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07/03/2025

New federal guidelines for the $42.5 billion threaten for rural homes across .

The Trump administration’s new approach to allocating funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program will harm rural Californians.

07/03/2025

Alarming! The Justice Department has released a memo detailing priorities for deportation of naturalized citizens. The memo contains a vaguely-written clause which essentially makes any naturalized citizen a target for deportation. Read recommendations from They See Blue
https://americancommunitymedia.org/oped/attention-us-citizens-yes-you-can-now-be-deported/Attention, US Citizens: Yes, You Can Now Be Deported | ACoM

07/02/2025

As in stoke fear even among legal residents, Asian Americans citywide are calling for an immediate halt.
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As immigration raids in America’s second-largest city stoke fear even among legal residents, Asian Americans citywide are calling for an immediate halt.

06/30/2025

, in Florida's Everglades National Park, is set to become the most inhumane prison in the world. Via Amerikai Népszava

Alligator Alcatraz, in Florida's Everglades National Park, is set to become the most inhumane prison in the world.

06/30/2025

06/27/2025

ACoM News Briefing | California Leads Resistance to Immigration Crackdown

Since his first term, President Donald has often clashed with , a stronghold of progressive policies on , , the , and social issues that oppose his administration’s agenda.

Immigration recently sparked a major standoff between Los Angeles and the Administration. Immigration raids escalated tensions, leading to protests and the deployment of the National Guard and Marines, culminating in the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.

Our expert panel examines California’s response and discuss strategies for effective resistance.

Guest Speakers
- Rob Bonta, California Attorney General
- Antonio Villaraigosa, former LA Mayor and Gubernatorial hopeful
- Jeannette Zanipatin, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
- Henry Brady, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley

06/27/2025

"For many in the Iranian diaspora, the recent conflict felt like a rare moment in history when the tide might finally turn," writes Shahbod Noori of TehranMagazine in Los Angeles.

The short-lived confrontation between Iran and Israel, with the United States hovering in the background, raised hopes for real change in Iran.

06/25/2025

" 's victory in 's Democratic mayoral primary isn’t just a political upset. It’s a rupture. A direct challenge to every whispered warning and blatant barrier that has told people like me: you don’t belong." Via Bangla Outlook - English Version

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NY's Democratic mayoral primary isn’t just a political upset. It’s a rupture.

06/25/2025

One-third of in have fully shut since 2005. As trust in national media crumbles, a modest proposal could determine whether the rest survive. The signoff deadline for is this week — read more in our op-ed:

One-third of California’s newsrooms have fully shut since 2005. As trust in national media crumbles, a modest proposal could determine whether the rest survive.

06/25/2025

In police sweeps of encampments and the militarized crackdown on , the rights of already-marginalized groups are being stripped bare. Important interview with Bradley Penner of Street Spirit News.

In police sweeps of homeless encampments and the militarized crackdown on immigrants, the rights of already-marginalized groups are being stripped bare.

06/24/2025

"I remember a time when we were completely repressed, hidden and shoved into a closet," says Helen Zia, journalist and founder of the Vincent Chin Institute, reflecting on celebrations. "That did not stop us from coming out."

What does it mean to be LGBTQ as this year’s Pride Month comes amid polarization and rights rollbacks nationwide?