Native Americans
Alaska Tribal Summit addresses Native rights
May 12, 2011The Alaska Tribal Leaders Summit held in Anchorage May 5-7 focused on concerns over Native youth disenfranchisement and the controversial status of hunting and fishing rights.
Read moreWorld Notes: Israel, Philippines, Guatemala – and more
March 10, 2011International news about Israel, Philippines, Guatemala, Native American women, Japan and the Cuban Five.
Read moreWhy Alaska Native Democrats voted for Murkowski
November 12, 2010This election made Alaska a unique case: voting Republican was a needed sacrifice to keep the far-right wing out of office.
Read moreRoad trip in the heartland
August 9, 2010My trip through the Great Plains was pretty tame compared to the travels of Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey, but this gray-haired son did make a few observations along the way.
Read more20,000 march in Detroit as Social Forum opens
June 23, 2010DETROIT - Opening the U.S. Social Forum here, 20,000 from around the nation, a multi-ethnic rainbow of young and old, marched Tuesday calling for jobs and social justice.
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