NewsTrust - All Rated Stories

Obama's Drug War in El Salvador

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Roberto Lovato - Apr. 04 (Special Report) - “Obama’s visit to the tomb of Monsenor Romero is super complicated because of what the U.S. has traditionally signified for us: a state that financed the Salvadoran military to block a revolutionary process,” says Marroquin, who lost more than a dozen family members, including her father, during the war. “The visit to Mosnenor’s tomb is not an act of reparation. It’s an act of protocol and leaves me even more indignant, especially when he comes here with more money for guns for the military. How are we to trust that this anti-narcoticos plan will do anything but increase violence?” she asks.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.9 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Black Men Say Doctor’s Visits Are Often a Bad Experience - New America Media

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - Feb. 02 (News) -

NewsTrust Rating: 3.3 average - 8 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Pregnancy-related deaths rise in California - NAM

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Nathanael Johnson - Feb. 03 (News Report) - 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.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 average - 5 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Study: Lumping Ethnic Groups in Mental Health Research Leaves Many Untreated

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:03:41 -0800

New America Media - By Paul Kleyman - Jan. 22 - File name: Kleyman Depression Study New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman The conventional practice of lumping ethnic groups together as Latinos, African Americans or Asian/Pacific Islanders makes it nearly impossible for researchers to

NewsTrust Rating: 2.7 average - 4 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Muslims in Syria Like Obama's Tone But Want New Policy

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Shane Bauer - Jun. 05 (News Report) - -Muslim shopkeepers, activists, and analysts in Damascus who watched Obama’s speech Thursday appreciated what they saw as a clear change in the U.S. attitude toward the Muslim world. But most are skeptical, saying they want a fundamental shift in American policy, not just a shift in rhetoric.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.8 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Pakistan Must Find its Own Solution to the Taliban Scourge

Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Hamid Mir - May. 09 (Opinion) - The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan met with Pres. Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., this week. The three agreed to come up with a joint strategy against the Taliban and al Qaeda. But there is still a major problem

NewsTrust Rating: 4.3 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Immigrant Housecleaners in Freefall

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Leslie Casimir - Apr. 16 (News Report) - Layoffs of housecleaners have skyrocketed in recent months. As professionals continue to lose their jobs and tighten their household budgets, maids are the first ones to be let go, said Altagracia Garcia, an organizer with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.3 average - 4 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Significance of Black History in the Age of Obama

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Ron Daniels - Feb. 23 (Opinion) - as Black History Month begins, some might ask, what is the significance or value of recalling the achievements, tragedies and triumphs of African people now that a Black man and his family occupy the White House? Does the Age of Obama mean the end of Black History?

NewsTrust Rating: 2.7 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Obama and the Middle East

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 24 (News Analysis) - President Barack Obama has taken the Middle East by surprise with the speed of his diplomacy. Is he bringing a new approach for dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? And will he be able to gain Arab nations’ trust? Jamal Dajani has the Mosaic Intelligence Report.

NewsTrust Rating: 4.6 average - 4 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Urges Seven Point Plan for Peace

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Ray Keith - Dec. 26 (Other) - Their was a time people of the world created an experiment in living & governing called America. In unchecked greed they lived- In vain they died. This experiment in democracy lasted over 200 years but again people of the world reclaimed this land called America.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.8 average - 8 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Prison Overcrowding Crisis Unhealthy for All Californians

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Donna Willmmtt - Dec. 04 (News Analysis) - Our prisons have become the largest mental health system for the poor, the largest battered women's shelter, and the largest system of public housing. The social cost of decimating our already frayed safety net in order to expand prisons is beyond calculation. We sacrifice precious community resources to maintain a prison system that creates instability, ill health and disease, while failing to keep us safe.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.9 average - 4 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Mumbai Terrorists Wear Uniform of Young India

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Sandip Roy - Nov. 29 (Opinion) - They were wearing the uniform of a young India. A uniform that allowed them access into the sanctum santorum of Indian high society which they then proceeded to blow up.

NewsTrust Rating: 4.0 average - 6 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Dawood -- Did Criminal Mastermind Stage Mumbai Nightmare?

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Yoichi Shimatsu - Nov. 28 (Breaking News) - The eerie silence that accompanied the blasts are the very signature of Ibrahim Dawood, now a multi-millionaire owner of a construction company in Karachi, Pakistan

NewsTrust Rating: 4.2 average - 5 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Ghanaian Immigrants Tighten Belts in Economic Crunch

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Venkat Srinivasan - Oct. 21 (News Report) - The crisis on Wall Street is trickling down to West Africans sending money to families back home.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.5 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Postville Raid Targets Tell Their Own Stories

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Cliff Parker, Marcelo Ballvé, María Laura Gómez - Oct. 19 (Special Report) - "At night I can't sleep, because I'm afraid someone is going to come and grab me," says 32-year-old Veronica Cumez, who lives with her 14-year-old daughter on a street of orderly homes and lawns just east of Main Street. "Maybe it's nerves," she says, "but I think they're going to come again."

NewsTrust Rating: 3.8 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Kashmir May Be the Key to Obama’s Counterterrorism Policy

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - Oct. 18 (News Analysis) - Being an individual from Kashmir and having an interest in international relations vis-a-vis kashmir i am deeply interested in the in depth analysis of all the developments that are surely to impact my place of origin and love both in longterm and short term.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.5 average - 4 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Family Reunions On Hold Due to Immigration Backlog

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Joseph Pimentel - Oct. 18 (News Report) - When Filipino World War II veteran Pedro Alpay received his US citizenship in 1992, he immediately filed for his seven children in the Philippines to join him. He was wrong.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.5 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

After Mississippi Immigration Raid, Pastor Tries To Calm Chaos

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Marcelo Ballvé - Oct. 17 (Special Report) - Born in Puerto Rico Pastor Velez, who voted twice for President George W. Bush, moves effortlessly between Spanish and English. After the raid, he found himself at the center of a crisis. Velez became not only a shoulder to cry on, and the dispenser of checks underwriting families' grocery and utility bills, but also the organizer of a significant food drive, as well as an all-around advisor and translator.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.9 average - 5 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

ICE Conducts 1,172 Raids in 11 Months

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

La Opinion - By Jorge Morales Almada - Oct. 17 (News Report) - In less than a year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted 1,172 worksite raids across the country.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.7 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

The Comeback Dad

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Cliff Parker - Oct. 15 (Special Report) - An undocumented, single father lives under constant threat of deportation in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. This video gives a glimpse into one family's struggle to stay together even while split by the border.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 average - 7 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

How McCain Became MacBeth

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Andrew Lam - Oct. 14 (Opinion) - This weekend John McCain turned into John Macbeth. At a rally recently he was confronted with the vitriolic rage of his supporters who screamed “Off with his head!”, “Terrorist!” “Traitor!” and, the old lynch mob’s favorite, “Kill him!” in reference to Senator Obama. He was repeating his criticism of his presidential candidate rival, but upon hearing those nasty chants the senator cringed and grew perceptibly older, his shoulders drooped. As he struggled to find the words to pacify the angry horde, McCain went off script. “I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments,” he said. “I will respect him and I want everyone to be respectful, and let's make sure we are." The crowd, not surprisingly, booed him. At that moment the senator seemed to have stepped off American political theater and onto a Shakespearean stage – McCain as the tragic figure of Macbeth.

NewsTrust Rating: 4.0 average - 5 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Undocumented Asian Students Face Stigma

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Beleza Chan - Oct. 14 (Special Report) - A recent report by the University of California Office of the President revealed that 40 to 44 percent of undocumented students in the UC system are Asian. This is definitely not “a Mexican thing,” which is how one undocumented student characterized the Asian community’s dismissive views towards undocumented immigration.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.7 average - 4 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

The Closing of the American Border

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Sandip Roy, Edward Alden - Oct. 13 (Interview) - Most of the arguments we hear against illegal immigration are economic arguments. What happened after 9/11 was suddenly you had this new set of security fears. That allowed the government to do things that are far more Draconian than would have been accepted under a circumstance where you didn't have that security fear.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.8 average - 7 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

After Raid, Laurel's Inter-Racial Bonds Still Strong

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Marcelo Ballvé - Oct. 13 (News Report) - Some signs of this interweaving are visible: the local Wal Mart stocks Jarritos-brand Mexican soft drinks and jars of mole sauce. Good old boys don't hesitate to recommend dinners at La Casita, one among the half-dozen or so Mexican restaurants that already outnumber barbecue spots.

NewsTrust Rating: 3.5 average - 5 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

Why 8 Million African Americans Are Not Registered to Vote

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Earl Ofari Hutchinson - Oct. 11 (News Analysis) - John McCain wants you to consider whether Barack Obama's association with unrepentant terrorist William Ayers makes him fit to be president. Actually, that's not quite right: McCain and Republican Party leaders would prefer we didn't waste time considering this question. They want you to simply reject Obama out of hand for his past ties. If that doesn't work, they hope to raise doubts about Obama's character in the past (why would he associate with someone like that?) and in the present (why hasn't Obama been straight with us about Ayers now?). At the moment, this strategy appears to be working only with Republicans. Obama's poll numbers continue to improve. Voters want to hear about solutions to the current economic crisis, and this line of attack has nothing to do with that. The press is covering the Ayers association not as a question of character but as a symbol of McCain's increasing desperation. The recent report that 8 million African Americans are not registered to vote brought gasps of disbelief, cries of shame and head-shaking reproach. It also stirred a mild soul search among blacks about how and why the numbers of unregistered voters are so appallingly high. The figure was cited in September by Rick Wade, who handles African-American voter outreach for the Obama campaign, which was alarmed at the high number because of the potentially damaging effect it could have on Obama in a close contest. Bush’s razor-thin victories in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004 underscore the importance of a maximum black voter turnout. But the problem of getting blacks to the polls may be even greater than the Obama campaign realizes, and that starts with the figure of 8 million unregistered voters. The number may be much higher. According to Census figures, there were 28 million African-American adults aged 18 or over in 2006. In the 2004 presidential election, they made up 12 percent of the voters, or about 13 million voters. That means an estimated 15 million voting-age blacks did not vote. The ban on ex-felon voting in 15 states further ramps up the number of ineligible blacks. Forty percent of ex-felons banned from the polls are black males. They make up another 3 million potential black voters. That means there are an estimated 12 million African-American adults who are either officially barred from voting, or decline to vote. The reason so many blacks don’t vote is chalked up to apathy, laziness, ignorance and cynicism toward politicians. By not voting, critics say, they betray the struggle and sacrifice of those who fought and in some cases died for the right of blacks to vote. This guilt-laden reprimand is much too simplistic.

NewsTrust Rating: 2.7 average - 5 Reviews » - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer