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Environment

El Paso Community Gets a Boost for Environmental Health and Justice

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Funding from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan will help residents of this El Paso community conduct needed air quality monitoring.
International Affairs

The Border Wager: Near Shoring Puts Ciudad Juárez at Center of Global Economy

Kent Paterson -
In the annals of border history, U.S.-Mexico relations and global commerce, Ciudad Juárez has often - and may yet still play - a pivotal role.

News

Immigration

East Bay Residents Gather to Mourn 37 People Killed By ICE

The Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minnesota, sparked nationwide protests calling for the abolishment of ICE.

News Briefings

News Briefings

Venezuela After U.S. Military Action:  What Comes Next for the Country and the World

Just Live | U.S. military action removed Venezuela’s ruler, ending one phase of crisis and opening uncertainty over governance, legitimacy, democratic recovery, and the future of U.S. interventionist foreign policy globally and regionally.

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Community

Spotlight Community Media

For Somali Americans, Trump’s Attacks Stir Memories of Violence, Genocide

For Mohamud Yussuf, founder of Runta News, Trump's verbal attacks on the Somali American community recall the language of violence in his home country.

Contributors

Criminal Justice

Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Gun Violence and Mass Shootings

Sunita Sohrabji -
If current trends hold, the US could record its lowest murder rate since national data collection began in the 1960s.