How Ute Tribes in Colorado Resisted U.S. Boarding Schools
By Kristin Jones Posted: February 15, 2024 In August 1883, 27 Ute children and young people arrived at the Albuquerque Indian Boarding School, hundreds of miles from their…
We Ignore the Ongoing Collapse of American Democracy at Our Peril
Thom Hartmann Like an alcoholic family that won’t discuss alcoholism (proving Don Quixote’s warning never to mention rope in the home of a man who’s been hanged), far…
Poor People’s Campaign Vows to ‘Wake the Sleeping Giant’ of Low-Wage Voters
By Brett Wilkins The Poor People’s Campaign on Monday launched a 42-week nationwide mobilization of poor and low-income Americans to “wake the sleeping giant” of a voting bloc…
Colorado Becomes One of the First to Employ an Incarcerated Professor
By Jason Gonzales and Charlotte West On a late-November afternoon, at the head of a cramped classroom, David Carrillo stood at a small podium and quizzed 17 students on…
Phoenix Hosts ‘National’ Women’s March, As Abortion Debate Moves to Arizona
By Lillie Boudreaux Posted: January 25, 2024 Chanting “bans off our bodies” and “my body, my choice,” protesters marched on the Arizona Capitol Saturday as the National Women’s…
A Growing Number of College Students in Colorado Are Facing Food Insecurity
By Jenny McCoy Posted: January 18, 2024 Lauren Hallmark had a challenging start to college. When she was a freshman at Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort…
National Projects Aim to Uncover, Preserve Histories of Native American Boarding Schools
By Ellie Willard Posted: January 11, 2024 A national oral history project aims to document the experiences of Indigenous children who attended federal boarding schools. The Department of the…
Once a Laborer, This Immigrant Now Owns His Farm
When Arnaldo Serrato thought about prosperity and freedom working in México, the small town of Floydada always came to mind.
While his calloused hands were fixated on factory work that brought in just enough to make ends meet, he pictured the land he could cultivate in the agricultural-rich community south of the Panhandle. He imagined the family he could have with his wife, Juana, who was already in Floydada, Texas, on a work visa.
Families Wait Decades to Reunite With Families Fron México
By Roxanne De La Rosa After 23 years of being apart, Elena Díaz, with tears flowing down her face, finally embraced her 74-year-old mother, Catalina Díaz (cover photo)….
Election Workers Vow: ‘You Are Not Disrupting the Democratic Process’
By Matt Vasilogambros Hundreds of election workers in Washington state’s second-largest county were busy opening mail-in ballots last month when one of them came across a plain white…