• EarthTalk Q&A: Waste Colonialism

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk In what is called “waste colonialism” the U.S. exports large amounts of trash and recycling overseas, particularly plastic waste. For decades, countries in Asia have received this waste, but growing environmental concerns have led several of them to change their policies. The biggest...
  • Medio millón de jóvenes californianos no estudian ni trabajan. La mayoría son hombres

    Adam Echelman CalMatters Si le preguntas a Jodeah Wilson cómo se descarriló su vida, te dirá que todo tiene que ver con el dinero. Necesita dinero para el alquiler de noviembre. También necesita dinero para pagar la matrícula que debe del semestre de primavera en la Universidad Estatal de...
  • Half a million young Californians aren’t in school or work. Most are men

    Adam Echelman CalMatters If you ask Jodeah Wilson how his life got off track, he’ll say it’s all about money. He needs money for November rent. He also needs money to pay back the tuition he owes for the spring semester at Sacramento State University, which would allow him...
  • A Neglected Phase of Motherhood: The Fourth Trimester

    The postpartum period remains one of the least addressed stages in women’s health—socially, medically, and economically—despite being a crucial time for both mother and baby. According to provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the national average maternal mortality rate in the United States stands at 18.3...
  • California Offers Free Immigration Support for Community College Students

    Selen Ozturk American Community Media As immigration crackdowns continue nationwide, California is expanding access to legal aid through Find Your Ally, the first state-funded program of its kind in the nation. Through Find Your Ally, all students, staff and faculty in California’s 116 community colleges can access free immigration...
  • ‘Has ICE Arrived’ — In East San Jose, Echoes of Pandemic Learning Loss

    Alpha Public Schools operates four charter schools in East San Jose where eighty percent of the student body is Latino. When ICE raids began earlier this year, fear drove many families to keep their students at home. Since then, the school has made efforts to address the fears and...
  • ¿Se ha politizado la asistencia alimentaria? 

    Al menos 42 millones de personas de más bajos ingresos en el país dejarán de recibir de manera inminente, a partir del primero de noviembre, los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP). La mayoría de los beneficiarios de SNAP son niños, personas mayores o personas con discapacidad....
  • How the tiniest domestic violence survivors heal with the help of a San Diego preschool

    Adriana Heldiz CalMatters Elizabeth Gibot’s son James was normally a quiet and well-behaved toddler. But she noticed he began to cry more and appeared anxious whenever she wasn’t around. He also stopped using the sign language she taught him as a baby. She knew something was wrong, so she...
  • Noviembre en Profecía

    Está por iniciar uno de los meses más esperados, el mes de noviembre. Fecha de celebración del día de acción de gracias, y ante sala de la navidad. Todos deseamos tener una época festiva, tranquila, llena de gozo, y de unión familiar; y así será Dios mediante. Debo informarles...
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