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Russian Writer: Please, Let There Be No War

Russian Writer: Please, Let There Be No War

New America Media, Commentary, Sergey Kuznetsov, Posted: Mar 12, 2014

When I was a kid growing up in the Soviet Union, I spent a summer at camp and had a nightmare. War was coming.
Beijing's Harsh Words for US Envoy Locke Are Off the M…

Beijing's Harsh Words for US Envoy Locke Are Off the Mark

New America Media, News Analysis, Yoichi Shimatsu, Posted: Mar 11, 2014

Resentment of Washington's ill-conceived "strategic pivot" policy best explains brutal sarcasm expressed by Beijing toward Gary Locke.
OLD & POOR IN TECH CITY—A Hard Look at Poverty

OLD & POOR IN TECH CITY—A Hard Look at Poverty

New America Media/Central City Extra, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Mar 11, 2014

New America Media's Special Report, "Old & Poor in Tech City" examines elder poverty as amplified by San Francisco's high-tech boom in low-income Central City.
Injured Worker, Now 64, Retired on $868 Monthly

Injured Worker, Now 64, Retired on $868 Monthly

New America Media/Central City Extra, Profile, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Mar 11, 2014

Jose Mendez, 64, injured on the job and forced to retire early, is one of more than 4,000 seniors in San Francisco's low-income Tenderloin district.
Wounded Ukrainians Air-Lifted to Prague Hospitals

Wounded Ukrainians Air-Lifted to Prague Hospitals

New America Media, Question & Answer, Zdenek Kratochvil, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

The Czech Republic has evacuated dozens of Ukrainians wounded in clashes to Prague hospitals since February.
Despite 'Twitter' Tax Breaks, Tech Firms Do Little for…

Despite 'Twitter' Tax Breaks, Tech Firms Do Little for Senior Neighbors

Central City Extra/New America Media, News Report, Mark Hedin, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

In San Francisco's "Twitter" boom, elderly residents are largely left out of the city's company community benefits agreements giving firms tax breaks.
Gentrification Keeps Retired Korean Barber in Housing L…

Gentrification Keeps Retired Korean Barber in Housing Limbo

New America Media/Central City Extra, Profile, Aruna Lee, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

Barber Young Taek Lim, 75, is one of more than 4,000 seniors 65 and older in the Tenderloin.
San Francisco's Mid-Market Street Milestone

San Francisco's Mid-Market Street Milestone

New America Media/Central City Extra, News Report, Geoff Link, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

Tech puts stress on old and poor in San Francisco's central city.
Over 100,000 African-American Parents Are Now Homeschoo…

Over 100,000 African-American Parents Are Now Homeschooling Their Children

African American Images, Commentary, Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, Posted: Mar 09, 2014

African-American children who are homeschooled are scoring 30 to 40 percent above their counterparts who are taught in school.
Central Valley Students, Parents and Faculty Weigh In O…

Central Valley Students, Parents and Faculty Weigh In On Common Core

South Kern Sol / New America Media, First Person, Yultzin Angeles, Posted: Mar 08, 2014

For one Central Valley high school, Common Core could prove to be the solution everyone has been waiting for or just the latest education fad.
Who Killed the Mayor?

Who Killed the Mayor?

Tri-State Defender, News Report, Kirsten West Savali, Posted: Mar 08, 2014

Suspicions of foul play swirl following the death of Chokwe Lumumba, a human rights activist who was elected mayor of Jackson, Miss. last June.
'Promotoras' Help Texas Border's Poorest Seniors Make H…

'Promotoras' Help Texas Border's Poorest Seniors Make Healthy Choices

KUT/New America Media, News Feature, Veronica Zaragovia, Posted: Mar 07, 2014

Texas A&M health advisors are educating elders in colonias along the border, where families lack food and medical care.

How Missing Flight MH370 Exposes Human Helplessness

First Post, News Analysis, Sandip Roy, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

What has been most astonishing about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 are the images that have come out of that tra…

Iraqi Gets a New Life, and Gender Identity, in America

PRI's The World, News Report, Monica Campbell, Posted: Mar 10, 2014

Salma is intersex, from Iraq, and worked with the U.S. military as an interpreter. She fled violence in Iraq and now lives in San Franc…

New Health Program Targets San Diego's ‘Sickest, Poorest, Most Vulnerable’

New America Media, Video, Paul Kleyman / Video by Jonah Most, Posted: Mar 07, 2014

Health experts advised people on both Medicare and Medi-Cal that they must join a new state program promising to improve their care.

Oakland Moves Forward With 'Port-Only' Surveillance Center

Oakland Local, News Report, Liam Curley, Posted: Mar 05, 2014

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan voted Tuesday night to move forward with a limited version of the Domain Awareness Center.

San Francisco Unified Brings End to Willful Defiance Suspensions

New America Media, News Report, Vanessa Tagliabue, Posted: Mar 03, 2014

The Board of San Francisco Unified School District voted last week to pass the Safe and Supportive Schools Resolution.

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