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The dreamers went to Georgia

8 hours 43 min ago

On the Road with Evo

12 hours 42 min ago
Tupac Saavedra discusses Hilary Clinton's recent trip to Latin America. He is the director of On the Road with Evo, a PBS Frontline/World documentary about Bolivian president Evo Morales' election campaign.

Immigrant Advocates Say Immigration Enforcement Worse Under Obama

9 March 2010 - 8:00pm
Prominent immigrant advocates launched their most sharply worded public critique yet of the Obama administration’s immigration policy at a Monday press conference in Washington, D.C.

The Social Earthquake in Chile

9 March 2010 - 7:00pm
Chile is experiencing a social earthquake in the aftermath of the 8.8 magnitude quake that struck the country on February 27.

Why Indian Americans Should Pay Attention to the Census

9 March 2010 - 5:00am
It is vital that community activists and leaders ensure that all Indian Americans are counted in the forthcoming U.S. Census, because in a democracy there is strength in numbers.

Natural Disasters Hit Women Harder Than Men

9 March 2010 - 4:30am
Climate change is exacerbating existing gender inequalities with a devastating effect on the quality of life of poor women and girls.

Oscar Nominees - Still Trapped in the White Knight Syndrome

8 March 2010 - 8:28pm
Four of the ten Oscar nominees for Best Picture still hark back to an old stereotype - the savior from the majority culture sent to save poor people of color from themselves.

Counseling Service Cuts Hit Special Needs Children Hard

8 March 2010 - 8:05pm
Most children with special needs in California are covered by some form of insurance. But the insurance is often not enough to cover all their needs. With California's recent budget cuts that safety net is getting even more frayed as programs stop reimbursing services like counseling.

Welcome back, you are in America now

8 March 2010 - 8:00pm

The Torment of a Distant War

8 March 2010 - 8:00pm
A Navy corpsman longs to make peace with the memories of fallen comrades. But healing comes slowly when you’re changed forever.

In California Primary, Undocumented Under Attack

8 March 2010 - 4:28am
An editorial in La Opinión argues that California's June gubernatorial primary has become "a motive to attack the undocumented."

New Cartel War Erupts

7 March 2010 - 8:05pm
Tensions between two drug cartels exploded into violence last week in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the Texas border. Shoot-outs, explosions, kidnappings and reports of convoys of armed men freely roaming the streets rattled the area from Reynosa to Matamoros known as the “Little Border."

Shock Factors: Youth Reflect on Quakes Near and Far

7 March 2010 - 8:00pm
After catastrophic earthquakes in Haiti and Chili in less than two months, Bay Area youth reflect on their preparedness for a natural disaster and how it would affect their families.