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Report Finds Racial Disparity in U.S. Youth Cancer Deaths
Cancer death rates among U.S. Black and Hispanic youth are higher than among their White peers, despite the…
US College Presidents Testify on Campus Antisemitism
The heads of three top US colleges have pushed back against claims that they are not doing enough…
More Voters Back Funding for U.S.-Mexico Border Than Foreign Conflicts
American voters across party lines support more funding to bolster security at the southern border, while support for…
California’s Young Workers Face Low Wages, Long Working Hours, Bleak Future: Study
Young workers in California, the most populous state in the United States, are facing low wages, long working…
Indigenous Families at Highest Risk of Food Insecurity in Canada
Canada’s indigenous families were more likely than non-Indigenous families to be food insecure, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Releasing…
U.S. California’s High Living Cost Hits Middle-Class Families Hard, Says Report
A new report reveals that living in the U.S. state of California imposes a hefty “cost-of-living penalty” on…
US Court Rolls Back Key Voting Rights Protection
A US court dramatically rolled back key elements of a landmark civil rights act on Monday, blocking individual…
The U.S. Is Falling on the Inclusivity Scale. There’s No Mystery Why.
The Othering and Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berekeley recently released its Inclusiveness Index for 2023. That index, using six…
How Reports of Hate Crimes in the US Were Already at Record Highs, in 4 Charts
US-based advocacy groups are reporting a spike in hate incidents against Jewish and Muslim individuals amid the outbreak…
‘A Kind of Tribalism’: US Supporters of Israel and Palestine Fail to Admit Suffering of Other Side
Aziz Abu Sarah knows what it’s like to have been so entrenched in his views that to give…