Why Workers Are Striking: Prosperity Hasn’t Trickled Down

Dec. 20, 2013 / By New America Media
Tags: Employment, Labor, Minimum Wage, Unions, workers

New America Media, Commentary, Li Lovett

In my teens I’d never delivered the paper, flipped a burger, or worked at Walmart...

Our Lady of Guadalupe Brings Hope To Many

Dec. 16, 2013 / By South Kern Sol
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By Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol

South Kern Sol attended the Annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage and Vigil at St...

Don’t Just Say It, Show It: The Use of Video to Change the Outcome of Cases

Dec. 16, 2013 / By Silicon Valley De-Bug
Tags: Debug, Justice

Raj Jayadev • Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project/Silicon Valley De-Bug

This piece on De-Bug’s “Social Biography Video” concept will appear in the next edition of “Cornerstone”, the quarterly journal for the National Legal Aid and Defender Association...

New Resources, Old Obstacles for Vets With PTSD

Dec. 13, 2013 / By South Kern Sol
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Transitioning back to civilian life after combat was a lot different for 65-year-old Richard Knight than it has been for 29-year-old Wesley León-Barrientos...

ECV People: Preschool Teacher Artemisa Canedo

Dec. 13, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated

Editor’s Note: This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with the everyday people who are the backbone of our community...

Castlemont High: One School’s Struggle With Daily Violence

Dec. 13, 2013 / By
Tags: Education, schools, violence, Youth

by Denise Tejada

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut...