Author Archives: sshakir
COVID-19: A Special Report.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 PROGRAM # 8854 11:00 AM PT COVID-19: A Special Report. Reporters join this extended edition to give an update on the spread of COVID-19, the measures by local governments to contain it, and issues such as a rise in mental health issues and domestic violence. Experts also share tips on how to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 PROGRAM # 8853 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Millions of farmworkers are considered “essential” workers and continue risking their lives working out in the fields to feed those “sheltering in place.” Still, farmworkers are not entitled to basic benefits and many are not even given basic protection against coronavirus. Legislators in California […]
Coronavirus: Latest Update.
MONDAY, APRIL 13 PROGRAM # 8852 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: Latest Update. Coronavirus deaths continue climbing in New York, the epicenter of the pandemic, and other hotspots in the nation. Correspondents file reports about the measures early hotspot states are taking to fight the spread of the virus and to bring relief for the unemployed […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10 PROGRAM # 8851 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Despite Mexico’s decree ordering non-essential work to stop, the foreign maquiladora industry keeps 95 percent of the Mexican workers in Ciudad Juárez and Matamoros working and without providing security measures, according to a well-known labor lawyer. She added that six employees of Lear Corporation […]
Coronavirus Emergency Aid.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 PROGRAM # 8850 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus Emergency Aid. As businesses closed and workers lost their jobs in record-setting numbers in recent weeks, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as CARES Act, was signed into law, the largest ever economic stimulus package in the nation. Who gains and […]
Coronavirus: The Facts.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 PROGRAM # 8849 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: The Facts. As the US enters the “worst and hardest” coronavirus week, surveys show that many in the US, especially young adults and people of color, are not following “social distancing” rules. Scientists join this edition to warn about the heavy toll the pandemic is […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 PROGRAM # 8848 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling on ICE to release thousands of immigrant detainees who are at risk of coronavirus. A caucus representative also calls for the halting of ICE operations that sow fear in immigrant families, allow the virus to spread, and put […]
COVID-19: Latest Update.
MONDAY, APRIL 6 PROGRAM # 8847 11:00 PM PT COVID-19: Latest Update. As the US becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases approaching the 300,000, ten million workers filed new jobless claims in the past two weeks and economists predict the figure could rise to 30 million by the end of April. In […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 PROGRAM # 8846 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic that has left 50 deaths and more than 1,500 people infected in the country, the Mexican government urgently recruits medical, civilian and military personnel, reconditions public hospitals and issues decrees so that the sick are treated, including […]
Keeping Kids Learning and Playing. Also, Outdoors as Medicine.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 PROGRAM # 8845 12:00 PM PT Keeping Kids Learning and Playing. As schools close for the rest of the year, parents wonder how to keep their children educated and entertained. A renowned musician and bilingual educator talks about how to use singing, dancing and folk arts to play with young kids and […]
