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Back to SearchTrump Dropped A $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas and Sent Silicon Valley Spinning
President Trump’s announcement Friday of a $100,000 dollar fee for H-1B visas has thrown the tech world – and communities of immigrants – into states…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Mourning Charlie Kirk, Trump Blames the Left for Political Violence
A memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk became a political rally on Sunday, as President Trump told the crowd that unlike Kir…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Inherited Inequality’ Challenges the Idea That Two-Parent Homes Are Key to Kids’ Success
For decades, policy makers, politicians, and experts have blamed an absence of Black fathers as the reason Black children tend to not fare as well as…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Bay Area Manufacturing: A Thing of the Past or the Future?
The mega-wealthy Silicon Valley group, California Forever, has announced a plan to build a manufacturing town in Solano County. Their intention to bu…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
USAID Died Slowly, Alongside America’s Role in Global Health
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has long been one of the world’s largest providers of contraceptives and disaster relief. But r…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Live on Forum: PRXZM
California synth-pop duo PRXZM joins us in studio for a live musical performance. Classically trained musicians Nick Ortega and Emma Maidenberg host …
6 months ago
Trump’s Immigration Crackdowns: A Conversation with Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been as full-throated in his support for President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies as California Governor G…
6 months ago
What’s Driving California’s Shrinking Prison Population?
California’s prisons were so packed fifteen years ago that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled they violated the Constitution. Today, the state’s prison pop…
6 months ago
How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
Locals don’t always like to go where the tourists flock in their own town, and as a result there is a lot that they might be missing. A new program, …
6 months ago
LA Immigrant Communities on Edge After Supreme Court Ruling on ICE Arrests
Immigrant rights advocates are warning of increased racial profiling and more aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics in the wake of t…
6 months ago