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Angelika Albaladejo

A house is submerged in floodwaters from the Salinas River near Chualar, California, on January 12, 2023. (NIC COURY/AFP via Getty Images)

Why California’s climate change and housing crises hit women hardest

Angelika Albaladejo
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol House Chamber on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. During his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden was expected to speak on his administration’s efforts to lead a global response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, work to curb inflation, and bring the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Despite Biden’s campaign promises, immigration reform is on the back burner

Angelika Albaladejo
A man walks with his son after being reunited in an I.C.E processing center, after being separated for three months when they tried to cross into the United States. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

An alternative that could keep immigrants out of detention — and transform U.S. immigration system

Angelika Albaladejo
Young children rest inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley. (DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Despite Biden’s promises, immigrant detention and surveillance just keep growing

Angelika Albaladejo
Friends, from left, Sheba Sahlemariam, from Los Angeles, Vicky Van, from San Gabriel, Raven Ramos, from Culver City and Jasmine chow, from San Gabriel, joined nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter, in downtown, Los Angeles, CA, on Friday, June 5, 2020. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Harnessing the Asian American vote

Angelika Albaladejo
Joe Biden and Karen Bass (Getty Images/Salon)

Why voters of color were decisive for Biden despite Democrats’ missteps

Angelika Albaladejo