Manage Hectic Mornings with Quick, Healthy Breakfasts
(Family Features) Getting kids up and out the door is a challenge all on its own, and on those busy school mornings when nothing seems to run smoothly, healthy breakfasts can go by the wayside. While it’s widely recognized as the most important meal of the day, that doesn’t always mean you have time to […]
With Escalating Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, California Farmworkers Fear the Future
BySelen Ozturk Aug 5, 2024 As the ’24 elections get into full swing, anti-immigrant rhetoric is growing increasingly ugly, with real world consequences for migrant communities. Farmworkers in Tulelake, in rural Northern CA, say anti-immigrant political rhetoric is sewing fear and anger within the community. (Credit: Manuel Ortiz) As this year’s polarized election cycle continues, […]
Jail Anyone?
I like you would say no to this invitation, maybe even Hell NO! Pero about a month ago I attended the Chorizo and Menudo breakfast meeting, and I was invited to visit the jail. To be honest Tarrant County Sheriff Wilburn made the blanket invitation to all in attendance. This was partly in response to […]
The Race is On!
The last few weeks have been like a bad, politically themed novella. First was the ill-fated presidential debate, President Biden vs. President Trump. That night would later prove to be the final nail in President Biden’s Coffin, but not before a horrifying assassination attempt on Donald Trump. How the heck did we get here? Let’s […]
Realizing the American Dream for All Requires Bold Policy Reforms
By Sunita Sohrabji Many American workers are generationally poor, because of their race, gender, immigration status, or choice of occupation. Better policy can create more equitable wages. Income inequality is at an all-time high in the US, but progressive policies that give more leverage to workers could reverse decades of stagnant wage growth, especially for […]
‘These Numbers Are Off the Charts’ — $38 Million Lost to Scams in Mississippi Last Year
ByPeter Schurmann Jul 29, 2024 At a roundtable in Jackson, Mississippi representatives from the FTC connected with local media to discuss the alarming rise in the number and sophistication of scams impacting communities. Juana Mollinada is a volunteer with St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Carthage, Mississippi. Last year she got caught in a scam that […]
FTC Scores Win in Suit Targeting Fraud in the Gig Economy
ByPeter Schurmann Jul 22, 2024 How does making $18 per hour sound working from the comfort of your own home? For those looking for flexible work hours, a stay-at-home parent, for example, it’s a tempting offer. But in a first-of-its kind case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has highlighted the perils for consumers lured by […]
Hillbilly Elegy’ Paints a Raw Picture of Republican VP Pick JD Vance’s Childhood
BySunita Sohrabji Jul 16, 2024 Republican Vice Presidential pick JD Vance. (Wikimedia photo/Creative Commons license) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump July 15 announced his vice presidential pick, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, whose 2016 memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis’ dramatically portrays a childhood filled with upheaval. The book was […]
First Came the Racist Threats, Then a House Fire
ByMission Local May 21, 2024 By Eleni Balakrishnan Above: The home of Terry Williams near Alamo Square after it was gutted by a fire on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Photo by Eleni Balakrishnan. Just weeks after he began receiving racist threats delivered to his doorstep, both of Terry Williams’ parents had to be rescued from […]