Californians Split on Constitutional Reform

New America Media, News Report, Edwin Okong'o, Oct 31, 2009

Latinos and Asian Americans are less dissatisfied with the process of putting initiatives on the ballot and are less eager to change California's constitution to restrict direct democracy than whites and African-Americans.

Basta Dobbs, Honduras Under Fire and City of Borders

New America Now, , Oct 23, 2009

This week on New America Now -- The Campaign mounts against Lou Dobbs, Marcelo Ballve looks at the situation in Honduras and Aaron Davidman discusses his play based on a bestselling book 'The Chosen' by Chaim Potok.

New Crack Cocaine Bill Leaves Thousands Behind Bars

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Oct 21, 2009

In the 1980s, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., voted to impose harsh sentencing for crack cocaine. Now he says he “made a mistake 20 years ago,” and is introducing legislation to remove the disparity between crack and powdered cocaine possession. But the fact that his bill is not retroactive means that the Fairness in Sentencing Act is anything but fair.

Coalition Launches National Campaign Against CNN’s Lou Dobbs

El Semanario de Nuevo México, Interview, Luis F. Sarmiento, Translated by Elena Shore, New America Media, Oct 17, 2009

The national campaign "Basta Dobbs" is calling for CNN to remove anchor Lou Dobbs from the air. Coordinator Roberto Lovato was interviewed by Spanish-language newspaper El Seminario de Nuevo México.

ACORN Is the New Dirty Word

New America Media, Commentary, Rinku Sen, Oct 01, 2009

The assault on the community group ACORN has nothing to do with corruption, legal problems or voter fraud. It is a larger attack on community organizing and threatens all communities, argues the commentator.

Black, Hispanic Newspapers Call for End to Racist Campaigns

La Opinión, Editorial, Staff, Sep 23, 2009

An editorial running simultaneously in African-American and Latino publications across this country calls on Republicans and Democrats to speak out against the racist campaigns being waged against political leaders.

Census Boycott Divides Immigrants

El Planeta, News Report, Ignacio Laguarda, Translated by Elena Shore, Sep 13, 2009

Some say he is a defender of immigrants with a number of followers; others say he is a misguided figure on a one-man crusade. But the man calling for a boycott of the 2010 census has not failed to stir strong responses from immigrant communities.

It's Health Care, Not Immigration

La Opinión, Editorial, Staff, Sep 13, 2009

Excluding undocumented immigrants from health coverage is bad policy no matter how you look at it, according to an editorial in La Opinión.

Cooperate With the Census, But Be Careful

HOY, News Report , Mercedes Fernandez, Translated by Cristina Fernandez-Pereda, Aug 28, 2009

Illinois police are warning residents to watch out for fraud or identity theft by people posing as door-to-door census takers.