Hopi Government Finances in Disarray

Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2011

Hopi government finances in disarray.




How Cain Stacks Up Against Obama

Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Charles D. Ellison, Posted: Oct 31, 2011

Since September 11, Cain has rocked the polling stratosphere, climbing from 4.3 percent on average to a space shuttle height of 26 percent by late October.




Tears Flow as Asian Elders Learn California to Close Adult Care Center

Alhambra Source , News Feature, Daniela Gerson, Posted: Oct 30, 2011

Frail Asian elders in Alhambra, Calif., are among those distressed by the state’s plan to halt funds for 318 adult day health centers statewide to save money.




Save Our Schools -- A Video Diary of Oakland's Other Movement

New America Media, News Report, Siraj Fowler, Posted: Oct 28, 2011

A few weeks before Occupy Oakland moved into Frank Ogawa Plaza, the community of Lakeview Elementary School organized it's first action.




NAM Radio: Democracy Now's Juan Gonzalez

New America Media, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Oct 28, 2011

The Co-Host of Democracy Now! tells NAM that race has been an integral part of American media since day one & ethnic journalists have, too.




President Obama: Don't Stop Democracy in Uganda

Black Star News, Editorial, Staff, Posted: Oct 28, 2011

n Uganda, where the United States has helped sustain General Yoweri Museveni for over 26 years in office, things are coming to a head.




Home Alone: Adult Health Center Cuts Devastate Elders, Disabled

CHCF Center for Health Reporting, News Report, Jocelyn Wiener , Posted: Oct 27, 2011

California is set to shut down its 330 adult day care centers for 38,000 elders and people with disabilities, at huge cost to the state -- and families.




Attacks on SF Mayor Ed Lee Don't Faze Chinatown

World Journal, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2011

Despite a recent scandal, San Francisco mayoral candidate and current interim mayor Ed Lee has not lost the support of Chinatown.




Occupy Oakland Faces a Troubled Police Dept.—and Historic Mayor

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2011

The sound of Miller’s ire shot across the protective masks of all of the officers standing at alert on the other side of the metal police fence, but her loudest, most acidic anger was saved for the baton-wielding officer who, like herself and other officers, was a young African-American woman.




3 Counties Must Provide Voting Help to Asian Indians

India-West, News Report, Richard Springer, Posted: Oct 26, 2011

For the first time ever, languages spoken in the United States' South Asian communities have been included in the language assistance provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.




Does America’s Fortune Ride on Two Numbers? - 9/11 and 99:1

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Oct 26, 2011

9/11 delineates a nation rallying under the flag, of unity against a common enemy. 99:1 speaks of the opposite, of disparity, disunion, and ultimately, disillusionment.




Near Desert Paradise, Coachella Farm Workers Live in “Favelas”

California Watch, Video, story: Patricia Leigh Brown, video: Carrie Ching, Posted: Oct 26, 2011

In the Coachella Valley, some 30,000 farm workers live in overcrowded trailer parks – often without access to clean water, electricity and sewage systems.




Occupy Oakland encampments shut down by police

Oaklandlocal.com, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2011

Occupy Oakland encampments shut down by police, area fenced off...




Senate Apologizes to Chinese for Past Discrimination

Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2011

Senate Apologizes to Chinese for Past Discrimination.




Zah: Delegates Support Scholarship Trust Fund for Navajo Students

Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2011

Zah said he's met with most of the 24 Council delegates and most of them support the idea.




Calif. Job Growth Up, But Future Depends on Washington and World Economy

New America Media, News Analysis, Stephen Levy, Posted: Oct 24, 2011

California, with the second highest jobless rate in the U.S., saw small but hopeful gains in the past two months.




ICE May Deport Hundreds of Former Students of Sham College

India West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji , Posted: Oct 22, 2011

U.S. authorities might deport hundreds of a California college’s former students, because their college was found guilt of visa fraud.




Villain or Hero? Desert Lion Perishes, Leaving West Explosive Legacy

New America Media, Commentary, Yoichi Shimatsu, Posted: Oct 21, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi stood up for Africa ruthlessly, but without this flawed Desert Lion, who can the West blame for the bloody aftermath likely to come?




Why Cain Was Applauded for Trashing the Unemployed

New America Media, News Report, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Oct 21, 2011

Cheers for Herman Cain at Tuesday’s GOP debate showed too many share his notion that their fellow Americans are to blame for being poor or unemployed.




Herman Cain Defends Plans for Border ‘Technology’ in GOP Debate

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 20, 2011

He initially backed away from that statement, calling it a joke, before telling reporters in Arizona, “it might be electrified




Arizona Latinos at Center of Redstricting Process

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernandez, Posted: Oct 20, 2011

As Arizona redraws its political maps, the state once again finds itself in the center of debate over immigration, voting rights and the political power of the minorities.




Hispanic GOP Leaders Do Little to Improve Image

Hispanic Link News Service, News Report, José Armas, Posted: Oct 19, 2011

Republicans created the Hispanic Leadership Network last year in an attempt to re-capture the Latino vote it lost in the 2008 presidential election.




Reports Show Social Security Cuts Would Hit People of Color

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Oct 19, 2011

Two new reports say minorities and women, both hard hit by the recession, would struggle more in retirement, if Congress cuts Social Security.




Report: Medicaid Cuts Would Harm Minorities

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Oct 18, 2011

A new report shows that GOP-proposed Medicaid cuts would especially harm low-income black and Latino patients.




Occupy Wall Street Protests Go Global While Focus Stays on the Poor

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Movement continues unabated.




New Recipients for Subsidized Vegetables: College Graduates

New America Media, News Report, Linda Thompson, Posted: Oct 17, 2011

The new subsidized recipients for farmers' vegetables distribution are not just minorities but unemployed college graduates.




New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty

New America Media, Commentary, Susan E. Smith, Posted: Oct 15, 2011

A new California law gives agencies on aging a more realistic measure of elders’ needs than the U.S. poverty line.




A Third of S.F. Chinese Voters Unaware of Ranked Choice

New America Media, News Report, Vivian Po, Posted: Oct 14, 2011

A survey conducted by the Chinese-language Sing Dao Daily found that nearly one-third of Chinese voters in San Francisco don't know about ranked choice voting.




HB 56 Reigniting Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

New America Media, News Analysis, Valeria Fernandez, Posted: Oct 14, 2011

As fear and doubt about the future swells within Alabama’s immigrant community, a diverse group of activists work to provide information and sometimes even protection.




The Unthinkable: A Cain Versus Obama Match-Up

New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 14, 2011

Though unlikely, Cain’s quick rise to the top of the GOP candidate heap makes Cain vs. Obama at least thinkable.




The Unfinished Legacy of 2010

New America Media, Commentary, Frank Viviano, Posted: Oct 14, 2011

A precipitous drop in turnout among progressive and young voters in 2010 led to the current crisis fueling Wall Street protests.




Pushing Yuan Bill Won't Help U.S. Recovery

New America Media, Commentary, George Koo, Posted: Oct 14, 2011

A bill aimed at pressuring China to revalue its currency in order to resuscitate America's job market is a clear case of China bashing.




Poll: Herman Cain Leads the Way Among GOP Contenders

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2011

Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, Herman Cain is leading the way among GOP presidential contenders according to several national polls released this week. His rants calling Occupy Wall Street protestors lazy un-Americans who just want to ride someone else’s Cadillac seem to be helping him.




Occupy San Francisco: Protesters Take to the Streets

New America Media, Video, Ann Bassette & Josue Rojas, Posted: Oct 13, 2011

Occupy SF protestors took to the streets and protested outside Wells Fargo Bank in downtown San Francisco yesterday.




Obama’s Failing Emails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go?

TomDispatch, Commentary, Bill McKibben, Posted: Oct 13, 2011

Obama's pending decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline will test his commitment to change on climate and big business.




From Jim Crow to Juan Crow: Alabama's Civil Rights Legacy

New America Media, Commentary, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Oct 12, 2011

New America Media’s Paul Kleyman, who was on the 1965 Selma march, reflects on Alabama’s anti-immigrant law -- and the use of water as a racial divide.




Occupy Oakland Protestors Want More Diversity in Movement

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Oct 11, 2011

Monday's kick-off rally of Occupy Oakland stressed that the movement needs more diversity to give truth to its motto, “We are the 99%.”




Jerry Brown Signs Bill to Reduce CA Checkpoint Impounds

California Watch, News Report, Ryan Gabrielson, Posted: Oct 11, 2011

On Sunday, Brown authorized AB 353, which prohibits police at checkpoints from seizing a car solely because the driver is unlicensed.




Supreme Court Upholds Mumia Appeal: Death Sentence Was Unconstitutional

Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Larry Miller, Posted: Oct 11, 2011

The Supreme Court rejected a request by the Philadelphia DA to overturn a decision declaring the defendant’s death sentence unconstitutional.




Organizers of “Occupy Wall Street” Ignite D.C. Protests

Washington Afro, News Report, Erica Butler, Posted: Oct 11, 2011

Unlike the Occupy Wall Street movement, the D.C. movement called “October 2011” was pre-planned, but the message is the same.




Why No Demands? Occupy Wall Street is a Rebellion, Not a Protest.

New America Media, Op-ed, Michael Levitin , Posted: Oct 11, 2011

This movement has issued no demands. It is not a protest. It’s an occupation. Rebellions don’t have demands.




Three Women Honored By Nobel Prize, Millions are Missing

New America Media, News Analysis, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Oct 11, 2011

A report indicated that 1.3 million girls are not born in China and India every year because of overt discrimination.




What They’re Yelling About on Wall Street

YC Teen Mag, News Report, Posted: Oct 10, 2011

Something unusual has been happening near Wall Street. People have been camping out, protesting, exchanging ideas.




The Psychology of Black Unemployment

NNPA, News Report, Cynthia E. Griffin, Posted: Oct 10, 2011

According to the Los Angeles UCLA Black Worker Center, the demographic of the working class is probably the most invisible in the African American community.




NAM Radio: A Guide to Occupy Wall Street

New America Media, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Oct 10, 2011

What is Occupy Wall Street and who is involved? Here is a primer, from someone in the midst of it all.




The Occupy movement takes roots in Minneapolis

TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Oct 09, 2011

Other officials, including Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Minneapolis City Council Member Cam Gordon, also stopped by to support the demonstrators.




Unions Stand with ‘Occupy’ Protesters

Amsterdam News, News Report, Stephon Johnson, Posted: Oct 07, 2011

They filled up Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. They were a mix of union members, students, politicians and people who just couldn't take it anymore. These people gave new life to the Occupy Wall Street protesters.




NAM Radio: 10th Anniversary of the War in Afghanistan

New America Media, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Oct 07, 2011

October 7th marks exactly ten years since the war in Afghanistan began -- the longest war in U.S. history.




Flat-Lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For

TomDispatch, News Report, Andy Kroll, Posted: Oct 07, 2011

In recent months, new data has laid bare the dilapidated condition of the American economy, & particularly of the once-mighty American middle class.




Kamala Harris to Ethnic Media: Inform Your Communities About Foreclosure

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Oct 06, 2011

California's Attorney General has proposed a new course of action to address foreclosure in the state, and ethnic media has a key role.




Latinos Abandon Alabama Homes, Classrooms, Churches After HB 56

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2011

Latinos have continued to leave Alabama in large numbers since a federal judge in the state upheld most provision of HB 56, the country’s toughest immigration enforcement law.




NAM Radio: Manufacturing Immigrant Hysteria in America

New America Media, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Oct 04, 2011

It's never been easy being different in America, what with all the scapegoating, surveillance and hysteria that surrounds "the other."




Occupy Wall Street Movement Births Newspaper

New America Media, News Report, Michael Levitin, Posted: Oct 04, 2011

Since the occupation began in Liberty Square in lower Manhattan on Sept. 17, dozens of cities across the U.S. have gotten into the act.




Report: New Restrictive Voting Rules Could Hurt 5 Million Americans

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2011

ssary.” “They especially hurt those who have been historically locked out of our electoral system, like minorities, poor people, and students,” Weiser wrote. “Often they seem precisely targeted to exclude certain voters.”




Hire Teenagers: A Solution to Joblessness in America

New America Media, Op-ed, Patricia Johnson, Posted: Oct 04, 2011

Give youth jobs now, and they will have higher lifetime earning potential - and the habit of employment and better health.




Cain and the GOP Can’t De-Brainwash Blacks

New America Media, News Analysis, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Oct 04, 2011

GOP candidate Herman Cain joined the fray of racial attacks when he accused blacks of blindly backing the Democratic Party.




Reform Panel Bill Skirts High Court Ruling

Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2011

It's taken more than 14 months for the Navajo Nation Council to begin restoring the office overseeing government reform since being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court, but some delegates have radical changes in mind for it.




NAM Radio: The Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam

New America Media, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Oct 03, 2011

Most of us have little understanding of how Agent Orange came to be used in Vietnam & how it is still hurting people & the environment to this day.




As Supreme Court Begins New Term, Immigration Looms Large

New America Media, News Report, Pamela A. MacLean, Posted: Oct 03, 2011

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term, Arizona’s SB 1070 is likely to be front and center.