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New Mexico Child Care Workers Get State Investment

Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th News Jan 27, 2023 Predominantly Latina child care workers in New Mexico get the state to Invest in their industry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Texas Democrats After Beto

Justin Miller / Texas Observer Dec 15, 2022 Beto O’Rourke rewrote the playbook for how to run, if not win, in Texas. Some other fresh face needs to figure out how to get over the top.   Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Has the Democratic Party Given Up on Florida?

Alexandra Martinez / Prism Dec 1, 2022 Grassroots organizers in cite abysmal funding, lack of institutional support, and scare tactic advertising as the root causes for Florida’s midterm election ‘red tsunami.’ Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Time for Both Major Parties to Own the Immigration Crisis

By Brian Concannon / Independent Media Institute Feb 24, 2020 The relative lack of talk on the campaign trail about immigration points to a bigger problem shared by Democrats and Republicans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mass Shootings Have Latinos Worried About Being Targets

RUSSELL CONTRERAS and ANITA SNOW / The Associated Press Aug 11, 2019 Recent violence has some Hispanics looking over their shoulders, avoiding speaking Spanish in public and seeking out escape routes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Moderates and Centrists Are No Safe Bet

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 3, 2019 Democrats must nominate a candidate who can forge a coalition across class lines. The fate of the country and the world depend on it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Republican Plot to Entrench White Power Revealed

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network May 31, 2019 Findings from a gerrymandering case in North Carolina explain why Trump officials are so eager to add a citizenship question to the census. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Their Numbers Growing, Latinos Gain Clout in the New Congress

LUIS ALONSO LUGO / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2018 A record 43 Latinos have been elected to Congress, demonstrating the rising power of the 57 million people of Latin American origin who live in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

State Attorneys General Urge HUD to Keep Rule Against Housing Discrimination

Emmanuel Martinez / Reveal Aug 29, 2018 Those in 16 states and the District of Columbia urge the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make no changes to an administrative rule that protects individuals from housing discrimination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Antidote to Trump’s Emergent White Nationalism

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Aug 28, 2018 A new book helps explain California’s role as a bulwark against the president’s anti-immigration policies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software Is Prone to Racial Profiling, Report Says

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 26, 2018 An ACLU test of the tech giant’s Rekognition product confirms consumer advocates’ fears. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The ‘Two Bobbys’: The Short, Complicated Political Life of RFK

Robert Scheer / The Nation Jun 5, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the last journalist to interview Robert Kennedy moments before the candidate was fatally wounded on this date 50 years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )