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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.

UCLA LPPI in NEWSMAX: “Dems Started Outreach to Hispanic Voters After Biden Win in 2020”

Nationwide, Latinos cast 16.6 million votes in 2020, an increase of 30.9% over the 2016 presidential election, according to UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, and supported Biden over Trump by a margin of at least 2 to 1. Only in Florida did Latino voters pick Trump, 2 to 1.

Kelly Lyte-Hernandez on NPR: “Cinco de Mayo is part of a deeper story of 2 nations trying to define themselves”

Cinco de Mayo, May 5, is a day that’s come to stand for a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. But Cinco de Mayo is part of a much deeper story of two nations, Mexico and the U.S., trying to define themselves at a time when old empires were crumbling and borders were in flux with guest Kelly Lyte-Hernandez.

Matt Barreto in Yakima Herald-Republic: “Franklin County agrees to settle voting rights lawsuit over Latino representation”

On the other side, Matt Barreto, the voting rights project’s faculty director, said the settlement is a historic win for the Latino voters in Franklin County. He noted that the county tried fighting the change for more than a year, and had chances to avoid paying any attorneys fees, but it was only on the eve of the trial that commissioners agreed to make a change.

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