Haiti: Annul the Elections
San Francisco Bay View, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
On Feb. 3, Haiti’s Electoral Council announced in a decision that Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly would participate in a “run-off” election.
Categories: African, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: election, haiti, michael martelly, mirlande manigat, run-off
Public Housing Residents Rise Up Against LA City Board
Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
A group in Pico Gardens called for resignation of mayoral appointees on the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: Housing Authority, Los Angeles, mayoral appointees, Pico Garden, resignation
NAM TV Interview: 'Upside': White House Open Comment Period
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
NAM TV anchor Odette Keeley recently interviewed Dilawar Syed of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs on COMCAST's TV show "Upside," about the landmark effort making several government agency plans available online for public comment.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Video
Tags: AAPI White House Initiative-AAPI, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Open Comment Period, small business
Why the GOP Has Declared Open Season on Michelle
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 26, 2011
GOP has viewed Michelle as an especially inviting surrogate for hammering Obama from the earliest days of the 2008 presidential campaign.
Categories: African American, Gender & Sexuality, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 2012 election, GOP, michelle barack obama president first lady
Census: Latino Population Skyrockets
EFE / ImpreMedia, News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
The Latino population has grown by more than 30 percent in the first 16 states for which the U.S. Census Bureau has released data.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Clarence Lusane: The Black History of the White House
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
The Obamas may be the first Black First Family, but they are not the first Blacks in the White House.
Categories: African American, Audio, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: african americans, american, american history, barack obama, black, black history, black history of the white house, city lights, city lights publishing, clarence lusane, first, first lady, history, lusane, president, slavery, white, white house
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: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: journalist, social media, white house, wisconsin
As Juarez Family Loses Five Members, Protesters Cry “Enough!”
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
Surviving members of the Reyes Salazar family – some of them on a hunger strike -- are protesting in front of the state’s Justice Department.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: cuidad juarez, drug trafikking, Josefina Reyes, kidnapping, mexico, murder, narcos, salazar reyes family, violence
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: African American, Asian, European, Latino, Law & Justice, News, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: American values, collective bargaining, freedom of choice, protests, Wisconsin
America's Next War Looms in Libya
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
Gadhafi's fiery pledge "to die as a martyr" is a signal that he is anticipating the Fifth American-Libyan War.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: algeria, bahrain, egypt, libya, middle east, Moammar Gadhafi, obama, tunisia, united states, war
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: Arizona Watch, Asian, Chinese, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, News, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, driver's license, education, health care, immigrants, proof, Russell Pearce, SB 1611
Haiti's Election Campaign and Aristide's Expected Return
BlackVoiceNews.com, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
A month before millions of Haitians trek to the polls in the second round of a disputed presidential election, a cloud of uncertainty has descended over the country.
Categories: Caribbean, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
觀點:加州居民改革政府機會微小
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
觀點:加州居民改革政府機會微小
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Politics & Governance
Groups Oppose Dangerous Anti-Islamic Hearings
The Final Call, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King's plans to kick-off hearings next month on the “radicalization” of millions of American Muslims is generating significant opposition as civil rights and human rights organizations urge congressional leaders to object to what they consider “divisive” McCarthy-era like activity.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: American Muslims, civil rights, congress, homeland security
Death Sentence for Arizona Minuteman Who Killed Girl and Dad
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Shawna Forde, a leader in the Minutemen border watch movement, has been sentenced to die for the 2009 killings of a Latino father and his 9-year-old daughter.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 9-year-old, death, drug deal, killing, Minuteman, sentenced, Shawna Forde
Revisiting the FBI’s Dirty War on Black America
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The tale of civil rights photographer—and FBI informant—Ernest Withers is shocking but hardly exceptional. Nor is U.S. spying against its own citizens a thing of the past.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: BlackPanthers, civilrights, COINTELPRO, ErnestWithers, FBI, informant, JEdgarHoover, MartinLutherKingJr.
In Wisconsin, It’s the Middle Class vs. the Middle Class
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
A teacher writes that the governor's actions are pitting working Americans against each other.
Categories: African American, Asian, Education, European, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: budget, governor scott walker, labor, public service workers, Tea Party, teachers, unions, wisconsin
The United States of Silicon Valley
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Americans would do well to remember that in many countries (including Egypt) the most important day of protest has been Friday, just after the ancient call to prayer.
Categories: Economy, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, facebook, Middle East revolution twitter, technology, Tunisia, Yemen
Sierra Club Head Warns: "Biggest Assault on the EPA in U.S. History"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The GOP-controlled Congress wants to slash the Environmental Protection Agency—and some conservative lawmakers even want to abolish it.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: budget, CarlPope, Congress, EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, EPA, GOP, greenhousegases, SierraClub, tea party
Korean Consulates Reach Out Through Facebook
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 21, 2011
The Korean consulate in San Francisco recently launched a Facebook account, according to the Korea Times in Oakland, aiming to enhance communication with the Korean community and to better meet the needs of its members.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: Communication, Consulates, Facebook, Korean, San Francisco
The Truth About Iran's Green Movement
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 20, 2011
The Iranian people don't want the Islamic Republic, no matter what shade it comes in.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: ahmadinejad, bahrain, egypt, green, green movement, iran, iranian, libya, mehdi karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, mousavi, supreme leader, tunisia, velayat-e faghih, velayat-e faqih, where is my vote, yemen
Last Act in Cairo: Did U.S. Help the Egyptian Military Stage a Coup?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
While TV cameras focused on Cairo, the U.S. military was busy redeploying Navy carriers and Marine landing assault crafts to the Red Sea.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: BenAli, chemicalweapons, coup, defensecontractors, egypt, egyptianmilitary, Mubarak, nuclearweapons, U.S.military
How to Get Un-Elected
LatinoLA, Commentary, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
The incumbent councilmember on the Eastside keeps lists on constituents and his campaign makes weird threats against a political challenger. Who's going to fix our potholes?
Categories: Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: election, Jose Huizar, los angeles, politics
Black Unemployment Sparks Chorus Of Discontent
Black Voice News, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
As young black men, they belong to a group that has been hit much harder than any other by unemployment. Joblessness.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, depression, middle east, north africa, recession, unemployment
Recession Expanded Racial Economic Gap
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
The unemployment rate for African Americans was 15.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to 8.7 percent for whites.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Intersections, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: african-american, asians, latinos, recession, unemployed, whites
Haiti Issues Exiled President Aristide a Passport to Return
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
Following years of exile, Haiti’s former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide recently received a diplomatic passport and may return to the country.
Categories: African, African American, Caribbean, Front Page, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: aristide, duvalier, eartghquake, elections, haiti, return
Former GOP Congressional Candidate Sentenced
Bolsavik.com, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
“Terrible day” is what former GOP Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen described to the Bolsavik his feelings on Valentine’s Day when federal judge David O. Cartersentenced him to one year in prison for lying to investigators about his role in sending a ”don’t vote” campaign letter targeting Latino voters.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: election, gop, little saigon, mail fraud, sanchez, tan nguyen, vote
New Obama Budget Expands Secure Communities Program
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
Despite deep cuts in Obama's proposed budget for 2012, resources to control and reduce illegal immigration would see gains.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012budget, 287g, budget, budgetimmigration, everify, s-comm, securecommunities
Latinos Beware: Redistricting for Influence Not a Panacea
National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
New Jersey's Latinos have to be wary of both Democrat and Republican strategies when it comes to redistricting.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinosredistricting, redistricting, redistrictinglatinos
Study: CA Enterprise Zones Don’t Help Small and Minority-Owned Businesses
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
A new report agrees with California Governor Jerry Brown's assertion that enterprise zones don't create jobs and should be eliminated.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budgetcuts, californiabudget, enterprisezone, jerrybrown, minoritybusiness, smallbusiness
Homelessness on the Rise, More Funds Needed From Congress
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
As homelessness rises nationwide, experts say that Congress needs to appropriate more funding to address the growing problem.
Categories: Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Veterans
Tags: congress, foreclosure, homeless, homeless veterans, national alliance to end homelessness, recession, serenity house, unemployment, veteran, women veterans
U.S. Resumes Deportations to Haiti—One Deportee Dies
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
The U.S. has resumed deportations to Haiti, despite a cholera epidemic and serious political unrest. The death of deportee Wildrick Guerrier, who fell ill in jail, is called "a worst-case scenario."
Categories: Caribbean, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: cholera, death, deportation, deportees, earthquake, florida, florida immigrant advocacy center, haiti, haitian, immigrants, immigration, imprisonment, jail, krome detention center, louisiana, miami, port-au-prince, wildrick guerrier
Letter From India: Young, Wired—But Not in an Egyptian Mood
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
Unlike Egypt's young people, India's "babalog" class has plenty of ways to channel their restlessness besides revolution.
Categories: Asian, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: babalog, Egypt, Facebook, ghandi, India, revolution, socialmedia, socialnetworking, Twitter
Youth Violence Grows in Fast-Changing Vietnam
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
Sociologists say there is little data, but violence In Vietnam appears to be increasing as social mores change.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: crime, culture, economics, education, modern life, vietnam, violence, youth
Immigration Advocates Denounce Arizona Governor’s Suit Against U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
Civil rights advocates denounced Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s countersuit against the U.S. government for allegedly failing to enforce its own immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, immigration, janbrewer, latino, racerelations, sb1070copycat
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: Audio, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: future, parag khanna
Clarence Thomas, Health Care Reform, and the Case of the Lobbyist Wife
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
Thomas failed to disclose that his wife Ginni earned nearly $700,000 from an organization that opposes health care reform, an issue soon to come before the Supreme Court. That's cause for serious punishment.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: clarencethomas, ginnithomas, healthcarereform, HertiageFoundation, impeachment, LibertyCentral, recuse, supremecourt, TeaParty
In Redistricting Debate, What Role Should Citizenship Play?
National Institute for Latino Policy, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
For the first time, citizenship information has been made public prior to the release of Census redistricting data.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinoscensus, latinosredistricting, redistricting, redistrictingandcitizenship
Whatever Their Politics, Californians Want Big Changes to Health Care
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
A majority of Californians favor significant changes in the state’s health care system, a new poll finds.
Categories: Economy, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: health care cuts, health disparities, health reform, political parties, polls
Poll: Latino Voters Anxious About Economy
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
A poll of Latino voters revealed high economic anxiety, and the highest level of concern ever seen about immigration policies.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: impremediapoll, latinodecisions, latinoeconomy, latinopoll, latinosobama
Women's Rights Violations Inside America
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Though Americans regularly lecture other nations about women's rights, activists and advocates say the U.S. has its own serious problem with violence against women.
Categories: African American, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Why Candidates Must Pay Attention to Asian-American Voters
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Asian-American voters are an untapped—and potentially decisive—group of swing voters, a USC professor says.
Categories: Asian, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asian, california, election, information, prop 187, swing votes, voters
The Battle Over Redistricting—Will Latinos Be Represented?
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
Fierce battles over how to redraw electoral districts will be waged in states with growing Latino populations.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: latinopopulation, latinoscensus, latinosredistricting, redistricting
Loans to Minorities Did Not Cause Housing Crisis, Study Finds
America’s Wire, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A new study and a bipartisan commission refute GOP claims that the Community Reinvestment Act caused the foreclosure crisis.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: communityreinvestmentact, discriminatory lending, FHA, foreclosure, housing market, HUD, mortgage lending
New Analysis: Home Mortgages to Minorities Plummet by 62 Percent
America’s Wire, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A “dual mortgage market” has emerged, with white and Asian borrowers having better access to lower-cost mortgages than African-Americans and Hispanics, a new study finds.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: discriminatorylending, FHA, foreclosure, housingmarket, HUD, mortgagelending
Arrested Education—Jailed Mother Sparks Call for Education Reform
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A mother jailed for enrolling her daughter in an out-of-district school shows how deeply many low-income parents care about their children's education.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: africanamerican, education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Kelley Williams-Bolar, ohio, youth
Arab Media: U.S. Is Hijacking Egyptian Uprising
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Arab media report that divided opposition groups and, especially, U.S. support of an “orderly transition” with the distrusted Omar Suleiman are undermining Egyptian protests.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: egypt, foreignpolicy, media, middleeast, mubarak, obama, protests
Pox Americana—How the U.S. Opened the Mideast’s Gates of Hell
TomDispatch.com, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
When the U.S. opened the “ages of hell” by invading Iraq, it set loose events that continue to reverberate around the Middle East.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: community, egypt, foreignaffairs, georgewbush, international, iraq, politics, Tunisia, war
Seize the Moment: CA's Rare Chance to Fix Its Broken Government
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
A confluence of forces is creating a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rise above the political fray and reshape the future of California, a leading reform advocate argues.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budgetreform, CaliforniaAlliance, Californiaforward, governmentreform, JerryBrown, ThinkLong
Survey: Californians Surprisingly Optimistic, Despite Doom and Gloom
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Listen up, Jerry Brown: Californians believe their state is in serious trouble—but also that it can be fixed, a new poll finds.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: budget, Californiaforward, fraudandwaste, governmentreform, IrvineFoundation
Obama's Budget Ax: Why the Neediest People Should Be the Most Afraid
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Obama skirted the issue in his State of the Union speech, but when his 2012 budget is unveiled next week, the neediest Americans will face the biggest cuts.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budget, budgetcuts, GOP, Obama, republicans
Sex-Trafficking Hoax Targets Planned Parenthood, Low-Income Women
Center for American Progress, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
The same people who targeted ACORN have their sights on Planned Parenthood—one of the largest providers of health care services to low-income and minority women.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACORN, anti-abortion, CecileRichards, James O'Keefe, LilaRose, LiveAction, MikePence, PlannedParenthood, sex trafficking, undercover, video
Florida Republicans Divided Over Immigration Law
La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Republican leaders in Florida are divided over whether to enact an anti-immigration law similar to SB 1070 in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: floridaantiimmigrationlaw, floridaimmigration, floridarepublicans, rickscottimmigration, SB1070florida
Falun Gong Asylees in U.S. Long to Reconnect with Family Back in China
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2011
Editor’s Note: Could the people’s revolt in Egypt have given Falun Gong practitioners like Sam Lu, who fled persecution in their native China for their religious beliefs, reason to hope for change in their own motherland?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: asylum, change, falun gong, family, government, reconnect
U.S. Secretly Backed the Brotherhood's Soft-Power Strategy in Egypt
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 06, 2011
Washington has always used democracy protests as a coercive tool to prod authoritarian regimes into cooperating with America's strategic designs, but now the unimaginable has happened—democracy is winning.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: activists, backing, coalition, democratic procedures, exploits, Muslim Brotherhood, U.S.
Growing Ties: S. Korea’s Top Envoy in SF Talks Free Trade
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 06, 2011
Washington and Seoul are poised to sign a Free Trade Agreement that promises to further boost economic and political ties between the two countries.
Categories: Asian, Economy, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bilateral, counsul general, free trade agreement, Korea, Korean-American, Seoul, United States
Noam Chomsky and Supporters Rally for Jailed Hikers on Eve of Trial
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 05, 2011
The academic, well-known to Iranian media, said he would testify on behalf of detained Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal.
Categories: European, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: free the hikers, Iran, Josh Fattal, Noam chomsky, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, Tehran, trial
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: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Health, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, arab-american, chinese new year, diaspora, domestic crusaders, egypt, egyptian-american, india, india calling, pakistan, pakistani-american, sistersong
The Coming Eclipse of Egyptian Secularism
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
The total eclipse of secularism over the Nile won't be the end of the world; it will simply herald the arrival of the crescent moon of a new Islamic order.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: eclipse, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, secularism, takeover, transformation
Why Pres. Obama Continually Hails Ronald Reagan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
Reagan conciliated moderate Democrats when he needed to. Obama has done the same with GOP conservatives.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: barack obama, centennial, Democratic, GOP, presidential politics, Republication, ronald reagan
Mexican Political Transition Underway
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
The opening battle of the 2012 Mexican political transition took place Jan. 30 in Acapulco, with the victory of leftist Angel Heladio Aguirre.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: acapulco, aguirre, calderon, mexicoelection, mexicoleft
Behind Kiss of Death -- White House Takes Aim at Mubarak’s Nuclear Program
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
For Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the apparent kiss of death from the White House could add another name to the roll call of erstwhile allies who ran afoul of Washington's fickle agenda.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: air strikes, destabilization, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, nuclear option
Why an Islamic Government in Egypt Might Not Be So Terrible
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
This prospect of a potential “Islamic republic” in a post-Mubarak Egypt is met with a great deal of consternation in the United States.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Egypt, fear, Islamic Republic, Muslim Brotherhood, post-Mubarak, western minds
Report: Health Reform Gives Families, Small Businesses More Choices
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
A new HHS report finds that some families could save up to $14,900 a year, while small businesses could save up to $6 billion over two years.
Categories: African American, Asian, European, Health, Indigenous, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACA, benefit, businesses, implemented, individuals, savings
One Angry Teacher: Cutting CA School Year by 6 Weeks Would Be a Disaster
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
If California voters don't OK a $12 billion tax extension to fund public education, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer warns, the K-12 school year could be slashed by six weeks.
Categories: Education, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: blllLockyer, budgetcuts, education, JerryBrown, longerschoolyear, publicschools