Youth
“The Young Hands that Feed Us”
Despite the fact that the United Nations has prohibited child labor, more than half a million children and teens work long and grueling hours in the rich agricultural fields of the United States.
Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Emigres in California Weigh In on Constitutional Reform
With the aim of gathering citizen proposals to respond to the long-ignored demands of impoverished and forgotten indigenous and Afro-Mexican populations, the Mexican government conducted a series of public forums.
Young People in California Promote the 2020 Census
A few days after the federal government abandoned its bid to include a citizenship question on the census, a group of enthusiastic young people toured one of the poorest areas of Los Angeles to spread the word and expand its network of volunteers.
(Español) Hartazgo boricua hace tambalear a Rosselló
(Español) Murieron familiares, amigos, se perdieron casas, empleos, en una oscuridad que duró meses y que, para algunos, aunque usted no lo crea, persiste. Y sin agua. Más de 30 mil hogares siguen sin techo. Todavía el maltrecho sistema de distribución de energía eléctrica deja sin luz a sectores por el mero paso de una tormenta platanera. Miles se fueron de la isla.
Announcing A Blueprint for a Safer and More Just America
(Español) Para los candidatos presidenciales de 2020, el plan ofrece una hoja de ruta para restablecer el equilibrio de nuestro sistema de justicia antes de que se derrumbe bajo el peso de los costos sociales y económicos resultado del encarcelamiento de demasiadas personas.
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 2 PROGRAM # 8641 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. House Democrats passed a 4.6 billion border aid package without stronger protections for migrant children. A samaritan from Texas talks about how her group supplies food and clothing to asylum seekers who wait on the international bridge or who are in detention, and about […]
(Español) Pobreza y choque cultural, algunos factores detrás del suicidio en adolescentes latinas
(Español) La campaña “Ni Una Más” se lanzó bilingüe hace un mes, en pleno corazón del barrio de Nueva York, habitado mayormente por latinos, para que se sepa que esto es una epidemia.
Latina Teen Suicides. Also, Reinstating the Violence Against Women Act. Also, California Halts Executions.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 PROGRAM # 8562 12:00 PM PT Latina Teen Suicides. Suicide rates continue to rise among Latina teenage girls, who have the highest rate of suicide attempts in the US. A psychologist talks about the cultural factors in Latino families that fuel feelings of anxiety and depression among Latina teens and reports on […]
New teacher Strikes. Also, Unaccompanied Minors: Clinging to Education.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 PROGRAM # 8547 12:00 PM PT New teacher Strikes. Almost a year after teachers in West Virginia went on a strike that sparked similar movements in other states, the educators are striking again in the state. Last week, teachers in Denver got a deal to raise their salaries after a three-day strike […]
Human Rights Crisis Pushes Guatemalan Migrants to Exodus
Last year, Guatemala saw a wave of assassinations of indigenous leaders. Many were killed for resisting massive construction projects or the dispossession of their ancestral lands.
Noticias
- Over 500 Lawsuits Already Filed Days After Child Victims Act in New York Goes into Effect August 21, 2019
- Meet Alvaro Enciso, the Artist Placing Crosses in Sonoran Desert to Memorialize Migrant Deaths August 21, 2019
- Headlines for August 21, 2019 August 21, 2019
- Deadly Bombings Devastate Afghanistan as U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks Continue Without Afghan Government August 20, 2019
- Portland Rejects Proud Boys & Other Ultra-Right Groups as Trump Tries to Criminalize Antifa August 20, 2019
