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Cuba’s first American Embassy Secretary in 50 years visits Bay Area

March 1, 2016 By El Tecolote

Interview with Miguel Fraga, the first secretary of the newly reestablished Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C.

South Carolinians facing tough times, but think politicians won’t help

February 29, 2016 By Roberta Wood

Voters and non-voters alike see themselves and their neighbors facing hard times. But many of those we talked with feel that they are on their own.

African-American voters give Clinton a landslide win in South Carolina

February 28, 2016 By Larry Rubin

"In rural areas many poor and minority residents have been neglected for decades and are struggling against nearly impossible odds trying to pull themselves out of poverty."

South Carolina voters want to reverse damage by GOP state government

February 27, 2016 By Roberta Wood And Larry Rubin

South Carolinians desperately need better paying jobs, more accessible health care and better schools, but Governor Haley is using a $400 million surplus for tax cuts for the wealthy.

New study enumerates barriers to those with criminal records

February 26, 2016 By Patrick J. Foote

The effect of a criminal record doesn't end with jobs. Food stamps and affordable housing restrictions also dog ex-convicts' ability to reintegrate into society.