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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media The Supreme Court on April 1 heard oral arguments challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship ban, which deals a heavy blow to immigrant families by denying automatic citizenship to anyone born in the US. The case — Barbara vs. Trump — challenges Trump’s Jan. 21, 2025...
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President Trump, in an address to the United States on April 1, claimed that he had achieved a victory over Iran in his war of choice. He is profoundly wrong. The United States has not only lost this conflict, but Trump has also vastly underestimated Iranian resistance. There is...
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For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a...
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Right now, 56% of Californians ages 25 to 64 have earned a college degree, credential or certificate, but that’s well short of the goal set by Gov. Gavin Newsom: 70% college attainment by 2030. A new report from Campaign for College Opportunity lays out a plan to support more students as they pursue...
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More than 10 years ago, a mere five words frightened desk jockeys everywhere: “sitting is the new smoking.” Still, many people across the U.S. are walking less than they used to. Long days spent sitting can take a toll over time, negatively impacting bodies and minds. Research from the...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Native plants are very vulnerable to climate change. High temperatures mean they have to adjust to increased droughts and higher CO2 levels. Three options for native plants are available when presented with temperatures outside of their natural range of temperatures: they can adapt,...
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Wendy Fry & Sergio Olmos CalMatters A federal judge ruled that Border Patrol agents continued making illegal stops and arrests after she ordered them to quit. In a tersely worded decision unsealed the morning of April 2, the judge wrote that agents had “again detained people without reasonable suspicion,” relying on broad...
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Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. The SBA limited access to its loans to U.S. citizens and nationals only starting in...
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En una sesión histórica, con la presencia sin precedentes del propio presidente Donald Trump. Los magistrados de la Suprema Corte de Justicia escucharon los argumentos orales sobre si el gobierno puede restringir la ciudadanía automática por nacimiento a hijos con al menos uno de los padres sin estatus legal....