New America Media: Politics & Governance

CA Educators Question National Standards Plan

New America Media, News Analysis, Carolyn Goossen, Posted: Mar 12, 2010

Education policy is finally in the spotlight, as the president and state officials focus on creating a set of standards that would be applied to public school students throughout the country. But some California experts question whether it will just repeat the high-stakes mistakes of No Child Left Behind.

Minn. Stimulus Dollars Bypass Black Businesses

New America Media//Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, News Report, Andrew Lam, Posted: Feb 17, 2010

2,000 contractors have been awarded stimulus money for highway and bridge projects but only to one black-owned business.

Stimulus Boost Health Clinics’ Budgets in Massachusetts

New America Media/Brazilian English Journal, News Report, Marcony Almeida, Posted: Feb 17, 2010

1 in 8 dollars that the federal Health Resources and Services Administration committed to community clinics is bound for Massachusetts.

California Budget Crisis Cuts Close to the Bone

New America Media, News Report, Aaron Glantz, Posted: Feb 04, 2010

Unless the federal government coughs up $6.9 billion dollars more for California, Governor Schwarzenneger will completely eliminate a host of social programs, including Healthy Families, the state sponsored health insurance for children; CalWORKS welfare program.

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Rise in California

California Watch, News Report, Nathanael Johnson, Posted: Feb 03, 2010

The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade, prompting doctors to worry about the dangers of obesity in expectant mothers and about medical complications of cesarean sections.

Playing the Obama Bolshevik Card

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Posted: Feb 02, 2010

Obama cringed in horror at the absurd notion that he is a Marxist. But tossing the damaging political label at him is more than just a calculated political ploy to smear and taint Obama. It taps into the deeply held belief that Obama can and will actually mug the rich.

Afghan Summit Highlights Risky Paradoxes of War

New America Media, News Report, Daniel J Gerstle, Posted: Feb 01, 2010

NATO's hybrid plan for security in Afghanistan is rife with paradoxes. But it also has the reluctant support of various constituencies who are at odds with each other.

Jobless Americans -- A Neglected Priority

El Observador, Commentary, Hilbert Morales, Posted: Jan 29, 2010

Bailout funding will do little to address the the high U.S. unemployment rate, writes the editor of San Jose's El Observador. If Obama is to win re-election in 2012, the Democratic Party must take on this "neglected priority."

Cosmopolitan Obama Shuts World Out in State of the Union Address

New America Media, Video, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jan 29, 2010

Essayist Richard Rodriguez says America was capable of creating Obama. But the president's job is much harder - recreating America. In his first State of the Union address, the president tried to romance the Congress, but can he romance the country once more?

Temporary Protection for Haitians: A First Step

New America Media, News Report, Shaina Aber & Christian Fuchs, Posted: Jan 21, 2010

The decision by the US to grant Haitians permission to stay, work and send remittances home is welcome news.

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