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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Es el “tema de los derechos civiles de nuestro tiempo”, dicen los defensores del derecho al voto, pero tres propuestas diferentes para fortalecer y crear estándares a nivel nacional sobre la votación están estancadas en el Congreso. “La democracia se enfrenta a desafíos nunca...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services It’s the “civil rights issue of our time,” voting rights advocates say, but three different proposals to strengthen and create nationwide standards on voting are all stalled in Congress. “Democracy is facing challenges unlike any we have seen in modern time,” said Wade Henderson,...
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Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services Five years after graduating as an audio-visual technician from SAE Expression College in Emeryville, Calif., Gabriel Stewart has $52,000 in outstanding student loans. Promised a high-paying job after graduation, he instead is barely able to pay the interest on the loan with the income...
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Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services Tras cinco años de graduarse como técnico audiovisual del colegio SAE Expression de Emeryville, con una deuda de $52,000, apenas el mes pasado Gabriel Stewart pudo mudarse del pequeño cuarto en la casa de su padre en el que vivió por todo este tiempo...
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Civil-rights groups are criticizing President Donald Trump’s remarks at Tuesday night’s debate, where he called on the right-wing group “Proud Boys” to “stand back and stand by.” On Wednesday he amended that to “stand down,” but the group, which has been involved in violent confrontations at...
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Los grupos de derechos civiles están criticando los comentarios del presidente Donald Trump en el debate del martes por la noche, donde pidió al grupo de derecha “Proud Boys” que “se mantenga al margen”. El miércoles lo enmendó para “retirarse”, pero el grupo, que ha estado...
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Un grupo de vigilancia judicial dice que el líder de la mayoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, ha creado una “línea de reunión” para aprobar jueces conservadores que determinarán los derechos civiles de los estadounidenses en las próximas décadas. Antes de retirarse el mes pasado, el...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A judicial watchdog group says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has created an “assembly line” for approving conservative judges who will determine the civil rights of Americans for decades to come. Before recessing last month, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed 13 new judges to lifetime appointments...
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Mark Hedin Special to El Observador Civil rights leaders joined census policy experts July 17 in an urgent plea, particularly to communities of color, for a show of public activism and force to derail a fast-moving Trump administration effort to officially ignore them. The fight begins by taking full advantage of a narrow...