Chicano Culture Is Not Gang Culture
By Mia Maldonado Latinos are Idaho’s largest minority group, making up nearly 14% of the state population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And a large share of…
Menéndez, Other U.S. Senate Democrats Vent Frustrations After New Ruling Against DACA
By Ariana Figueroa A federal judge last Wednesday declared illegal the Biden administration’s revised version of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of people brought into…
Workers Pay the Price While Congress and Employers Debate Need for Heat Regulations
By Amy Maxmen Sometimes the heat makes you vomit, said Carmen Garcia, a farmworker in the San Joaquin Valley of California. She and her husband spent July in…
Texas Southern Border ‘Like a War Zone’
By Peter White Floating barriers and razor wire now line the Rio Grande along the US-México border, one of many obstacles migrants face as they seek to enter…
State Investigating Claim That DPS Troopers Were Told to Push Migrants Back Into the Rio Grande and Deny Them Water
By Uriel J. García A state trooper’s claims that superiors ordered officers at the border in Eagle Pass to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny…
Kamala Harris Discusses Commitment to Native Communities During Arizona Visit
By Kylie Werner Vice President Kamala Harris on July 6 visited the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona, as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing commitment to Native…
‘Change Is Possible’: How Campaigners Are Using Deep Canvassing to Build a Just Future
By Jake Johnson On the surface, it may seem implausible that at a time of heightened polarization and crises so large in scale that they often feel insurmountable,…
Arizona’s Defunct Border Wall Leaves Trail of Runaway Costs, Error-Filled Invoices and Questions About State’s Oversight
By Alex Appel, Joshua Shimkus and Francesca D’Annunzio Just a few years ago, Arizona’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) was counted among the state’s smaller agencies, known…
LULAC Denounces Texas Legislation to Eliminate Water Breaks for Workers
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the nation’s oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, vehemently condemns the actions taken by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his…
AFL-CIO Votes to Endorse President Biden for Re-Election
The General Board of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)—representing 60 unions and more than 12.5 million workers—voted on June 16 to endorse President…