JAMA Study: H1N1 Hits Hard at All Ages

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman and Viji Sundaram Nov 05, 2009

The swine flu is not just a threat to the young, as previously thought. A new study out indicates that H1N1 affects all age groups, including people over 65.

Health Care Reform's Missing Piece: Elder Care

New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman Nov 05, 2009

Aging boomers are on the way to doubling the 65-plus population, yet U.S. health care reform has only touched lightly on the nation’s fragmented excuse for a long-term care system.

Native Americans Hopeful about Claiming Rightful Place

Reznetnews.org, News Feature, Victor Merina Nov 04, 2009

As they gather for the Tribal Nations Conference at the White House tomorrow, Native Americans are optimistic that a new day is dawning for them under the l Obama administration. He has invited more than 500 federally recognized tribes to the event.

California Weighs Maine Vote on Gay Marriage

New America Media, News Report, Sandip Roy Nov 04, 2009

Now that Maine voters have struck down same sex marriage, activists in California are wondering what lessons to take back home. Activists here were split over whether to take on same sex marriage again in 2010 or 2012. Maine, for many, was the dress rehearsal.

Chicago Ethnic Media Question U.S. Census Officials

New America Media, Q&A//, Eunji Jang//Video: Paul Billingsley Nov 03, 2009

U.S. Census Bureau officials met with ethnic media in Chicago, where reporters asked questions that are significant to the communities they serve.

Clean Energy Rhetoric vs. Cap & Trade Reality

New America Now, , Sandip Roy Nov 03, 2009

President Obama says the stimulus is the largest investment in clean energy in history. The House and the Senate are both working on clean energy acts. One way to do this is to tackle deforestation. Rolf Skar of Greenpeace discusses sub-national forest offsets and what this means for deforestation.

Immigration at Issue in NY-23, Virginia, New Jersey Elections

New America Media, Blog Report, Marcelo Ballvé Nov 03, 2009

Today's elections, many of them in eastern seaboard states, are the first big political test for the Obama administration. The trend to watch: the surprising prominence of immigration politics.

H1N1, Climate Change, & The Browning of Suburbs

New America Now, , Oct 30, 2009

Officials from the Centers For Disease Control meet with ethnic media in San Francisco, Rolf Skar from Greenpeace looks at sub-national forest offsets, and Shanti Sekaran discusses her debut novel, The Prayer Room .

Friendship in Postwar America

New America Now, , Mary Ambrose with Aaron Davidman Oct 29, 2009

Aaron Davidman is the director of the current stage version of the bestselling novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok.