Domestic Workers Get Overtime Pay But No Union
by Karina Hurtado on July 29 2010, 9:45AM
A new law in New York grants basic human rights like a day off per week, but no collective bargaining.
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by Karina Hurtado on July 29 2010, 9:45AM
A new law in New York grants basic human rights like a day off per week, but no collective bargaining.
Topics: Economy
Would You Ask This Man For His Papers?
by Daisy Hernandez on July 28 2010, 5:02PM
A new video from the ACLU reveals the racist underpinnings of Arizona's SB1070.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
Is Essence Leaving Black Women Behind?
by Jamilah King on July 28 2010, 3:28PM
The magazine is set to announce its new fashion editor: a white woman.
Topics: Arts & Culture
Arizona--and Arpaio--Already Lead Country in 287(g) Round Ups
by Kai Wright on July 28 2010, 12:41PM
The notorious sheriff accounts for a quarter of folks local cops have sent to feds.
Topics: Editor's Blog, Immigration
Why the "Conversation on Race" is Just Babble
by Jamilah King on July 28 2010, 12:38PM
Two essays well worth reading.
Topics: Shirley Sherrod
A Digital Divide Between U.S. and Foreign-Born Latinos, Too
by Jamilah King on July 28 2010, 11:49AM
Cost and service remain the key factors in who gets online and how.
Topics: Media
NYC Settles Sean Bell Case for $7 Million
by Julianne Hing on July 28 2010, 11:49AM
It's getting expensive for city police forces to keep shooting unarmed citizens.
Topics: Criminal Justice
President Wyclef? Singer Considers New Haiti Campaign
by Jamilah King on July 27 2010, 4:00PM
One of Haiti's most beloved native sons is considering a run for the country's often contentious top office. Representatives for Wyclef Jean, the former Fugees frontman who was born in the country but infamously grew up in Brooklyn, said in...
Topics: Global Affairs
Nineteen Finalists Named in Obama's Controversial Education Project
by Julianne Hing on July 27 2010, 4:00PM
The president's plans force states to tie teacher salaries to student performance.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Federal Housing Protections for Transgender Tenants
by Jamilah King on July 27 2010, 12:48PM
HUD expands its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act to cover gender identity.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality
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