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By Katie Jennings on Jul 29 2010 - 3:34pm
While soccer fans are winding down from the drama of this year’s World Cup, and their ears are recovering from the drone of the vuvuzelas, the debate surrounding the impact of the tournament on South Africa is just beginning to heat up. Some people argue that the World Cup will have a lasting...
By Nathanael Johnson on Jul 21 2010 - 5:10pm
All over the country, regional planners are working on high-speed rail networks. President Barack Obama has said now is the time to build a modern passenger train system:
BARACK OBAMA: There's no reason why we can't do this. This is America. There's no reason why the future of travel should lie...
By Jude Joffe-Block on Apr 12 2010 - 6:25pm
Last week, Service Employee International Union members and immigrant rights advocates gathered in front of federal immigration offices in Oakland and took out their cell phones. In unison, they dialed the Department of Homeland Security public mailbox line to lodge complaints about Immigration and...
By Carmen Zheng on Mar 29 2010 - 2:11pm
Carmen Zheng, a freshman at Oakland Technical High School, earned the Honorable Mention prize and $250 in the fourth annual Being An American Essay Contest along with Middle College High School senior Jennifer Chong. The national competition is sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute, an...
By Jennifer Chong on Mar 29 2010 - 2:04pm
Jennifer Chong, a senior at Middle College High School in San Pablo, earned the Honorable Mention prize and $250 in the fourth annual Being an American contest along with Oakland Technical High freshman Carmen Zheng. The national competition is sponsored by the Bill of Rights...
By Jude Joffe-Block on Feb 3 2010 - 3:02pm
Today, we’re bringing you the final installment in our three-part series about immigration court. In the first two reports, we heard about how immigrants’ need for free legal services exceeds what local non profits can provide. And even those who can afford to hire private attorneys sometimes fall...
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