New America Media: Economy

Cutting School Buses Would Spell Disaster for CA’s Desert Communities

New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Alejandra Alarcon and Rogelio Montaño, Posted: Feb 04, 2012

News that midyear cuts could include a reduction of school transportation budgets throughout California was met with horror by community members in Coachella Valley.

Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

A new report shows that California’s younger and older women have been especially hit by the recession and are being held back even more by state budget cuts.

Study: HB 56 Will Shrink Alabama's Economy by $2.3 Billion

Alabama Coalition of Immigrant Justice, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2012

A new study from economist Dr. Samuel Addy of the University of Alabama, finds that HB 56 is an economic disaster for the state of Alabama.

In Time of Crisis, City College Counselor Keeps Dreams Intact

New America Media, Profile, Peter Schurmann, Posted: Feb 01, 2012

Sarah Thompson, a counselor at CCSF, views the impact of the economic crisis through the lives of the students she serves.

Future of U.S. Manufacturing Begins With Education

New America Media, News Analysis, George Koo, Posted: Jan 29, 2012

Pledges to keep U.S. manufacturing jobs onshore will go unfulfilled unless more value is placed on science and math education.

American Dreams Shift in Weak Economy

Investigative Reporting Workshop, News Report, Lydia Beyoud, Posted: Jan 28, 2012

Americans' expectations of what they can achieve for themselves and their children has changed during the last few years.

Hispanics Say They Have the Worst of a Bad Economy

Pew Hispanic Center, News Report, Posted: Jan 26, 2012

A majority of Latinos (54 percent) believe that the economic downturn that began in 2007 has been harder on them than on other groups in America, according to a new national survey by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.

As Eldercare Grows, So Do Labor Battles

Investigative Reporting Workshop , News Report, Michael Lawson, Posted: Jan 26, 2012

Aging boomers will heighten demand for eldercare, and poor pay and job conditions are prompting unions to organize home care and nursing home workers.

Liberty Ship Café Cooks Up Savory Small-Business Model

New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto, Posted: Jan 24, 2012

Liberty Ship Café not only serves tasty Latin-fusion lunches at the Farmer’s Market in Richmond, Calif., it’s cooking up a cooperative business dream.