• Ending in-state tuition for undocumented students will cost Texas millions

    Immigrant rights groups have said they are considering legal action to restore a Texas law allowing in-state tuition rates for undocumented college students. The move comes after the Department of Justice sued Texas and within hours, state officials complied without a fight. According to the U.S. attorney general, federal...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: AI Threatens Climate Battle

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a part of our everyday lives—we now have chatbots and search engines and virtual assistants that can mimic real conversation. But as AI technologies grow, so do environmental concerns. Environmental advocates warn that AI’s rising energy use,...
  • Why the death of reporter Ruben Salazar 55 years ago resonates with journalists covering LA protests today

    John D’Anna CalMatters The specter of law enforcement firing “less-lethal” rounds into crowds of protesters and striking journalists on the streets of Los Angeles is a haunting echo of the death of journalist Ruben Salazar while covering a protest more than 50 years ago. In four days of protests over...
  • Miles protestan en San Francisco contra la militarización ICE de Trump

    Peter Schurmann & Christopher Alam American Community Media Manifestantes marcharon pacíficamente en el Distrito de la Misión de San Francisco la noche del lunes 9 de junio, denunciando las deportaciones masivas y militarizadas de la administración Trump. Los manifestantes fueron aplaudidos por residentes y espectadores de esta comunidad, mayoritariamente...
  • ¿Cuál es el trasfondo real de los sucesos en Los Ángeles?

    Las escenas de una ciudad militarizada por “Marines” y soldados federalizados de la Guardia Nacional, manifestantes ondeando la bandera mexicana y demandas legales, son expresiones de una batalla política entre el presidente republicano Donald Trump y el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom. Pero también son resultado de tensiones mayores: un...
  • Q&A with Luisito Comunica: How a YouTube pioneer became a tequila entrepreneur

    Arturo Hilario El Observador If you try the tamarind-flavored Gran Malo tequila, be sure to subscribe to its creator’s YouTube channel for a mix of humor and great insights from around the world. The emerging tequila brand was co-founded in 2021 by Mexican content creator Luisito Comunica, whose real...
  • Milagrosa Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro

    Los mensajes dictados por la Virgen María, se siguen propagando por el mundo entero, sus apariciones causan asombro, misterio, y un gran caudal de enigmas. Algunos creen que ella viene anunciando el fin de los tiempos, o el fin de como conocemos a nuestro planeta. En la mayoría de...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Profiting From Climate Change

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk According to a report by Swiss Re, a global insurance provider, climate change could erode a total of $23 trillion of global gross domestic product by 2050. But while global warming is a crisis prevalent in today’s news headlines, many companies and industries...
  • What Happens if You Help an Undocumented Immigrant?

    Selen Ozturk American Community Media With ramped-up immigration crackdowns and deportations since January, what rights do Americans have to help undocumented immigrants? The major federal law codifying U.S. provisions concerning this — the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) — prohibits harboring unauthorized immigrants, but there is no...
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