Stories by Michelle Chen
Michelle Chen has written for the South China Morning Post, Clamor, INTHEFRAY.COM and her own zine, cain.
We can argue about the nuances of immigration reform all we want. But the real conversation begins when -- and only when -- we acknowledge elements of structural racism.
Posted on Nov 18, 2009, Source: ColorLines RaceWire
With foreclosures and job losses dragging down the whole economy, low-income families of color are falling into an even deeper hole.
Posted on May 26, 2009, Source: ColorLines
Legal protections for immigrant survivors of domestic violence are growing more complex and in some ways, more precarious.
Posted on Aug 6, 2008, Source: The Women's International Perspective
A third of female veterans are women of color. Three of them share their stories of systematic racial discrimination.
Posted on Aug 6, 2008, Source: ColorLines
An amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act tethers crucial health programs to an anti-abortion agenda.
Posted on Jul 21, 2008, Source: In These Times
Congress has slashed funding to domestic violence programs, and the White House is pushing for even deeper cuts. But the human cost is enormous.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008, Source: The Wip
Amidst the ongoing chaos in Kenya, an alternative media system driven by ordinary Kenyans is rising.
Posted on Mar 27, 2008, Source: In These Times
Far from besieged forests and melting icebergs, American cities are a new front in the environmental movement.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: The Wip
Industry special interests are burying information on cancer-causing chemicals and, according to watchdog groups, the government is helping them do it.
Posted on Nov 19, 2007, Source: In These Times
The chances that Congress will allow the expansion of low power FM broadcast radio stations to exist in big radio markets offers a huge opportunity for citizens to communicate outside of the corporate airwaves.
Posted on Aug 30, 2007, Source: In These Times
As the U.S. Forest Service pursues a logging plan for the Tongass, conservationists are pushing for different economic priorities in Alaska.
Posted on Apr 2, 2007, Source: The NewStandard
Fast-tracked pharmaceuticals are on the market for an average of almost two years without beginning required safety tests, and the FDA is letting it happen.
Posted on Feb 9, 2007, Source: The NewStandard
Last week's ludicrous governmental report, which denied the efficacy of medical marijuana, is the Bush administration's latest attempt to divorce science from policy.
Posted on Apr 26, 2006, Source: The NewStandard
Although the poor pay a heavy tax burden at the federal level, when it comes to state and local taxes, they as much as the richest brackets.
Posted on Mar 3, 2006, Source: The NewStandard
In two years, the Bush administration spent $1.6 billion to paint a prettier picture of its failing policies, even as it cut away the social safety net.
Posted on Feb 18, 2006, Source: The NewStandard
While claiming to relieve polluting companies of paperwork, a new EPA plan will let polluters off the hook in reporting their toxic emissions.
Posted on Dec 13, 2005, Source: The NewStandard
Residents and workers are rebuilding the city in the shadow of toxic contamination, even as officials at all levels give mixed messages about the wisdom of returning to the area.
Posted on Oct 18, 2005
