A new dawn
from the Editors | Issue: April 2021
Our world has been transformed. Expressing itself first as practical struggle for a decent standard of living leading to a new struggle for our survival.
Cover Story
Women shoulder the economic crisis due to the pandemic
María Elena Martínez | Issue: April 2021
Women are standing up for their families and their communities. Women are forming new organizations and networks of individuals.
Migrant detainee reaches 100-day mark on hunger strike, state-level proposal to ban private detention passes the House
Tribuno Del Pueblo | Issue: April 2021
The hunger strikes are part of broader efforts to shut down NWDC, a goal that now seems closer with the passage of HB 1090 in state of Washington.
The pandemic and mental health
Gloria Meneses-Sandoval | Issue: April 2021
One of the most obvious effects of the pandemic is the loss of jobs, income, housing/evictions, no healthcare, or food insecurity.
Hutash Street: A change is coming!
Red Condor | Issue: April 2021
On December 15, 2020, the city of Santa Barbara changed a street name from “Indio Muerto” (Dead Indian) to Hutash, which means Earth mother.
‘Because I’m from here’
Elena Herrada | Issue: April 2021
I asked the woman why she was coming here (United States) and she told me she was 28 years old and she had come at age 14 with her father and brothers who were since deported. She explained that she had spent more than half of her life in Detroit. Why? “Porque soy de aquí.”
TEXAS: Bitter Cold, No Heat, No Water – WHY?
Karel Riley | Issue: April 2021
The oil and gas industry run this state and control the GOP that holds most of the political power. The energy market is unregulated.
Texas grassroots mutual aid response to disaster
Karel Riley | Issue: April 2021
We need a system designed to do what we need it to do – ensure the well-being of the people, a cooperative system, not an exploitative one.
Rio Grande Valley: How the workers suffered during the frost
José Torres | Issue: April 2021
Politicians must be replaced with true representatives of the people, who have no ties to the corporations.
Biden’s Immigration Plan
Ada Marys Lorenzana | Issue: April 2021
On day one of his presidency, Biden announced his immigration plan titled the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021.
BNHR Statement on the Biden Administration’s Continuation of Trump-Era Policies & Rhetoric Criminalizing Immigrants & Asylum Seekers
BORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | Issue: April 2021
Migrating to the United States to flee persecution and crisis is not a decision that can be postponed until it is convenient for the White House.
Texas Gov. Lies When Saying Migrants Infected with COVID-19
Jose Torres, Reporting from The Valley of Tears | Issue: April 2021
Bus driver says that before crossing into this country migrants are tested for Covid-19. Then, at Catholic Charities RGV, they are tested again.
Amid challenges and hopes, asylum seekers wait for the border to open
Tania Garcia Barajas | Issue: April 2021
For the restoration of the asylum system, it is necessary to completely eliminate the MPP program.
Haitian children deported
Tribuno del Pueblo | Issue: April 2021
These deportations were carried out under Title 42, first invoked by the Trump administration after the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
We stand with the Asian American community against hate
By Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta & Georgia NAACP | Issue: April 2021
Violence against Asian American communities is part of a larger system of violence and racism against all communities of color.
The magnitude of Al Rojas’ contribution: A tribute
Cathleen Williams | Issue: April 2021
His voice could be gentle. But there was no mistaking the fury of his love for farmworkers as the most exploited and oppressed of the working class.