• EarthTalk Q&A: Where are the climate refuges?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The concept of the “climate refuge,” or a location relatively unaffected by extreme weather phenomena, arose in response to the growing frequency of tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, droughts and other disasters. According to the Global Climate Resilience Ranking, the U.S. has one of the...
  • Election results could bring renewed emphasis on vouchers, charter schools

    During Donald Trump’s first term as president, he was reluctant to speak boldly about school choice. That’s according to Kellyanne Conway, an aide to the president back then, and one of his former campaign managers. “He would say ‘Aren’t we the ones who say it is local? Why...
  • Derechos reproductivos: resultados de los referendos en 10 estados

    A raíz de la decisión de 2022 de la Suprema Corte de Justicia que revocó Roe vs Wade, el futuro de los derechos reproductivos está en manos de las ciudadanas y ciudadanos de Estados Unidos. Sólo en las pasadas elecciones del 5 de noviembre se pusieron a voto 10 referendos relacionados con los...
  • Health experts brace for Trump Administration 2.0

    California could be in for some big cuts to health care for low-income families under a second Trump administration, according to health experts. Policy specialists at the nonprofit KFF said they are bracing for Trump allies in Congress to make major reductions to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, in...
  • Q&A: Dafne Keen and how Deadpool & Wolverine brought her back to a cherished role in the Marvel Universe

    Arturo Hilario El Observador This summer proved that superhero films are far from losing steam and popularity, with the return of two iconic Marvel characters and the actors who have made them legendary, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine. The film, which broke the record for...
  • Hierbas Místicas del Otoño

    Estamos ya en la época otoñal, época propicia para realizar rituales para darle la bienvenida a los meses de otoño e invierno. A continuación les presento una lista de hierbas propicias para trabajos místicos. Las hierbas adecuadas en el tiempo adecuado, prometen brindar a la vida del usuario, buena...
  • Mixed results for CA measures to end factory farming

    A measure to end factory farming in Sonoma County has only received about 15% of the vote so far – so supporters are gathering tomorrow in Santa Rosa to find a new way forward. Measure J would have required big dairy and poultry farms classified as concentrated animal feeding operations, or...
  • Coalition forms to reaffirm ‘California values’ in 2nd Trump era

    This weekend, a new coalition called “We Are California” is holding meetings up and down the state, preparing to resist what it sees as anticipated attacks from the incoming Trump administration. Hundreds of nonprofits have joined the coalition, whose mission is to promote inclusion, community and democratic norms. Angelica...
  • The Impact of the 2024 Election

    The presidential election has left a country questioning outcomes on political violence, women, immigrants and the environment. Through all these issues, November 5 shattered public assumptions that an increasingly multiracial America necessarily means an increasingly progressive one, said political, immigration and economic experts at a Friday, November 8 Ethnic...
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