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  • Seattle City Council Passes First Law in US Banning Caste Discrimination

    Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Following 90 minutes of public comments from passionate speakers on both sides of the issue, the Seattle, Washington City Council Feb. 21 made history as it passed the first law in the nation banning caste discrimination. The measure passed on a 6-1 vote, with...
  • El Ayuntamiento de Seattle aprueba la primera ley en EE. UU. que prohíbe la discriminación por castas

    Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Luego de 90 minutos de comentarios públicos de oradores apasionados de ambos lados del tema, el 21 de febrero, el Concejo Municipal de Seattle, Washington, hizo historia al aprobar la primera ley en la nación que prohíbe la discriminación por castas. La medida fue...
  • How Social Media Design Fuels Online Fights

    SEATTLE – Constructive conversations online can seem few and far between. Research from the University of Washington explores how the design of social media sites affects disagreements. Amanda Baughan, PhD Student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, helped lead that research. The research showed that spending...
  • Cómo el diseño de redes sociales impulsa las peleas en línea

    SEATTLE – Las conversaciones constructivas en línea pueden parecer pocas y espaciadas. Una investigación de la Universidad de Washington explora cómo el diseño de los sitios de redes sociales afecta los desacuerdos. Amanda Baughan, estudiante de doctorado en Ciencias de la Computación e Ingeniería de la Universidad de Washington,...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: Climate Pledge Arena

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Cuando la nueva arena de deportes y conciertos de Seattle abrió sus puertas al público en octubre de 2021, muchos se quedaron preguntando de qué diablos se trataba el nombre del edificio. Resulta que la ciudad natal del gigante del comercio electrónico, Amazon,...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: Climate Pledge Arena

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk When Seattle’s new sports and concert arena opened its doors to the public in October 2021, many were left scratching heads as to what the heck the building’s name was about. It turns out that hometown e-commerce juggernaut Amazon bought the naming rights...
  • How Climate Change Is a Workers’ Rights Issue

    SEATTLE — A deadly heat wave in the Northwest is laying bare the link between climate change and the rights of workers. Summer Stinson, executive director of the Seattle-based nonprofit Economic Opportunity Institute, said people were advised to stay inside and out of the heat as temperatures rose, but that wasn’t...
  • Como el Cambio Climático es un Problema de Derechos Laborales

    SEATTLE — Una ola de calor mortal en el noroeste deja al descubierto la relación entre el cambio climático y los derechos laborales. Summer Stinson, directora ejecutiva del instituto sin fines de lucro Economic Opportunity Institute basado en Seattle, dijo que se le recomendó a la gente quedarse adentro...
  • Seattle’s Campaign to Ban Plastic Straws Goes Nationwide

    Soundbite Services In September alone, 2.3 million single-use plastic straws were permanently removed from Seattle according to Lonely Whale’s “Strawless in Seattle” campaign. (Pixabay)SEATTLE – To rid the world’s oceans of plastic pollution, environmental advocates are hoping Seattle’s move to ban plastic straws will send ripple effects across the...
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