Author Archives: sshakir
Monarch Butterfly and Vaquita Marina.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 PROGRAM # 8964 11:00 AM PT Monarch Butterfly and Vaquita Marina. The Vaquita is considered the most endangered marine mammal in the world and lives in the Gulf of California. Due to overfishing, today there are less than 100 vaquitas in the world. Likewise, the monarch butterfly population, that used to be […]
Coronavirus News Roundup. Heals vs Heroes Act. El Paso Massacre: On Year Later.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 8963 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus News Roundup. News correspondents report on new coronavirus hot spots in the US, the worst-hit country in the world. They report on the response to the pandemic in states where Covid-19 is getting worse and areas where infections are slowing down. Heals vs Heroes Act. […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 31 PROGRAM # 8962 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Analysts comment on the trial for corruption charges of former Mexico’s oil boss, who is now a cooperating witness and may implicate previous presidents. And news about the fight against Covid-19 in Mexico, a country with some of the highest death tolls. Photo: 24 Morelos/Facebook […]
Remembering El Paso Massacre. Also, Election Update.
THURSDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 8960 11:00 AM PT Remembering El Paso Massacre. On the first anniversary of the massacre in El Paso and the ensuing series of mass raids against Latinos working on poultry plants in Mississippi, community leaders gather in a virtual session to denounce the prevailing rhetoric and policies of White supremacy […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 8960 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Latino organizations are asking OSHA to provide emergency temporary standards for companies to protect employees against Covid-19, especially for essential meat and poultry workers. Latino workers are overrepresented in food-processing production jobs and are overly exposed to Covid-19. Advocates comment on recent coronavirus […]
Stimulus Bill and Immigrant Families. Also, Covid-19 Contact Tracing in Migrant Communities.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 PROGRAM # 8959 12:00 PM PT Stimulus Bill and Immigrant Families. Senate Republicans released a bill, the Heals Act, announced as the latest relief plan for the Covid-19 crisis. The new package continues imposing penalties on immigrants, excluding immigrant families from the stimulus checks and raising fees on all immigration applications. Today, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 28 PROGRAM # 8958 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. President Trump signed an order that would prevent the undocumented from being counted when US congressional districts are redrawn during redistricting. Under this new policy, the Census Bureau would have to revise the enumeration from the 2020 Census to remove immigrants from each state’s […]
Integrative and Functional Medicine.
TUESDAY, JULY 28 PROGRAM # 8957 11:00 AM PT Integrative and Functional Medicine. A third generation physician who practices integrative medicine is now exploring functional medicine. In this conversation, he talks about the difference between them and conventional medicine. He also comments on the Industrial Medical Complex, The McDonaldization of Medicine, and the connection between […]
Covid-19 Pandemic Update.
MONDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 8956 12:00 PM PT Covid-19 Pandemic Update. The coronavirus pandemic in the US is still on the rise, with more than 4 million cases and daily deaths at the highest level in months. California is now the state with the most Covid-19 cases in the nation, surpassing New York, and […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 24 PROGRAM # 8955 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, talks with a top expert on national and public security about the recent armed attack against Omar García, Mexico City’s head of security, and about proposed reforms to Mexico’s […]
