'Why Are There So Many Filipino Nurses in the US?'

Asian Week, News Report, Rodel Rodis, Posted: May 18, 2013

The Philippines is the world’s largest supplier of foreign-trained nurses with 429 nursing schools and 80,000 nursing students.

 

Young Africans Who Want to Be Porn Stars

 

The Root, News Report, Habibou Bangré, Posted: May 03, 2011

Hundreds of youths try to escape poverty by going into Africa's porn industry. Few realize how difficult and unsafe it can be.

 

John Boehner Welcomes New Black Son-in-Law

 

The Root, News Report, Posted: May 15, 2013

Lindsay Boehner, daughter of Republican House Majority Leader John Boehner, married Dominic Lakhan, a Jamaican-born construction worker

 

Kern Residents -- Fatal Police Beating Didn't Happen in a Vacuum

 

New America Media, News Report, Sandy Close and Raj Jayadev, Posted: May 20, 2013

National media attention may help prompt a public backlash against abusive behavior by law enforcement in this heavily Latino region of California.

 

States: Food Stamp, Welfare Bans for Drug Felons Counterproductive

 

America's Wire, News Analysis, Marjorie Valbrun, Posted: Apr 09, 2011

Welfare reform allowed states to deny food stamps or family welfare to convicted drug felons. Now, some states say the rules are costly and ineffective.

 

'Undocuqueers' at Crossroads Over Immigration, Gay Rights

 

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: May 21, 2013

Sen. Leahy said Tuesday that his amendment to include same-sex couples in immigration reform would be presented on the Senate floor.

 

America’s Newest Public Enemy No1: The Humble Pressure Cooker

 

First Post, Op-ed, Sandip Roy, Posted: May 16, 2013

Now we find the pressure cooker has remained resolutely un-American -- the shining symbol of diversity that needs to be hidden at home.

 

Nikki Haley - A Whiter Shade of Brown

 

Firstpost.com, News Analysis, Sandip Roy, Posted: Aug 07, 2011

The Nikki Haley story is turning into a Shakespearean tragedy. The newest great brown hope of American politics is now being stabbed in the back by the Old Boys’ cabal.

 

Governor Brown, Counties Need Money to Keep California Healthy

 

New America Media, Op-ed, Viji Sundaram, Posted: May 21, 2013

Under Gov. Brown’s revised budget, counties stand to lose crucial funding that would leave millions of Californians without access to health care.

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