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Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas in LA Progressive: “L.A. County’s Project Internet: Bringing High-Speed Internet to Poor Communities”

At UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, director of research Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas also gave the county plan positive reviews. He argues the county can overcome its lack of expertise in internet service provision with its plan to partner with private firms. He also said that the county’s entry into the market could bring down costs and improve service, especially if it offered plans to higher-income customers.

David Hayes-Bautista en El Diario: “Aportación latina en EE.UU. sería la 7a economía más grande del mundo si fuera independiente” (Spanish)

David Hayes-Bautista, académico de la Universidad de California en Los Ángeles (UCLA), presentó el 2021 U.S. Latino GDP Report, en el que señala que las aportaciones de latinos en EE.UU. son una gran fuerza y que si fueran una economía independiente, serían la séptima más grande del mundo, compartiendo el sitio con Francia y aventajando a Brasil, Italia y Canadá.

Kelly Lytle Hernández in Democracy Now!: ““Bad Mexicans”: Historian Kelly Lytle Hernández on Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands”

We speak with historian Kelly Lytle Hernández, whose new book “Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands” tells the story of the often-overlooked men and women who incited the Mexican Revolution and how it relates to the rise of U.S. imperialism. The movement included intellectuals, workers and others who opposed Mexico’s dictatorial President Porfirio Díaz, who ruled for decades with support from the U.S. government and U.S. business elites.

Sonja Diaz in KQED: How to Make Sense of the Weird U.S. Economy

Various economic factors don’t seem to add up these days. Consumer spending is up year over year, but the country’s gross domestic product fell during the first quarter. Home values are higher than ever in many cities across, but 401k balances are taking a hit from stock market declines. Wages are finally inching up for some workers, but inflation is taking a bite out of purchasing power.

Cecilia Rios-Aguilar in Recordnet.com: “California on the precipice of expanding community college baccalaureate programs”

These degree programs are an important tool to center racial equity in higher education, according to Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, the associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. She is researching community college baccalaureate degree programs as a professor of education at UCLA. She said her research shows that students are embracing the programs, and they are getting jobs with good wages when they finish.

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