Author Archives: sshakir
“Yolqui.” Phoenix Police Under Review. Coronavirus Update.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19 PROGRAM # 8834 12:00 PM PT “Yolqui.” Forty years after suffering a traumatic experience at the hands of Los Angeles sheriffs, a professor and veteran journalist and writer tells the story of how he was attacked, beaten, and then arrested by sheriff deputies while photographing the brutal beating of an unarmed young […]
Primary Elections Results.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 PROGRAM # 8833 12:00 PM PT Primary Elections Results. Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed crushing victories in the Democratic presidential primaries in Arizona, Illinois and Florida, gaining a 300-delegate lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders. Ohio postponed today’s primaries, citing the coronavirus public health emergency. Analysts give their opinion on the levels […]
Day of Primaries.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17 PROGRAM # 8832 12:00 PM PT Day of Primaries. With efforts to keep voters safe at the polls, Arizona, Florida, and Illinois hold primaries today, in an ambience of fear and restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ohio postponed its presidential primary to June citing the public health emergency. The Democratic race […]
Coronavirus: Latest News.
MONDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 8831 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: Latest News. As the death toll continues to rise, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, warning about widespread community transmission. In the US, the country is now under a national emergency, after the outbreak overwhelmed states’ health care systems. How to best […]
Coronavirus Emergency: Extended Edition.
MONDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 8830 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus Emergency: Extended Edition. The myths and realities of COVID-19, the response to the public health emergency from local and state governments, exemplary efforts by communities and neighborhoods, the content of the emergency coronavirus bill passed by the US House, and the clarification by immigration officials […]
Coronavirus Emergency: Extended Edition.
MONDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 8829 10:00 AM PT Coronavirus Emergency: Extended Edition. The latest toll of COVID-19 infections and deaths, the declaration of a national emergency and emergencies in counties such as Fresno and Madera, California’s decision to close bars and nightclubs, and limit restaurant attendance, the closure of school districts in a number […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 PROGRAM # 8828 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Tens of thousands of women marched in the streets of Mexico City to condemn them for femicides, sexual harassment and the response of the authorities. While in Mexico there are gender alerts, search protocols and laws to guarantee women a life free of violence, […]
The Mayan Count.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12 PROGRAM # 8827 12:00 PM PT The Mayan Count. Migrant and indigenous communities are historically among the most undercounted in the US Census. Newly arrived immigrant families are fearful and distrust the federal government and census materials are not available in indigenous languages such as Mexican and Guatemalan Mayan and interpreters have […]
Poet Ernesto Cardenal Dies.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 PROGRAM # 8826 12:00 PM PT Poet Ernesto Cardenal Dies. The Nicaraguan poet, revolutionary and former minister of culture Ernesto Cardenal died this month at 95. A Catholic priest and liberation theologian, Cardenal defied the Catholic Church hierarchy in the 80s. In this interview from 2014 when he visited Cuernavaca to present […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 8825 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Immigrant advocates warn that federal policies such as the public charge rule, the deployment of special CBP agents in sanctuary cities, and the plans in Florida to make E-Verify a mandatory program are making immigrants more fearful and distrustful, they make it more difficult […]
