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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…
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…
2022 Saw the Highest Rate of Recorded Antisemitic Incidents in the US. American Jews Fear the Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Make Things Worse
Jon Rettinger has not let his children wear their yarmulkes in public this week, afraid they could be…
Canada Added 64,000 Jobs in September, Led by Seasonal Surge in Education Workers
Canada’s economy added 64,000 new workers as a surge in hiring in Quebec and B.C. was enough to…
Immigrants to Thank for Canada’s Record Population Growth This Year: StatCan Report
Thanks to immigrants, Canada was likely one of the fastest growing countries in the world between July 2022…