant advocates and smart planning. More »

New America Media, Commentary, Doris Meissner, Feb 07, 2010

Continued high unemployment and slow job growth are likely to make some of the main goals of immigration reform even more controversial. But postponing reforms continues to hamper economic growth, writes the Migration Policy Institute senior fellow. More »

New America Media, News Report , Sarah Damian, Feb 07, 2010

There are 5.5 million children with undocumented parents in the United States, and when it comes to immigration enforcement, they pay a heavy price. More »

New America Media, News analysis, Jose Luis Sierra, Feb 06, 2010

In the wake of the massacre of 16 youths at a birthday party in Ciudad Juarez, Mexican politicos pointed fingers at each other and stonewalled journalists while civilians all over the country reaffirmed their lack of confidence in their government at all levels More »

vet sm

New America Media, Commentary, Chris Clark , Feb 06, 2010

An ordinary road in Iraq presents a nightmarish trip for U.S. Marines who've already seen the horrors of war in this essay from the NAM veterans' writing project. More »

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Donny Lumpkins and YO!Radio Crew, Feb 05, 2010

This week on YO!Radio --three young women sit down with YO!Radio host Donny Lumpkins to discuss the ineffectiveness of abstinence-only education, this year's fantastical Grammy performances, and the pressure to be supermodel thin. More »

Apartheid

Mosaic Intelligence Report, Video , Jamal Dajani, Feb 08, 2010

The dreaded Apartheid word has once again made its way into Israeli media, not by a leftist "self-hating Jew", but by the Minister of Defense. More »

citizenship

IExaminer, News report, Vivian Luu, Feb 07, 2010

More people are seeking U.S. citizenship than ever. More than 744,000 people were naturalized last year while just over a century ago, fewer than 8,000 people had that privilege, according to the US federal Web site. More »

Washington Informer, News Feature, Shantella Sherman, Feb 05, 2010

Evangelist Mondrea D. Jacobs’ description of what she saw during her 9-day mission to Port-au- Prince, in Haiti, is unimaginable. One would have to see the devastation in order to believe how fragile life has become for thousands of Haitians. More »

India vs China

India Currents, Commentary, Raywat Deonandan, Feb 05, 2010

Democracy, English and age profile are just three of the reasons why India might have an advantage over China in the race to the top according to one commentator. But India has a lot of hurdles of its own. More »

LA Sentinel, News Analysis, Evan Barnes, Feb 03, 2010

It was exactly a year ago next week that Barack Obama was inaugurated as the country's 44th President--a historic occasion that many never thought they would see in their lifetime. More »

Black Voice News, News Report, Cheryl Brown , Feb 03, 2010

The devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti sent shockwaves around the world and poured in millions of dollars that has yet to get out of the bottleneck of bureaucracy More »

Climate Change

Navajo Hopi Observer, Commentary, Wells Mahkee, Jr., Feb 03, 2010

With all the recent tragedies the world has encountered in recent years, it's been quite surprising to me that not one person - not even in Indian Country - has mentioned what I happen to believe is happening: our poor planet Earth is striking back. More »




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