http://news.newamericamedia.org news.newamericamedia.org en-us New California Media DW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.com http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6c2e4a4a9c794880a6e6eed543efcdc8&from=rss For many ethnic Americans whose family members are at the frontlines of global warming back in their home countries, climate change is a life-and-death issue. Staff New America Media 2010-02-10T00:21:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0291ce49d074cf777789e42c3d7422e6&from=rss 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 Cheryl Brown Black Voice News 2010-02-03T10:36:00-08:00 News Report http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9bd7461651b896902ccd645f8d42da8f&from=rss New America Now presents A Woman's Special featuring the only female Prime Minister of Peru, a rare example of a woman completing a Torah, and the reality of emerging roles for Muslim women today. New America Now 2010-01-29T13:00:00-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=faf0bf2cc72ee04b20ae64e83ddf25b7&from=rss The Obama administration has failed to increase funding for HIV/AIDS programs, bolstered the much maligned International Monetary Fund (IMF), and tripled the budget for the U.S. Military Command in Africa (AFRICOM). Brittany Schell Oneworld.net 2010-01-28T06:00:00-08:00 News analysis http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=2bb2ec4e1f3520a2e2f78224d73e6ca9&from=rss Nha Sentimento is the new album from singer Cesaria Evora. Emmanuel Nado, host of Africa Mix on KALW, discusses the long-lasting popularity of the African music legend. Sandip Roy New America Media 2010-01-28T00:05:00-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=753be0c736427dfccf2499a2829bffd7&from=rss Two days after the quake, Democracy Now, a daily independent radio and television program that is nationally syndicated, aired segments of a Jan. 13 speech given by Canadian journalist and author Naomi Klein at the New York-based Ethical Culture Society. Saeed Shabazz Final Call 2010-01-27T16:00:00-08:00 News Analysis http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d8a80101e76ec6d7eee035b113d2245f&from=rss In the wake of the Haiti's 7.0 earthquake, Bay Area-based Haiti Action Committe mobilized community members to ban together in solidarity and support of Haiti. Jr Valrey Lawrence Fowler New America Media 2010-01-27T09:15:00-08:00 Video http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=5107f14bb5b6d65c950f7ec3b7737e7f&from=rss I have been covering my beloved homeland for about 20 years. The assignments have ranged from coup d’etats to elections to flooding , carnival and festivals. But the devastation brought on by this earthquake that shook this mountainous nation of roughly nine million people to its core, myself included. Garry Pierre-Pierre Haitiantimes.com 2010-01-23T03:11:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f1fd458cf5e8ec09f31e5d9b50c6c2b2&from=rss Last week, the price of a small can of rice cost US$2. Tuesday, it costs Haitian US$3.50. A gallon of cooking oil that cost $10 only days ago now fetches US$20. What will they cost tomorrow? No one knows. Garry Pierre-Pierre Haitiantimes.com 2010-01-21T01:30:00-08:00 News Report http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1d772de3ec2f398d651ea3633d8fe7fe&from=rss In Haiti, when you want to add to your home, you build on top of the roof, which is concrete held up by pillars or strong walls on the floor below, writes a Delmas resident. But this practice could not withstand the earthquake. Adolphe Saint-Louis New America Media 2010-01-18T09:01:00-08:00 Commentary