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Oct 16 2014
News
What Is Really Tearing America Apart
What separates Americans the most?
Race ... religion ... gender ...
According to Shanto Iyengar, a political scientist at Stanford University, often the most divisive aspect of contemporary society is: politics.
NPR (Online News)Aug 04 2021
News
Children stopped at border likely hit record-high in July
The number of children traveling alone who were picked up at the Mexican border by U.S. immigration authorities likely hit an all-time high in July, and the number of people who came in families likely reached its second-highest total on record, a U.S. official said Monday, citing preliminary government figures.
The sharp increases from June were striking because crossings usually slow
Associated PressAug 27 2021
News
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
Kuulei Perreira-Keawekane could barely breathe when she went to a Hawaii emergency room. Nausea made it difficult for her to stand and her body throbbed with pain.
Like many Native Hawaiians, she was not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Perreira-Keawekane’s situation highlights the COVID-19 crisis that is gripping Hawaii as hospitals are overflowing with a record number of patients,
Associated PressMay 22 2021
Analysis
Fox News completely ignores the police killing of Ronald Greene
On Wednesday, The Associated Press published a story containing police body-camera video clips from May 2019 of Louisiana State troopers beating a Black man, Ronald Greene, who then died from his injuries. Fox News has given no coverage to this major civil-rights story, MSNBC has covered it for nearly 40 minutes, and CNN has covered it for nearly three hours.
The incident has been the
Media MattersFeb 26 2020
Opinion
Trump and Modi are leading the world’s two largest democracies down dangerous paths
As Indian Americans growing up in the Chicago area, Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings were embedded in our upbringing.
Gandhian principles like truth, equality and nonviolence inspired us.
Two of us were born in the United States to Hindu families, and one of us was born in India to a Muslim family before immigrating here. All three of us grew up in diverse communities with other South
Guest Writer - LeftNov 12 2013
News
Revealed: Obama's record-breaking effort to tap wealthy donors for cash
Obama has made 30 separate fundraising trips since April – more than twice the rate of his two-term predecessors – in bid to help Democrats win in 2014 midterm elections
The GuardianFeb 16 2021
News
Biden, Hill Democrats plan to unveil immigration reform bill this week
The Biden administration and Hill Democrats are expected later this week to release an immigration reform bill, multiple sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News.
The legislative text of the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021” will reflect the immigration priorities that President Joe Biden unveiled on his first day in office. His proposal includes an earned pathway to citizenship
NBC News DigitalApr 13 2021
News
Dems work to pick up GOP support on anti-Asian hate crimes bill
Senate Democrats are working to shore up Republican support for anti-Asian hate crimes legislation ahead of a key test vote.
The bill, from Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), currently has no GOP cosponsors. But there’s a bipartisan effort underway to fold separate hate crime legislation from GOP Sen. Jerry Moran (Kansas) and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) into the bill,
The HillAug 25 2021
News
Blinken says up to 1,500 US citizens still stranded in Kabul as Biden laughs off question
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that up to 1,500 US citizens are still stranded in Afghanistan — shortly after President Biden joked with a reporter who asked about possibly leaving Americans behind in the Taliban-controlled nation.
Blinken gave the figure after Biden administration officials repeatedly said they didn’t know how many Americans remain in Afghanistan
New York Post (News)Dec 17 2021
News
Mask Mandates
“A mask mandate for shops and other indoor spaces in New York state took effect Monday as officials confront a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks would be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. The rule will last at least until Jan. 15, and enforcement is in the hands of
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