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Democrats have struggled to turn ‘red’ rural areas ‘blue’ across the country for years. But some left-leaning candidates won in 2022, raising the question of how they succeeded where many others have failed. In Havre, Paul Tuss flipped a Montana legislative House seat in an area where President Joe...
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Nos preparamos a recibir el año 2023, un año que viene cargado de muchas sorpresas, muchas de ellas no tan agradables. El factor económico será quizá el tema principal no sólo en Estados Unidos sino en todo el mundo. La inflación seguirá su paso avasallante, parece que nadie podrá...
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December through March is typically peak influenza (flu) season, though this season is off to an earlier start, with high activity currently across the country. While common, flu is a potentially serious and highly contagious respiratory illness. In time for holiday travel and festivities, a new American Lung Association...
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Los Angeles politics “post racist recording” is a fraught moment for communities of color and indigenous people in the city. It is also an opportunity for change, the renewal of coalitions that have existed for decades, and “a different kind of Latino politics.” So said a panel of experts...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters As a labor standoff drags into its second month at the University of California, the graduate student workers on strike are bringing their fury — and hopes for higher wages and benefits — directly to UC leadership through civil disobedience and other tactics that go beyond...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador Picture this: movie stars, tuxedos, jazz music, nudity, alcohol, drugs, an elephant and a party that seems to last forever. That is the introduction we get to the world of writer-director Damien Chazelle’s newest film, Babylon. It is at this raucous party where the two...
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Uno de los grandes sueños de la humanidad, especialmente de los defensores de la conservación del medio ambiente, ha sido la posibilidad de utilizar el poder nuclear para generar energías limpias a tiempo indefinido. La buena noticia es que el Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE) y su Administración Nacional...
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The nation’s railroad workers say while they have a new contract, they’re still fighting for quality-of-life issues. That was demonstrated at informational gatherings held in Minnesota and other states this week. The regional solidarity rallies in Minneapolis and Duluth surfaced after Congress approved a labor deal for the rail...
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The Census Bureau has released a report that shows LGBTQ people suffered higher rates of depression, anxiety and other mental hurdles than did the general population during the pandemic – and an Iowa survey has dug a little deeper. The census figures show that 18- to 29-year-olds reported symptoms of...