Rebuilding the American Southwest
The American Southwest has seen their once thriving housing and construction industries decimated by the recession. Economists have suggested that the region may never fully rebound from the historic...
View ArticleWhat Are Latino Voters Looking For?
According to recent Census data, the Latino community has seen huge growth in the U.S. They're becoming a group that politicians are increasingly trying to win over. A large part of that process is...
View ArticleDrought in New Mexico Town Leaves a Village Without Water
The recent drought hitting the Southwest caused the small town of Magdalena, New Mexico to completely run out of water. How did the town survive without water? What can we learn about our water...
View ArticleGrand Canyon Painters
The American Southwest continues to lure with its stark beauty. Last month a group of artists gathered in northern Arizona to make paintings of the Grand Canyon, now on display at the National Park....
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Southwest's Airport Plan Wins Houston Officials' Support -- Despite United's...
Hobby Airport in Houston (photo by Gail Delaughter/KUHF)(Houston, TX -- Gail Delaughter, KUHF) On the eve of a Houston City Council vote to decide whether Southwest Airlines can build a new...
View ArticleToxic Dust Spreads Disease in the American Southwest
Every year, there are about 150,000 cases of Valley Fever, caused by the toxic soil-dwelling fungus Coccidioides immitis, which exists in the southwestern United States. New Yorker staff writer Dana...
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Why Leave Home After 5,000 Years?
The American Southwest is a land of great mystery. One of the most baffling riddles is why the ancient native tribes of the Four Corners, having occupied the region for more than 5,000 years, abandoned...
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Trump statements, slow start put pivotal Southwest at risk
Donald Trump speaking at a pro-gun rally at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York in 2014, prior to his presidential run in 2016. Photo by Hans Pennink/ReutersDENVER — Once a swing state in...
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Why more dust storms and Valley fever are blanketing the Southwest
Dust storm covers Chandler, Arizona on August 11, 2011. A new study shows an uptick in Southwestern dust storms spurred by rising sea temperatures. Photo by NOAA/NWS/Christopher ScraggGiant dust storms...
View ArticleCalexico Makes Mariachi-Laced Music for The End Times
For the better part of two decades, the Tuscon-based desert-noir band Calexico has been making Mariachi- and Cumbia-laced expansive Americana. For their latest record (their ninth), "The Thread That...
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