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NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — In the wake of Wednesday’s riots at the U.S. Capitol, an Iowa pastor said the country needs to fully address its past so it can move on from tensions he feels are tied to white privilege. From social media to political commentators, observations were made...
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Millones de personas en todo el país padecen hambre. Y la pandemia de COVID-19 ha empujado a más estadounidenses a esta posición vulnerable. Antes de que comenzara la crisis del COVID-19, una de cada nueve personas, incluidos 10 millones de niños, ya vivía en un hogar con inseguridad alimentaria....
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Millions of people nationwide face hunger. And the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust even more Americans into this vulnerable position. Before the COVID-19 crisis began, one in nine people, including 10 million children, already lived in a food insecure household. Communities of color are disproportionately affected by both poverty and...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – La reforma contra el lavado de dinero más radical en décadas podría morir esta semana, dependiendo de si el Senado de Estados Unidos puede anular el veto del presidente Donald Trump al proyecto de ley de gastos de defensa. La Ley de Transparencia Corporativa, que forma...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The most sweeping anti-money-laundering reform in decades could die this week, depending on whether the U.S. Senate is able to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the defense spending bill. The Corporate Transparency Act, part of the larger National Defense Authorization Act, would require shell companies to declare...
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EUGENE, Ore. — Un reporte reciente sugiere ampliar los programas del servicio nacional para ayudar a la gente joven -y al país- a recuperarse de la recesión económica derivada del COVID-19. Las penurias económicas de la pandemia por el COVID-19 son iguales a la Gran Depresión. Los programas de...
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EUGENE, Ore. — The economic woes from the COVID-19 pandemic parallel the Great Depression in some ways, and new research suggests national service programs from the 1930s could be useful for the recovery and for young people who need work. A Brookings Institution report calls on the country to expand programs...
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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakotans are on the front end of a long winter during a pandemic. But a mental health expert says it doesn’t have to mean months of unhealthy isolation. He says people can tap into some reminders, as well as new advice, on how to protect...
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BISMARCK, N.D. – Los habitantes de Dakota del Norte se encuentran en la parte delantera de un largo invierno durante una pandemia. Pero un experto en salud mental dice que no tiene por qué significar meses de aislamiento poco saludable. Él dice que las personas pueden aprovechar algunos recordatorios,...