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California: Para Graduarse, Estudiantes Deberán Cursar Estudios Sobre Etnicidad
Por Joe Hong Después de una batalla de años reactivada en los últimos meses por controversias sobre malentendidos con la teoría crítica de la raza, los estudiantes de California pronto deberán [...] Continue Reading
El Servicio de Migración de México está en manos de los militares
Por Ruben Aguilar Valenzuela Los militares, en el intenso proceso de militarización que hoy vive el país, se han “tomado” el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM). Ya son 19 las delegaciones [...] Continue Reading
Marching for Women’s Reproductive Rights
Just a few weeks ago, on Sept. 1, Texas implemented one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. Women are only allowed abortions before a pregnancy hits the six-week mark. By this time, health [...] Continue Reading
Latino Essential Workers on Covid and Vaccines
By Jim Mendez Background As a retired Latino physician in California, I have been troubled about the severe, negative impact Covid-19 has had on the health of Latinos.3,4,8 Based on April 1, [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The Recall Failed: Now What? The “recall Newsom” vote of Sept, 14 failed drastically. “No” won by a big margin, about 62% versus 38%. Curiously, some counties considered conservative voted to keep [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
(Editor’s note: The letters below are in response to “Fourth Grade Student with a History Lesson Confronts School District,” which appeared in the September 2021 issue of the Community Alliance [...] Continue Reading
Another Look at the Afghanistan Problem
By Norman M. Lambert Since the beginning of the airlift of people out of Kabul, there has been a good deal of criticism of President Biden’s handling of the affair. What no one seems to be [...] Continue Reading
What did the United States leave behind in Afghanistan?
By Homer Gee Greene Jr. The United States has exited the long 20-year war with Afghanistan and the Taliban. Over these 20 years, the United States has trained and equipped the Afghan national [...] Continue Reading
Pandemic Continues to Take Major Toll Despite Effective Vaccines
By Sunita Sohrabji The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to take a major toll, despite the availability of proven mitigation measures and effective vaccines, said four subject matter experts from the [...] Continue Reading
Robert E. Lee Statue: Art or Propaganda?
By Malik Simba In an ironic twist, on Sept. 8, 2021, a Black construction company dismantled the enormous statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., the capital of the Old [...] Continue Reading