• Flu and the Holiday Season: What You Need to Know

    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...
  • A Deep Dive Into LA Politics, Post-Racist Recordings

    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...
  • As UC strike enters second month, grad workers risk arrest pushing for raises

    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...
  • Q&A: BEYOND BABYLON

    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...
  • ¿Por qué la fusión nuclear sería un gran avance científico?

    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...
  • Despite Deal, Rail Workers Say Conditions Still Rough

    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...
  • Depression High Among LGBTQ Population

    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...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: IS GOOGLE TAKING ACTION ON CLIMATE DISINFORMATION?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The advent of the internet and smartphone innovations have brought information to our fingertips. As the number of users skyrockets, advertisers have identified lucrative opportunities to meet people where they are. Google is a household name, holding 87 percent of the market share...
  • Safer air in, COVID out

    The busy holidays are here and with the weather cooling down, people are gathering more indoors and visiting your business. As a business owner, you can take steps to improve the air inside to protect your employees and customers from COVID and flu. Breathing safer air is just as...
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