A Tribute to Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman

New America Media, , Sandip Roy, Oct 17, 2009

Back alley abortions, voting irregularities, a woman with a spinal chord injury. These are some of the topics of films by Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning director Dorothy Fadiman. She is receiving a special tribute on Monday, October 19th at the United Nations Association Film Festival.

New America Now: Hopi v Enviro Activists, Filmmaker Honored & The Children of Argentina's Dirty Wars

New America Media, , Oct 16, 2009

Children of Mexican immigrants don't access free health care, Hopi Tribe bans environmental groups, and the movie "Power Paths" explains the back story on that. Director Dorothy Fadiman is honored for a lifetime of filmmaking,and the children of the missing from Argentina's 'Dirty War' tell their stories in a new film, "Awakening the Sorrow".

Worker’s Victory Fuels Domestic Labor Movement

New America Media, News Report, Laura Goode, , Josue Rojas, Oct 15, 2009

A domestic worker recently settled a lawsuit against her employers for labor abuses. Her victory bolsters a growing domestic labor movement.

Derrion Albert and the Need for Change

New America Now, , Sandip Roy, Oct 14, 2009

Earl Ofari Hutchinson discusses the causes of youth violence and the political response to the killing of teen Derrion Albert.

Discriminatory Housing Lockouts Amid Post-Katrina Rebuilding

Colorlines, News feature, Jordan Flaherty, Oct 14, 2009

Since September of 2006, St. Bernard Parish has been aggressive in passing racially discriminatory laws and ordinances.

The Secret World of Deaf Prisoners

The Crime Report, Commentary, James Ridgeway, Oct 14, 2009

A journalist investigates the secret world of deaf prisoners, and the ordeal they face when they fall into the criminal justice system.

California's Budget Cuts Hurt Those on Disability the Most

New America Media, Commentary, Richard Babcock, Oct 06, 2009

To people living on disability, supplemental security income (SSI), the California budget cuts has become an issue of survival.

New America Now: Iran-U.S. Talks, Filipino Family Roles, Agent Orange in Guam

New America Now, , Oct 02, 2009

This week: Dilshad Deyani hosts a radio show on issues facing South Asian Women, Pharaoh Martin on African American grandparents raising grandchildren, Iran and the US prepare diplomatic talks, Filipino family roles are changing, the effects of Agent Orange in Guam, and the music of Watcha Clan.

Dignity is Not a ‘Public Option’

Nguoi Viet, Commentary, Ky-Phong Tran, Sep 26, 2009

Dignity is an implied agreement between a country and its people that says at the end of the day, if you get sick, you matter. You will be provided for.