• ‘Not a World Cup for the World’: Advocates Sound Alarm on Rights Violations Ahead of Tournament

    Selen Ozturk American Community Media With the FIFA World Cup to open June 11, civil advocates warn that an international tournament billed as the most inclusive in history risks becoming a backdrop for serious rights violations on American soil. The United States will host 78 of the 48-team tournament’s...
  • From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup

    The United States hosted its first World Cup in 1994. Soccer has changed dramatically in many ways since then – on and off the pitch. As the US (with Mexico and Canada) gets set to host the mega-event once again, more than anything, the tournament’s defining change since 1994 is its...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Biophilia?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Coined by psychologist Erich Fromm and popularized and expanded on by biologist E.O. Wilson, the term “biophilia” is defined as the human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other life forms in nature. According to the biophilia hypothesis, humans inherently seek...
  • Influencia de la Luna en el Zodiaco

    Luna en Aries Cuando la Luna transita a través del signo de Aries, se acentúan, el entusiasmo y el vigor. Se debe evitar la agresividad y sobre todo, respetar las opiniones ajenas. Tiempo apropiado para tomar la iniciativa y hacer cambios que nos beneficien. Se contará con mucha energía,...
  • Cinco cosas que debes saber sobre las elecciones de California

    Ben Christopher CalMatters Fue una buena noche para los demócratas, una mala para las campañas autofinanciadas, una noche con resultados mixtos para los legisladores estatales que aspiran a cargos más altos y otro recordatorio electoral del papel dominante del presidente Donald Trump en nuestra política, incluso en una California...
  • California unions speak out against GOP bill to fund ICE

    Polls show a majority of Americans aren’t comfortable with current immigration enforcement. Still, Congressional Republicans want to provide an extra $70 billion for such operations, with proposed reforms in doubt, and California union voices are worried. The GOP has resisted calls for requiring ICE and Border Patrol agents to go without...
  • SNAP Cuts Threaten Food Security in Vulnerable Communities, New Data Show

    Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media During a period marked by soaring food prices, more than 3 million people have lost access to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP — over the past 10 months. An additional 1 million more are expected to lose the critical food safety...
  • Moving to California with a gun? You might have to take a four-hour course

    Ryan Sabalow CalMatters Californians would have to take a four-hour course with live-fire training to buy a gun if a bill advancing through the Legislature gets signed into law. Senate Bill 948, by Berkeley Democratic Sen. Jesse Arreguín, also would require gun owners moving to California to obtain a firearm...
  • Advocates slam proposed cuts to programs for CA seniors

    Lawmakers in Sacramento are considering a range of cuts to programs that serve older Californians as budget negotiations draw to a close. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision would trim funds for in-home care. It also would make victims of elder abuse eligible for help at age 65 instead of 60....
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