Why Miss. Gov.'s Sudden Show of Mercy Is No "Shining Example"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 31, 2010
The real reason Haley Barbour released Jamie and Gladys Scott, sisters serving a life sentence for an $11 armed robbery they say they didn't commit: he sniffs the presidency.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, GOP, HaleyBarbour, Mississippi, NAACP. BenjaminJealous, Republicans, Scott sisters, wrongfulconviction
Arabs, Muslims Fear Increased National Security Will Lead to More Bias
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Dec 31, 2010
Arab and Muslim community leaders and scholars worry that their communities will see greater discrimination in the wake of growing national security measures.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance
Congresswoman Waters: FCC Net Neutrality Rules Could Harm Consumers of Color
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Dec 30, 2010
I am very concerned that the rules do not go far enough to honor the principles of net neutrality as previously articulated by this Administration and FCC.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Media, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology
Tags: fcc, maxine waters, net, neutrality, rules
The Top Ten Hindi Films of 2010
India Currents, News Feature, Posted: Dec 30, 2010
What were the top 10 films coming out of Bollywood this year? A Bollywood-watcher's year-end list.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, South Asian
Tags: 2010, Bollywood, top ten list
Tobacco Company Guilty of Giving Free Cigarettes to Children
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
During the trial, jurors were shown a 2002 video of Evans, in which she claimed that the cigarette giveaways had a large impact on her.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections
My Nephew was Killed by the Oakland Police Department
San Francisco Bayview, Commentary, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
My nephew was shot and killed by Oakland police. The elder of two sons, he was a sweet boy hanging out with the wrong people.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: mentoring center, oakland, police, shooting, wanda sabir
L.A. Sees Big Drop in Killings, but Homicide Hotspots Remain
L.A. Beez/New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
As the murder rate falls to a 43-year low in the city overall, it remains stubbornly high in some areas—and the L.A. Times coverage fails to explain why.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: crime, homicide, killings, LAPD, los angeles times, media coverage, police
Dispatch From Mexico: A Country Turned Upside-Down
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 28, 2010
In a country where elected officials give themselves Christmas bonuses in exchange for unfulfilled promises of justice, anything seems possible.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: abductions, border, drugcartels, juarez, kidnappings, Mexico, undocumentedimmigrants, unsolvedmurders
Medicaid for Kids: California “Naughty;” 15 Other States “Nice”
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 28, 2010
California will forfeit millions in federal money because it failed to sufficiently boost children's enrollment in Medi-Cal.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Economy, Front Page, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, children's health coverage, CHIP, health care reform, medi-cal, medicaid
Q&A: What the 2010 Census Results Mean for the States
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Dec 28, 2010
Arnold Jackson (above), the census's associate director, discusses new data from the 2010 count and how it will affect the states and the House of Representatives.
Categories: Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ArnoldJackson, Census, Congress, Latino, reapportionment
In Hard Times, Ghanaians in Italy Find Solace in Evangelical Faith
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 25, 2010
Around Italy, but especially in the north, African immigrants have turned to evangelical Christianity to find community and to weather hard times.
Categories: African, European, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: evangelicalchurches, Ghana, Ghanaians, immigrants, Italy, Pordenone
Letter from Kolkata: Sobitha and Me
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Dec 24, 2010
I find that class privilege and difference in India isn’t so wrapped up in national identity and race discourse.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: American, caste, class, domestics, india, kokata, labor, laborers, maid service, poor, servants, wealth
Contruction Workers are the New Chinese Faces in Costa Rica
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 23, 2010
Chinese construction workers made one of the top newsmakers of the year in Costa Rica after showcasing their efficiency in constructing the Costa Rica National Stadium, the largest stadium in Central America.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: Chinese in Costa Rica, Chinese workers, Costa Rica, Costa Rica National Stadium
North Korea at Economic Crossroads
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
North Korea has made international headlines for unexpected military and political actions, but what is not being discussed are the economic developments the country has gained over the past year.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: DPRK, economy, North Korea
Boy-Love Scandal Taints Both Americans and Afghans
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
WikiLeaks revelations about U.S. contractors abetting Afghan pedophilia practices are a wake-up call for both Americans and Pashtuns.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghanistan, DynCorp, man-boy sex, Pakistan, pedophilia
Why the New Census Figures Do Not Doom Democrats
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
Population shifts and redistricting have Republicans gloating about their prospects in 2012. But Latinos are the fastest-growing demographic—and they vote Democratic.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, census, Democrats, diversity, GOP, redistricting, Republicans
New Orleans—the Incarceration Capital of the U.S.
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
New Orleans’s criminal justice system is at a crossroads. The city’s jail, damaged in Katrina, needs to be replaced.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: building, criminal, jail, justice, katrina, new orleans
Students’ Study Explores a Divided D.C.
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
A study by graduate students at American University’s School of Communications reveals a city that appears to have come undone.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: american university, divided, study, urban, washington d.c.
Activists Tour Georgia Prisons After Protests, Strike
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
On Dec. 9, prisoners at several state corrections facilities refused to work because of poor working and medical conditions.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice
Student Debt, Joblessness Rising for Recent Grads
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2010
Students in the District of Columbia and New Hampshire graduated with the highest average debt levels: $30,033 and $29,443, respectively.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Youth Culture
Tags: black, department of education, district of columbia, georgia, students
India's Microfinance Mess
Siliconeer, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 20, 2010
Microfinance institutions were supposed to be the great panacea for the poor. Yet the recent spate of suicides in India suggests something has gone horribly wrong.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: India, microfinance, suicide
Killing the DREAM, GOP Risks Kissing the Latino Vote Goodbye
Latinovations, Commentary, Posted: Dec 20, 2010
Without Latinos, Republicans have no chance of winning the White House in 2012—or of remaining a viable party in the long term.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2010Elections, DreamAct, GOP, Latinos, Republicans
The Kiss—The Last Taboo for Gays in the Military
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 20, 2010
Now that ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ is on the verge of repeal, gay people won’t have to hide their sexuality. But can they kiss?
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: DADT, don't ask don't tell, gay, gays in the military
Japan and Germany: Not "Stagnating," But Sustainable
International Politik (Germany), News Analysis, Posted: Dec 19, 2010
Unlike the trickle-down U.S. economy, Japan and Germany have reached an economic steady state in which they do not need roaring growth rates to provide for their people.
Categories: Asian, Economy, European, Front Page, International Affairs, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: economicgrowth, Germany, Japan, PaulKrugman, stagnation, sustainability, trickle-down
DREAMers Wonder What's Next
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 18, 2010
The DREAM Act failed to get the 60 votes it needed to break a Republican filibuster in the Senate, but signs of hope remain.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: DREAMAct, dreamact, dreamactvote
A Doctor's Word: Cholera and Haiti's Continuing Health Nightmare
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Dec 17, 2010
The Obama administration plans to resume deportations to Haiti next month, despite the continuing cholera epidemic. Dr. Andre Vulcain describes the situation on the ground.
Categories: Caribbean, Front Page, Health, Latin America, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: AndreVulcain, cholera, earthquake, Haiti
Beijing Dances to the Rhythm of Bollywood
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 16, 2010
While Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is visiting India, a few of thousand Indians settled in China were interviewed to share their experiences living on the other side of the Himalayas.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnicities, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: Bollywood, China, India, Indians in China
Why the Dump-Obama Movement Could Be a Disaster for Democrats
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 16, 2010
When sitting presidents face serious intra-party challenges, the ruling party almost always loses the White House. Is that really what progressives want?
Categories: Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, Democrats, GOP, Nader, Obama, one-termpresident, Republicans, tax deal
Re-engaging California's Citizens: The Real Job of Reform
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 16, 2010
If the Golden State is to flourish once more, its people will need to re-engage—not just as voters and taxpayers, but as thought leaders and responsible citizens.
Categories: Economy, Education, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budget, california, JerryBrown, Proposition13, reform, taxpayers, ThreeStrikes
Barbara Lee, CBC: Obama/GOP Tax Deal Harms Blacks
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Dec 15, 2010
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California), who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, said that an “overwhelming majority” of the group opposes the tax plan.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: barbara lee, black people, cbc, plan gop, tax
Where's All That Tea Party Outrage Now?
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Rand Paul, the anti-civil rights, Kentucky Tea Party hero, can't be too thrilled about the deal that President Obama just struck with the Republicans.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: congress, deal, obama, republicans, ron paul, tea party
Tax Cuts Extended, but the Rich Still Get Richer
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
On Monday, Obama reached a deal with Republican leaders that would extend tax cuts, including Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy.
Categories: Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Food, Urban Farms and Our Survival
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Citizens are tackling the lack of access to healthy foods, the overall food shortage and its correlation to sickness, disease and even death.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections
Tags: black people, chicago, farms, food, urban
Va. Court Ruling Unlikely to Derail Health Care Reform
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Despite legal challenges and Republican threats, new consumer protections will continue to benefit patients and their families.
Categories: Elders, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: affordablecareact, healthcarereform, insurance, Obama, pre-existingconditions, prescriptiondrugs
Arab Media Wonder: Where Are the WikiLeaks Cables Critical of Israel?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 13, 2010
Many Arab journalists are wondering why none of the recently released WikiLeaks cables are critical of Israel, despite the controversy surrounding its wars in Lebanon and Gaza.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Arabstates, BenjaminNetanyahu, cables, Gulfstates, Iran, Iraq, Israel, WikiLeaks
Meet Betty Dukes, the Black Woman Who's Taking on Walmart
The Root, News Feature, Posted: Dec 13, 2010
Betty Dukes, 60, is the face of the largest gender-bias class-action lawsuit in U.S. history. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take the case.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Profiles, Top Stories
Tags: BettyDukes, classaction, genderdiscrimination, wagediscrimination, Walmart
Obama’s Tax Deal Could Jeopardize Social Security
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 13, 2010
President Obama’s tax deal includes a dangerous provision that could use to further their longtime goal of undermining Social Security.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: NancyAltman, Obama, payrolltaxholiday, Republicans, socialsecurity
What Happens When a Charter School Fails?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 13, 2010
Charter schools are opening at a record rate, winning kudos from many education reformers. But what happens when a school fails?
Categories: Education, Fellowships, Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: AnimoJusticeCharterHighSchool, Charterschools, education, GreenDot, LAUSD
Black Publisher Files Complaint Over School District's Call for Ad Boycott
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 12, 2010
Colorado newspaper argues that school superintendent has violated Civil Rights Act by urging businesses not to advertise.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: advertisingboycott, AfricanAmericanVoice, HarrisonSchoolDistrict, JamesTucker, MikeMiles
As DREAM Fades, a D.C. Nonprofit Gives Kids Hope—and Help
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Dec 11, 2010
A benefit for the Esperanza Education Fund featuring the flamenco guitarist Grisha Goryachev highlights the music of the nation-less and education against the odds.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: dreamact, esperanzaeducationfund, flamenco, GrigoryGoryachev, Grisha
'Most Nations' Oppose Peace Prize to Liu, China Says
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
China urges U.S.lawmakers to stop any activities on the Liu Xiaobo issue and to change their arrogant and rude attitude.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: China, Jiang Yu, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, US
Helen Thomas Wrongly Condemned as "Anti-Semitic"
Arab Detroit, Commentary, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
Helen Thomas has been increasingly identified as Anti-Semitic, but many Americans are unaware her Lebanese ancestry draws her back to the very roots of her many critics.
Categories: Front Page, Media, Middle Eastern
Tags: Anti-Semite, Arab, Helen Thomas
Hate Crime Enhancements Filed in Attack on Sikh Cabdriver
India West, News Report, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
Hate crime enhancements were filed against two men accused of assaulting a Sikh cabdriver in Sacramento. But community observers worry they might be bargained away.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, South Asian
Tags: cabdriver, harbhajan singh, hate crime, Sikh
Philippine Official Denies RP Sending Rep to Nobel Rites
GMA News.TV, News Report, Posted: Dec 09, 2010
A Philippine official refutes reports that the country has changed its mind and is sending a representative to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Norway tomorrow after being criticized for its decision to skip the event.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic
Tags: China, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Norway, Philippines, Philippines boycott of Nobel Peace Prize
Progressives Are Blowing Hot Air Over Obama’s Tax Cut Deal
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 09, 2010
Despite what liberal Democrats think—or wish—Obama had no choice but to hold his nose and make the deal on tax cuts.
Categories: African American, Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: congress, cuts, deal, obama, republican, rich, senate, tax
Slaves, Experiments & Dr. Marion Sims's Statue: Should It Stay or Go?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 08, 2010
Sims’s contributions to the field of gynecology are revered by many, but reviled by those who know of the pain endured by female slaves.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Science & Technology
Tags: black, controversy, Marion Sims, science, slavery, statue, women
Ticketing for Truancy: Improvement or Imprisonment?
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Dec 07, 2010
Students who do not alert their parents to the existence of the tickets risk having their driver’s licenses suspended, and of course, fees continue to accrue.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Law & Justice, Youth Culture
Tags: access, education, los angeles, parents, police, truancy
The DREAM Act—Shrinking Towards Reality
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 06, 2010
Tinkering with the DREAM Act eligibility requirement could shrink the pool of beneficiaries. But a lot of young people never get close to the DREAM in the first place.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Economy, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: DREAM Act, immigration
Rio Crackdown—Cleaning Up Drug Gangs to Create the Olympic City
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 06, 2010
An eruption of drug-related violence and a crackdown by security forces are both related to Brazil's efforts to show it is safe and stable in advance of the World Cup and Olympics.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Sports
Tags: 2014WorldCup, 2016 Olympics, AmnestyInternational, Brazil, druggangs, drugviolence, EliteSquad, favelas, milicias, militias, RiodeJaniero, UPPs
Cancun: Mexico's Suicide Capital
ColorLines, News Feature, Posted: Dec 05, 2010
The Climate Change conference is underway in Cancun. But migration, much of it because of climate change, has made it Mexico's suicide capital.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Indigenous, Latino
Tags: Cancun, climate change, immigration
Democratic Pollster: Don't Blame Young Voters for Midterm Debacle
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Dec 04, 2010
"Droppers" and "Switchers" remain inclined to support Obama in 2012, but balancing moderates' fears with liberals' disenchantment will be the Democrats' biggest challenge.
Categories: Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010Elections, Democrats, GOP, independents, liberals, moderates, Obama, poll, youthvote
Expert: Failed Debt Plan Could Still Come Back to Haunt Ethnic Elders
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Dec 04, 2010
President Obama's debt panel may have failed to pass its sweeping plan, but—one expert warns—ethnic elders and their advocates should not let down their guard.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Debt panel, debtcommission, Medicaid, Medicare, Obama, socialsecurity, taxcuts
Rangel Got What He Had Coming, but Others in Congress Won't
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Dec 04, 2010
The media crucifixion of Rangel absolves Congress of having to take any real action against other corrupt lawmakers—and there are many.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacks, censure, CharlesRangel, Congress, corruption, Democrats, ethics, GOP, MaxineWaters, Pelosi
Add the Scott Sisters to Mississippi's List of Injustice
Black America Web, Commentary, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
These sisters have been in prison for 16 years – doing double life sentences for their alleged part in a robbery, $11 was taken and no one was hurt.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice
Tags: jail, jamie and gladys scott, mississippi, robbery, sentence
Poverty on the Rise in America
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
In 2009, 14.3 percent of all people in the U.S. lived in poverty, according to the National Poverty Center.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: black, obama. economy, poverty, unemployment
Calif. Approves Pesticide for Strawberries, Vineyards
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 02, 2010
But many environmentalists insist that methyl iodide, a gas, is hazardous to farm workers and consumers.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: CaliforniaDepartmentofPesticideRegulation, farmworker health, fumigant, grapes, methyliodide, pesticide, strawberries, vineyards, wine
Documenting the Forgotten Faces of India's AIDS Orphans
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Dec 02, 2010
Retired Dr. Donna Guenther has been traveling to India for many years, working with—and photographing—some of the AIDS pandemic's most vulnerable victims.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Health, International Affairs, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Photo Galleries, Richmond Pulse, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: DonnaGuenther, ForgottenFacesofAIDS, HIV/ AIDS, India, photographs
A Doctor's Word: 1-800 Service Offers Cancer Patients a Lifeline
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Dec 02, 2010
The National Cancer Institute's help line offers free information and advice on all types of cancer, in Spanish and English. But many ethnic patients don't know it exists.
Categories: Elders, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology
Tags: Cancer, CancerInformationService, helpline, NationalCancerInstitute
Health Officials Dispel Fears About Flu Vaccine for Pregnant Women
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 01, 2010
CDC and other experts reiterate: Flu vaccine "the best single way to protect the mother and the baby in her womb."
Categories: Ethnicities, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology