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Puerto Rico and the Supreme Court

Posted on by Abdín Noboa-Ríos
As we despair about decisions emanating from the High Court of the land, whether about the rights for women or for voting, for starters, we can rightfully rank the Court at the lowest level of confidence ever. At the same time, the populace knows little about the details of Puerto Rico’s relationship to the U.S., nor does it know much about the rights of citizens from U.S. territories. Alth...
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Misconstruing Affirmative Action

Posted on by Abdín Noboa-Ríos
Much has been bandied about regarding affirmative action, some pros and some cons. But much emanates from ideological views mired in bias and steeped in politics. Hence, is the public aware of key underlying issues? Let's step back a moment and reflect from a broader perspective: one from the vantage point of history, the other from the reality of privilege and exceptionalism. Higher education ...
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Incarceration: The Longest COVID Sentence

Posted on by Timothy Stephens
COVID in corrections has been more than five times higher than in the general population. This respiratory disease has profoundly changed the experience of incarceration. Known dangers have not been fully addressed and prevention opportunities missed. During the holiday period there have been new outbreaks in Massachusetts, Ohio and Illinois, and there are visitation restrictions in Texas a...
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Pandemic Crisis in Our Jails and Correctional Facilities

Posted on by Timothy Stephens
Throughout the spring and summer of 2021, the COVID-19 outbreak in corrections has been more than five times higher than in the general population. The vast majority (75+%) of COVID deaths in jails were of people who were not convicted. The concentration of disease in corrections is higher even than nursing homes. Jails and prisons have many previous outbreaks, being the epicenter of commun...
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Our National Challenge is Education

Posted on by Abdín Noboa-Ríos
Over the past three centuries nations have steadily moved from the “wealth” of nations to the “health” of nations. This is different from Adam Smith’s declaration of wealth for nations in 1776 via mercantilism and the hoarding of gold and tariffs. In its place, education as a major indicator of wellbeing is now the principal force in the development of a strong and vibrant nation. It has undoubted...
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A Census Portrait of America 

Posted on by Abdín Noboa-Ríos
It was but three decades ago in November 1993 that Time magazine portrayed “The New Face of America” when it dramatically displayed the face of a multiracial female as its front cover. It demonstrated the browning of America for the first time ever.   More recently, 2020 census data now indicate that shifts in demography have occurred even faster than previously projected by the Census Bure...
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Implementing 988 is Critical to Achieving Mental Health Parity

Posted on by Michael Ross
“Many Americans fall through the cracks of the current system. Many years and lives are lost before help, if it is given at all, is given.”  -George W. Bush Lack of access to the right type of mental health care at the right time compounds the crisis and increases the costs of care. Burdens fall on other systems (e.g. emergency rooms) and communities (e.g. jails) that are not equipped or train...
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America’s Perfect Storm

Posted on by Abdín Noboa-Ríos
America's Perfect Storm Academic year 2014-15 marked the first year that public school enrollment (preK-12) became majority nonwhite. By then, the Hispanic/Latino had emerged as the largest ethnic/racial group. Today, significant population shifts have continued in the same direction, with Latinos now representing nearly one-third of all preK-12 students. Meanwhile, schools are in troubl...
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