Oh, No, It's a Girl! South Asians Flock to Sex-Selection Clinics in U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2010
Advertising online, U.S. fertility clinics are getting rich by exploiting deep cultural biases in India and other countries where sex-selection procedures are illegal.
Categories: Asian, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: clinics, fertility, gender, India, JeffreySteinberg, sexselection, women'srights
Eco-Friendly Richmond Plunge Pool Reopens
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 20, 2010
After years of renovation, a historic Richmond, CA, swimming pool reopens better—and greener—than ever.
Categories: Environment, Health, Intersections, Science & Technology, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: green. solar, plunge, pool, richmond, water
Bigotry Blossoms Online
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Aug 20, 2010
Many users take advantage of the anonymity that the Internet allows to spew hatred in comments on various blogs.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Media, Science & Technology
Here’s Why the Broadband Debate Matters for You
ColorLines, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2010
Here’s a primer on what the Google-Verizon proposal is all about, and why it matters to communities of color.
Categories: Front Page, Media, Science & Technology
Tags: broadbandaccess, digitaldivide, GoogleVerizon, Internet, netneutrality
Arab Media Mum on BlackBerry Controversy
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 11, 2010
The internet is abuzz with news of the showdown between BlackBerry and some Arab governments. But why was it not front page news in Arab media?
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology
Tags: arab media, blackberry, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Free Press Targets Blacks and Women for Net Neutrality Campaign
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2010
According to the Free Press, the core supporters of Net Neutrality are affluent whites, who, have easy access to broadband.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology
Tags: blacks, campaign, free press, net, neutrality, poor, women
Indian Rickshaws Pull Ahead With Social Entrepreneurship
San Jose Beez, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 08, 2010
Global business guru C.K. Prahalad had long argued that profit and social development should not be seen as oil and water.
Categories: Asian, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: India, India Currents, Innovation, Rickshaw, Social Entreprenuership, Yunus