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What’s a College Degree Worth These Days?

What’s a College Degree Worth These Days?

New America Media, Commentary, Kelly Goff, Posted: May 20, 2012

In a good job market or a bad job market, an education has more worth than the monetary value that a Gallup poll places on it.
In Az., Native Studies Persist Despite Ethnic Studies B…

In Az., Native Studies Persist Despite Ethnic Studies Ban

Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Michelle Tirado, Posted: May 20, 2012

Arizona's ethnic studies ban has left Native American parents who live off-reservation wondering where their kids can learn about their past.
Dalai Lama Gives $1.5 Million to Indian Charity

Dalai Lama Gives $1.5 Million to Indian Charity

India-West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: May 19, 2012

The Dalai Lama gifted $1.5 million of the Templeton Prize money he received earlier this week to Save the Children, India to mitigate malnourishment there.
Feds Punt on Leadership Over Fracking Rules, Experts Sa…

Feds Punt on Leadership Over Fracking Rules, Experts Say

Inside Climate News, News Report, Lisa Song, Posted: May 19, 2012

With Vermont becoming the first state in the nation to ban fracking, the federal government is now taking steps to regulate drilling on public lands.
'Silent Crime' -- Defrauding Elders Grows in Ethnic Com…

'Silent Crime' -- Defrauding Elders Grows in Ethnic Communities

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: May 18, 2012

The insidious crime of financial elder abuse is growing, and ethnic elders are especially vulnerable to family, friends and even organized crime.
J.T. Ready's Case Exposes Ties Between Anti-Immigrant,…

J.T. Ready's Case Exposes Ties Between Anti-Immigrant, White Supremacy Grou…

New America Media, News Feature, Valeria Fernandez, Posted: May 18, 2012

A recent massacre in Arizona involving a neo-Nazi raises questions about whether anti-immigrant policies are bolstering white supremacists.
Carlos Fuentes, Champion of Mexican Democracy

Carlos Fuentes, Champion of Mexican Democracy

New America Media, News Report, Louis Nevaer, Posted: May 17, 2012

Perhaps more than any other single Mexican, Carlos Fuentes worked to lay the intellectual foundation for democracy in Mexico.
Connecticut’s New Voter Law Bucks National Trend

Connecticut’s New Voter Law Bucks National Trend

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: May 17, 2012

Amid a nationwide push for tighter voter restrictions, Connecticut is now poised to move in the opposite direction by enacting election-day registration.
Richmond Could Become First U.S. City to Tax Soda

Richmond Could Become First U.S. City to Tax Soda

Richmond Confidential, News Report, Spencer Whitney, Posted: May 17, 2012

City council leaders in Richmond voted on Tuesday to put a special soda tax proposal on the November 6 ballot.
LGBT Community Squares Off Against Pacquiao

LGBT Community Squares Off Against Pacquiao

Inquirer.net, News Report, Bayani San Diego Jr., Posted: May 16, 2012

Who knew that Manny Pacquiao’s toughest opponent would be the entire LGBT community?
Reports of Violence Against Afghan Women are Sign of Ch…

Reports of Violence Against Afghan Women are Sign of Change

New America Media, News Analysis, Fariba Nawa, Posted: May 16, 2012

Reports of violence against Afghan women, although horrifying, are an indication that women there are finding their political voice.
Where César Chavez Meets Lil' Wayne: Youth Organizers i…

Where César Chavez Meets Lil' Wayne: Youth Organizers in South Texas Embrac…

New America Media, News Feature, Raj Jayadev, Posted: May 15, 2012

Young community organizers in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas don't have to choose between past and future -- they embrace both.

Minority Birthrate Highlights Need for Education Reform

La Opinión, Editorial, Staff, Posted: May 18, 2012

The problem is that the track record of educating minority students to enter the workforce is awful, write editors of La Opinión.

Disenfranchisement, By Design

Black America Web, Commentary, Tonyaa Weathersbee, Posted: May 18, 2012

Florida, whose Republican-ruled Legislature is obsessed with denying President Obama a second term, is poised to conjure the ghost of J…

Gambling Episode Gives Bad Name to Korean Buddhism

Korea Times, News Report, Je-hae Do, Posted: May 17, 2012

The recent scandal involving gambling monks could not have erupted at a worse time for those spreading Korean Buddhism globally.

Witnesses Fear Police Retribution in Oakland

Oakland Local, News Report, Jennifer Inez Ward, Posted: May 16, 2012

Witnesses to the shooting death of Oakland resident Alan Blueford by local law enforcement say fear of police retribution keeps them si…

Men - Key to Preventing Cervical Cancer Among Latinas

Latino California, News Report, María Luisa Arredondo, Translated by Elena Shore, Posted: May 16, 2012

The support of their husbands could be key in getting many Latina women to get screened for cervical cancer and get treated early.

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