Author Archives: sshakir
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 PROGRAM # 8804 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After the arrest in Spain of the former director of Pemex, Emilio Ricardo Lozoya Austin, President López Obrador reiterated his refusal to prosecute former presidents in Mexico to avoid distracting resources from his government. Lozoya is accused of criminal association, money laundering and improper […]
The Mayan Count.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 PROGRAM # 8803 12:00 PM PT The Mayan Count. The Census count is weeks away, community leaders step up efforts to encourage Mayan families to make themselves count in the San Francisco Bay Area, home to a growing community of tens of thousands of Yucatec and Guatemalan Maya-speaking residents. Through bilingual campaigns, […]
The First Primary.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 PROGRAM # 8802 12:00 PM PT The First Primary. The day after New Hampshire’s primary, news commentators discuss the results of the first party primary, in which Bernie Sanders emerged as the frontrunner and Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar raised their profile. They examine the top issues raised by the winning candidates […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 PROGRAM # 8801 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Hundreds of asylum-seeking Salvadorans who were deported by the US were killed, raped or tortured after being returned to El Salvador, according to a newly released report. An author of the investigation gives the chilling details. On other story, Washington State is suing The […]
The Coronavirus Crisis. Also, Major Manufacturer Ends Production of Insecticide.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 PROGRAM # 8800 12:00 PM PT The Coronavirus Crisis. As the number of coronavirus infections and deaths continue to soar in China and the world, fears of a global pandemic intensify. The US government has declared coronavirus a public health emergency. Are federal agencies urgently convening experts to seek treatments and vaccines? […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 PROGRAM # 8799 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, thousands of girls, boys and teenagers are victims of family neglect, public insecurity, armed conflicts, drug trafficking networks and migration, causing them great suffering and even death, said the leader of the Network for the Rights of the […]
Los Cancioneros del Valle.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 PROGRAM # 8798 12:00 PM PT Los Cancioneros del Valle. Folk musicians from the Rio Arriba area of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado have been passing centuries-old songs and stories from generation to generation through oral tradition. In Antonito, one of the oldest towns in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, a family […]
The First Voting. Also, State of the Union.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 PROGRAM # 8797 12:00 PM PT The First Voting. An elections observer examines from Des Moines the outcome of the Iowa caucuses. Latino turnout has been growing exponentially in Iowa in recent presidential caucuses and is expected to break new records in today’s vote. Democrats stepped up efforts to engage more Latino […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 PROGRAM # 8796 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. After the US Department of Homeland Security announced plans to begin implementing the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule later this month, advocates anticipate that widespread confusion and fear is threatening the health, nutrition, and housing of millions of immigrant families and set out to […]
Migrant Child Trauma: A Crisis. Also, Impeachment Trial and Iowa Caucuses.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 PROGRAM # 8795 12:00 PM PT Migrant Child Trauma: A Crisis. A renowned child trauma researcher talks about how the trauma caused by the policy of government-imposed family separation at the border and other widespread threats is seriously impacting the lives of immigrants and refugees. The psychologist talks about the feelings of […]
