Author Archives: sshakir
Covid-19 Fueling Racism and Xenophobia. Also, Coping with Covid-19 Quarantine.
MONDAY, MAY 25 PROGRAM # 8894 12:00 PM PT Covid-19 Fueling Racism and Xenophobia. Asian American doctors and nurses are facing racist attacks, and Mexican construction workers are being harassed as they help battle the Covid-19 pandemic. How widespread is this prejudice? Who is feeding the flames of bigotry? What’s being done to prevent xenophobic […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 22 PROGRAM # 8893 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, facilitates interviews with newsmakers and calls from listeners. Photo: Turismo Ciudad de México/Facebook […]
Essential Protection for Essential Workers. Worker’s Comp for Frontline Workers. Protecting Immigrant Detainees.
THURSDAY, MAY 21 PROGRAM # 8892 12:00 PM PT Essential Protection for Essential Workers. One in three grocery store employees say their companies have not instituted new workplace cleaning procedures and protecting gear to help them survive the Covid-19 crisis. New York’s Attorney General Office is looking into workers complaints. Guest: TBA. Worker’s Comp for […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, MAY 21 PROGRAM # 8891 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Local medical communities continue to struggle with a shortage of healthcare providers. To address this deficit of minority doctors and nurses during Covid-19, a California state lawmaker wants to create a program to get community college students to pursue pre-med training. Also, representatives […]
Latinos and Covid-19. Also, Job Loss, Financial Shock.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 PROGRAM # 8890 12:00 PM PT Latinos and Covid-19. In California, Latinos in certain groups are dying in worrying numbers because the social “umbrellas” that Latinos rely on for protection have huge holes in them. This is a conversation with a distinguished academic who is following Covid-19 cases among Latinos. Guest: Dr. […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 8889 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Advocates applaud the House’s Heroes Act relief package, which includes more money for stimulus checks, unemployment benefits and rent assistance, praising the relief provided to immigrant families that were left behind. On other news, human and civil rights groups insist in their demand to […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 8888 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. A community financial analyst reports on emergency financial relief available for immigrant families, frontline workers, and low-income students. She also explains how micro and small business can get emergency bridge loans to help them get through the crisis. Analysts also comment about new […]
Ramping Up Testing?
MONDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 8887 12:00 PM PT Ramping Up Testing? Latinos are more vulnerable to coronavirus and are been hit at alarming rates in states like Oregon, Washington and New York. Governments in those states are stepping up emergency measures focusing on Latinos, including additional testing, but are they enough? News reporters bring […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 15 PROGRAM # 8886 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, facilitates interviews with newsmakers and calls from listeners. Photo: Turismo Ciudad de México/Facebook […]
Emergency Relief Plans.
THURSDAY, MAY 14 PROGRAM # 8885 12:00 PM PT Emergency Relief Plans. While some governors are instructing states to immediately reopen despite growing numbers of Covid-19 deaths and worrisome federal projections, other governors are taking a gradual approach and plan to reopen in phases. Experts discuss those approaches. On other news, California Gov. Newsom announced […]
