New America Now: Celebrating Black History Month
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
We talk to one of the first black female journalists in the US and a professor and author who studied how black history sits in the foundation of the white house.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: journalist, social media, white house, wisconsin
Wisconsin and Ohio Protestors: We Want Freedom of Choice, Not Money
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
The protests in Wisconsin and Ohio are all about eliminating collective bargaining, which is at the core of freedom of choice, one of the most sacred of American cultural values. They have little to do with money.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: American values, collective bargaining, freedom of choice, protests, Wisconsin
New Arizona Anti-Immigrant Bill Threatens Health Care, Education
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
From banning access to car titles to making it a crime to drive without a driver’s license, Republican Senator Russell Pearce’s strategy of attrition by enforcement might open the door to new lawsuits in Arizona.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Arizona, driver's license, education, health care, immigrants, proof, Russell Pearce, SB 1611
Eating Healthy on Food Stamps
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
Director Yoav Potash discusses his film and if it is possible to eat a healthy, balanced meal on food stamps.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: food, food stamps, health, poverty
Angel Island's 100-Year History
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
For immigrants from Asia, San Francisco's Angel Island was the gateway to the United States for much of the 1900s.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: angel island, ellis island, immigration
Modern India Is Calling
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
Anand Giridharadas didn't grow up in India, but he returns to a country he has heard much about, only to learn that it is not his parents' India anymore.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: india
Anti-Abortion Billboards Attack Black Women
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
Looking at what the anti-abortion billboards in Los Angeles say to and about the African American community
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: abortion, billboards, black, children, genocide, los angeles
New America Now: Google in Egypt and Sudan's Potential Split
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
A controversial look at U.S. involvement in Egypt, is it possible to eat a healthy meal on food stamps, and the future of a split Sudan.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: comedy, egypt, food stamps, sudan africa
From Chaos to Renaissance
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
We all want to know how to create a future for our children and ourselves. Parag Khanna has the answers in his book, How to Run the World.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: future, parag khanna
HUD Grant Targets AAPI Homeowners
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) a $785,000 grant to administer a national housing counseling program targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in 10 states.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
New America Now: Turmoil Begins the Year of the Rabbit
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
Egypt Protests & the Diaspora, Abortion Billboards in CA Anger Many, Traditions of Chinese New Year, Home to India, Pakistani-American Domestic Crusaders
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: abortion, arab-american, chinese new year, diaspora, domestic crusaders, egypt, egyptian-american, india, india calling, pakistan, pakistani-american, sistersong