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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of your high school GPA, you’re automatically admitted to one of 10 California State University campuses of your choice — and they’re all relatively affordable. Even with...
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With the House proposing the largest Medicaid cuts in the program’s history, the health care of 79.3 million enrollees is at stake. The budget resolution to slash at least $880 billion through 2034 in health care and nutrition programs was proposed to the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and...
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Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot” centers on two men, Vladimir and Estragon, who hope, in vain, that the arrival of a mysterious man named Godot will bring meaning to their otherwise miserable lives. It’s considered to be a perfect example of Europe’s post-World War fascination with what was...
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Khari Johnson CalMatters La IA puede eliminar las restricciones racistas en los convenios de vivienda y ayudar a las personas a acceder a prestaciones gubernamentales, o puede negarles atención médica o una hipoteca basada en su raza. Por eso, el mes pasado, por tercer año consecutivo, la asambleísta demócrata...
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Un proyecto de ley de Florida que derogaría las restricciones al trabajo infantil fue aprobado por un panel del Senado esta semana, lo que generó un debate sobre si empodera a las familias o corre el riesgo de expulsar a los adolescentes vulnerables de la escuela. La propuesta, que...
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Christopher Alam American Community Media The Trump administration’s latest moves to deport Mahmoud Khalil over first amendment-protected speech — and more recently, Brown University professor Dr. Rasha Alawieh and Georgetown graduate student Badar Khan Suri — has imperiled the rights and legal status of communities nationwide. The administration contends...
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After Elon Musk, a man once worth $327 billion, spent a quarter billion to elect Donald Trump, he was rewarded with unprecedented powers over the federal government. Brandon Novick, policy coordinator with the Center for Economic and Policy Research, says blatant corruption in the United States is not new....
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk The annual production of “e-waste”—electronic products that have reached the end of their useful life and tossed—is rising by 2.6 million tons globally, on track to reach 82 million tons by 2030. While recycling is often viewed as the best solution for managing...
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In these divisive times, nonprofit groups are stepping up to boost civic engagement by facilitating intergenerational dialogue. The Creating Citizens initiative from Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California brings older adults and young people together to discuss important civic issues. In January, the forum topic was people’s thoughts about...