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Health Care Rally in San Francisco Almost Turns Deadly
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
A peaceful rally to ensure the health care of U.S. residents almost turned deadly earlier today when a motorcyclist tried to plow into participants.
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Health Care Rally in San Francisco Almost Turns Deadly
Health Care Rally in San Francisco Almost Turns Deadly
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
A peaceful rally to ensure the health care of U.S. residents almost turned deadly earlier today when a motorcyclist tried to plow into participants.
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GOP Health Bill—How We Got Into This Mess
GOP Health Bill—How We Got Into This Mess
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
Amid the scoreboard coverage of the GOP health bill, historians remind us of how the unique U.S. system became such an insurance-based mess.
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The Opioid Crisis in Black and White
The Opioid Crisis in Black and White
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered U.S. attorneys to get tough on drug crimes. He wasn't talking about white addicts, whom the opioid crisis affects the mos…
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Poll Shows ACA Enjoys Robust Support Among Californians
Poll Shows ACA Enjoys Robust Support Among Californians
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
Support for the Affordable Care Act has always been strong in the Golden State but never stronger than it is now.
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The Secret Republican Health Care Plan: Cutting Taxes a…
The Secret Republican Health Care Plan: Cutting Taxes and Destroying Medica…
Indian Country, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 19, 2017
How to destroy the economy with 50 votes. What's in that bill? That won't be known until it's time to vote.
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Cuts to Medicaid Devastating for Rural Kids
Cuts to Medicaid Devastating for Rural Kids
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 16, 2017
House Republicans' threatened cuts to Medicaid would be devastating for children living in rural areas, according to a new study by researchers at Georgetown Un…
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Police Misconduct Payouts Continue to Break the Bank in…
Police Misconduct Payouts Continue to Break the Bank in Chicago
Chicago Reporter, News Report, Posted: Jun 14, 2017
Chicago's costly record of police misconduct settlements showed no signs of tapering off in 2016, with the city continuing to pay an average of more than one ev…
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Beyond Reducing Prison Population, Can Prop. 47 Reduce…
Beyond Reducing Prison Population, Can Prop. 47 Reduce Crime?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2017
The question now: how to go beyond sentencing reform and do the work of making communities safer and the families within them stronger.
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‘Ellis Island of the South’ - Atlanta Coali…
‘Ellis Island of the South’ - Atlanta Coalition Helps Immigrant…
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 12, 2017
Atlanta has one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country. A new coalition is helping them become U.S. citizens.
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Supporters of Muslim-Americans Outnumber Muslim Haters
Supporters of Muslim-Americans Outnumber Muslim Haters
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 12, 2017
We cannot accept What Trump is trying to do to America. We have to stand up for what we believe in and fight for our values for as long as it takes.
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New ‘Poor People’s’ Leader: Anti-Vote…
New ‘Poor People’s’ Leader: Anti-Voter Laws Worse Than Ru…
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 12, 2017
Bolstered by new Supreme Court rulings, Rev. William Barber will head the Poor People’s Campaign to fight voter suppression laws and wider poverty issues.
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Tracking Hate: Bigotry, Stress, More Evident at Chico S…
Tracking Hate: Bigotry, Stress, More Evident at Chico State
ChicoSol, News Feature, Posted: Jun 09, 2017
When a Chico State staff member posted her "You Matter" flier on a wall in the Meriam Library stairwell it was defaced.
Q&A: UC President Is Bullish on California’s Future, and the Next Generation
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jun 22, 2017
"California continues to move forward. It's not mired in the past," says UC President Janet Napolitano.
Autopsy: Phillips Shot 11 Times, Not 10, Mortal Heart Wound from Sharply Downward Shot
ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
Desmond Phillips, a mentally ill young black man killed by Chico police on March 17, was hit by 11 bullets.
Detroit Doctor Allegedly Paid by Mosque to Perform Genital Mutilation on More Than 100 Girls
India West, News Report, Posted: Jun 20, 2017
The arrests came after months of investigation in which many young girls were interviewed and asked if they had undergone the procedure…
A Safer BART for All
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 19, 2017
The BART Safe Transit Policy would ensure that money goes to transporting our riders and keeping them safe, not furthering a national a…
California Leading the Way in Immigration Detention Reform with Budget Bill
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 19, 2017
California has the second-largest number of immigrant detainees, after Texas, housing close to four thousand detainees.
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GOP Health Bill—How We Got Into This Mess
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 21, 2017
New ‘Poor People’s’ Leader: Anti-Voter Laws Worse Than Russian Meddling
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 12, 2017
THE BLESSING SCAM: A Con Returns to Haunt Chinese Community
Sing Tao Daily/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Jun 02, 2017
Immigration
A Safer BART for All
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 19, 2017
California Leading the Way in Immigration Detention Reform with Budget Bill
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 19, 2017
‘Ellis Island of the South’ - Atlanta Coalition Helps Immigrants Naturalize
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 12, 2017
Ethnic Media Headlines
China Vexed by Vietnamese Diplomacy
Vietnam’s drive for international support in the South China Sea is …
From Prison to Honors UCLA Graduate
When UCLA political science graduate James Anderson crosses the commenceme…
The Slants Win Huge U.S. Supreme Co…
The Asian American rock band The Slants are playing a happy tune after wi…
The Ku Klux Klan's Big Recruiting W…
As neo-Nazis, Confederate leagues, “alt-right” fight clubs and…
22-Year-Old Va. Man Charged with Mu…
Authorities said on Monday that the death of a Virginia Muslim teen, who t…
Education Department Invites LGBT H…
The Education Department has once again sent the message that it is not in…
Pacific Islander Killed in UPS Kill…
A Samoan American is among the three co-workers killed by a gunman at a UP…
CNN Breaks Ties with Host of 'Belie…
In March this year, CNN premiered a new spiritual adventure series, “Belie…
Potential Cosby Witness Details Plo…
Marguerite Jackson wanted to tell her story to the jury in the sexual assa…
Judge Frees Terrorist-in-Training B…
Even though the man was a member of one of the most dangerous terror commu…
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Indiana Muslim Community Denounces Controversial B…
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CSUC Student Newspaper Sparks Hate Speech Debate
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Farmers Face Labor Shortages Thanks to Trump
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Spotting and Avoiding Scams: An Open Discussion in…
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Trump Administration Takes on Obama’s Educat…
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It Will Take More Than Comey's Testimony to Sink T…
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Ignored by Trump: Why Are We Still Celebrating As…
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More Black and Latino Parents See Racial Inequiti…
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"In Guatemala There Is a Lot of Violence Against C…
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Trump Happy on Trade - For Now
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California Schools Respond to Students' Fears of T…
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THE BLESSING SCAM: The Ugly Fraud Haunting Older C…
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“We Count for Nothing:” Immigrant Wo…
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Most Elders Want to Stay at Homes, But Is That Wha…
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Profile in Old Age: Family, Friends and Purpose Fe…
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Sergio Bendixen: Pioneer of Multilingual Polling
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Marking Ramadan in the Era of Trump
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Femmigrants - A New Online Platform for Women Immi…
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Trump to the ‘Rescue’ in Saudi Arabia…
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City Meets Deadline for Removing Four Confederate-…
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Applying for Citizenship: I Should Have Done It So…
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ACA Repeal Will Wipe Out Coverage Gains by Small…
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Will Argentina Deny Justice to Its 'Disappeared?'
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The Real Financial Costs of Caregiving
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Day Laborers Urged to Take Advantage of Available…