New America Media: Intersections: October 2010

Day of Action Against Climate Change in Richmond, CA

Richmond Pulse, Video, Min Lee, Posted: Oct 29, 2010

Richmond, Calif., celebrated a day of action to combat climate change and inform the community about global warming, green jobs and sustainable living.

Categories: Economy, Education, Environment, Intersections, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories

Tags: action, climate change, global warming, international, richmond

L.A.'s Sit/Lie Law a Lesson for San Francisco

San Francisco Bayview, News Analysis, Jennifer Friedenbach and Bob Offer-Westort, Posted: Oct 28, 2010

San Francisco is considering a law that would make it illegal to sit or lie on the city's streets. What can it learn from Los Angeles?

Categories: Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance

Tags: law, los angeles, proposition l, san francisco, sit/lie

Barrage of GOP Bills Would Deny Citizenship to U.S.-Born Kids

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Oct 21, 2010

Arizona lawmaker and allies in 14 states want Supreme Court to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants.

Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories

Tags: Arizona, birthrightcitizenship, Constitution, GOP, Immigration, Pearce, repeal, SB1070, undocumentedimmigrants

NPR Analyst Juan WIlliams Fired Over Muslim Comments

New America Media, News Report, NAM News Report, Posted: Oct 21, 2010

The longtime NPR commentator, one of the most prominent African-American journalists, made his comments on Fox TV.

Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories

Tags: BillO'Reilly, blackjournalists, Fox, Islam, JuanWiliiams, Muslims, NPR, TheView

Report: Modern-Day Debtors' Prisons Devastating the Poor

Final Call , News Report, Charlene Muhammad, Posted: Oct 19, 2010

A new study by the ACLU reveals that many are being locked up or threatened with jail because they cannot afford to pay their legal fines.

Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance

Tags: aclu, debt, fines, prison, report

Afghanistan—War With No End in Sight

Final Call , News Report, Saaed Shabazz, Posted: Oct 14, 2010

The violence engulfing Afghanistan and Pakistan is the culmination of 30 years of American intrigue in Central Asia.

Categories: Economy, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Religion, War & Conflict

Tags: afghanistan, asia, obama, usa, war

Tarnished Badges—Philly Cops Accused of Robbing Dope Dealers

Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Larry Miller, Posted: Oct 12, 2010

Two Philadelphia police officers were arrested and released on $1 million bail this week in connection with a scheme to rob a drug dealer.

Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance

Tags: corruption, drugs, Philadelphia, police, undercover

Pittsburgh Family, Activists Demand Federal Police Brutality Probe

Final Call , News Report, Posted: Oct 09, 2010

More than eight months later, no officer has been held accountable for the attack on 18-year-old Jordan Trent Miles.

Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance

Tags: brutality, jordan trent miles, pittsburg, police, protest

The (Not-So) New Civil War Among Whites

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Oct 07, 2010

If President Obama wants to stave off massive midterm losses, he needs his young, white, college-educated base because working-class whites have dumped him.

Tags: AP-gfK poll, college, obama, whites, working class