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(Español) “Se apagó apaciblemente… Nuestro pueblo pierde a un padre”: Jacob Zuma
(Español) Por encima de todo, nosotros deseamos derechos políticos igualitarios, porque sin ellos, nuestras deficiencias serán permanentes. Sé que esto suena revolucionario para los blancos de este país, porque la mayoría de los votantes serán africanos.
Medicaid expansion helps a woman drowning in health debt
The expansion of the health program for the poor known as Medicaid is an opportunity to give health insurance to millions of people in this country who cannot pay their hospital bills and medication. In New York, after being diagnosed with cancer, Jenny Paredes lost her job and her health insurance and found herself piling up debt with costly visits to the emergency room, ambulance rides, and hospital appointments. Now, finally, she received help from Medicaid. Marco Vinicio González has more details from New York.
Fast food workers take to the streets
Fast food workers took to the streets in more than one hundred cities demanding a salary increase to $15 an hour. This is the biggest protest to date against an industry valued at 200 billion dollars, but which pays its workers an average wage of less than $9 an hour. Studies show that half of the industry’s workers depend on public programs such as food stamps to feed their families. Rubén Tapia reports from one of the protests outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Los Angeles.
Caravan for immigration reform and to stop deportations
Four social leaders finished their fast for immigration reform outside the Capitol this week. Eight well-known defenders of the reform took their place and began fasting. At the same time, other actions have been organized for immigration reform. A group of dreamers from Arizona and their parents, some of whom are facing deportation, traveled to the nation’s capital to demand reform by Congress and an end to deportations by President Obama. Valeria Fernández reports from Phoenix, where the caravan began.
(Español) Filtraciones revelan que la NSA espía miles de datos de ubicación de teléfonos fuera de EU
(Español) Ya en octubre pasado The New York Times había reportado que en 2010 y 2011 la NSA desarrollaba en secreto un proyecto piloto para colectar toneladas de data sobre la ubicación de teléfonos celulares de estadunidenses dentro de su propio país, reporta en su edición de hoy este rotativo neoyorquino.
(Español) Obliga la Fiscalía de NY reembolsar 2.7 millones de dólares a 22 mil estudiantes
(Español) Los planes de Markel fueron promovidos y aprobados por las universidades en las que se ofrecieron, y en algunas universidades a los estudiantes se les requirió inscribirse en el plan de seguro médico de Markel, a menos que demostraran tener otro seguro comparable.
(Español) 11 Días de Ayuno para 11 millones
(Español) “Es momento de que Boehner y el líder de la mayoría republicana en la Cámara baja, Eric Cantor (R-VA), así como el coordinador de la bancada mayoritaria, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), “muestren algún respeto y visiten a los ayunantes”.
(Español) Refuerzan ayuno por la reforma migratoria líderes de fe
(Español) La Red Nacional de PICO y afiliados en los grupos de trabajo, de negocios y de derechos de los inmigrantes continuarán las movilizaciones, orando y ayunando hasta que el Congreso traiga un voto al pleno sobre la ciudadanía, sostienen un comunicado.
Immigration Enforcement Policies Affect Childrens’ Health
Hundreds of thousands of American children are suffering withdrawal, aggression, separation anxiety, and symptoms consistent with PTSD, because of the wave of detentions and deportations of parents. “From a mental health perspective, the only categories we have to speak about this are depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms, ADHD, but I feel that those categories do not truly honor what is happening at a national level,” said Maria Jose Soerens. “In those conditions, to be honest, there is not much we can do as mental health professionals. The source of the stress is completely outside of the family. How can you teach a child to cope with conditions that are completely outside of anyone’s power?”
Survivor of abuse turned distinguished advocate
This week marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the context of this commemoration, we present the story of a woman who went from being a victim of violence in her home to being a notable leader of women and immigrants. After suffering abuse in silence and living in fear for years, one day she decided to break with that life and free herself from the violence. She is now an advocate for women in trouble and she has gone all the way to the nation’s capital to fight for immigration reform. Farida Jhabvala Romero reports from San Francisco, California.
