• TRUMP’S CONFIRMED FEDERAL JUDGES CONFIRM FEARS

    The devastating harm already done by Trump’s judges such as Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch will support and allow GOP gerrymandering. In each and every gerrymandered jurisdiction an extra effort must be planned and made if Democratic or Independent candidates are to be elected. This requires that a very...
  • PÁNICO EN LA CASA BLANCA

    Con el despido fulminante de la Secretaria de Seguridad Interna Kirstjen Nielsen, el retiro de la nominación de Ronald Vitello para dirigir la Oficina de Migración y Aduanas (ICE) y el empujón a otros altos funcionarios de seguridad nacional, el presidente Donald Trump dejó en claro que su fracaso...
  • Nos Tratan como a Conquistados

    Rey Anzaldúa nunca cruzó la frontera. La frontera lo cruzó a él. Su familia lleva viviendo en lo que hoy es el sur de Texas desde 1750, décadas antes de que se fundaran los Estados Unidos de América. Desde entonces, la pérdida de tierra ha sido incesante. Y ahora,...
  • We, The People Need A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR As the Trump Administration widens its legal assault on protections for people with pre-existing conditions and affordable health care, House and Senate Democrats held a press event on Tuesday, April 2, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, spotlighting resolutions led by Congressman Colin Allred...
  • TRUMP O EL ARTE DE PEGARSE EN EL PIE

    Las nuevas amenazas del presidente Donald Trump de responder a la crisis migratoria en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, cortando la ayuda para el desarrollo a los 3 países del Triángulo del Norte, Honduras, Guatemala y El Salvador, y cerrando los cruces fronterizos con su vecino del...
  • NOT A BLAME GAME: WOMEN DEMAND EQUAL PAY AND EQUITY

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Monday was April Fool’s Day, but an observance today is no joke to working women in Ohio and across the U.S.  April 2 marks Equal Pay Day, the date on the calendar representing how far into 2019 a woman has to work to earn the equivalent...
  • Report: SNAP Work Requirements Cause Job Losses, Not Gains

    Dan Heyman Public News Service INDIANAPOLIS – A plan to put work requirements on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – formerly food stamps – would cost the American economy nearly $180,000 jobs, according to a new analysis. Language requiring that able-bodied adults prove they are working or moving toward...
  • Community Health Centers Press Congress for Long-Term Funding

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seven million Californians get medical treatment at Community Health Centers each year, and those centers say funding issues for this crucial part of the safety net are throwing the system into chaos. Starting today, thousands of providers are gathering in Washington,...
  • Trump’s Spending Blueprint Called “Bully’s Budget”

    Dan Heyman Public News Service    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Critics are calling the Trump administration’s latest spending plan a “bully’s budget,” saying its kiss-up, kick-down attitude is a built-in feature, not an accident. In part to pay for tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, the budget released last...
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