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Climate and Tax Bill and Latinos. New Plan Against Water Crisis. Calls for “Human Right to Water.”
MONDAY, AUGUST 15 PROGRAM # 9714 12:00 PM PT Climate and Tax Bill and Latinos. President Biden is expected to sign a sweeping tax, health and climate package, after the House passed it. The bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, includes funding for a number of programs to help the nation fight climate change and […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 PROGRAM # 9713 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Rescue teams are working against the clock to save at least ten workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in Northern Mexico. What’s being done to rescue them? What went wrong? Who is responsible? On other news, a union leader warned he may appeal […]
Extra Edition: March from Delano to Sacramento.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 PROGRAM # 9711 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: March from Delano to Sacramento. Dozens of farmworkers marching to demand the right to vote absentee in union elections made their arrival to Fresno, where Catholic Bishops Brennan and Ochoa are scheduled to join the 24-day pilgrimage to Sacramento. These and other news are […]
Dangerous Air from Wildfires. Also, Worker Protections Against Summer Heat.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 PROGRAM # 9712 12:00 PM PT Dangerous Air from Wildfires. A number of homes burnt by a wildfire forcing the evacuation of a small town in the state of Washington. The worst of the wildfire season is still to come. The toxic smoke from the fires is putting in danger the health […]
Uvalde Mothers Speak Up. March from Delano to Sacramento. Kansas Vote on Abortion.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 PROGRAM # 9710 12:00 PM PT Uvalde Mothers Speak Up. After families from Uvalde protested, members of the powerful NRA in Texas canceled plans to raffle an AR-15 rifle, the type of weapon that a shooter used to massacre children at a local elementary school. An activist mother from Uvalde talks about […]
Extra Edition: Telmary from Cuba.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 PROGRAM # 9708 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Telmary from Cuba. A conversation with Telmary from Cuba about her most recent production, “Maradentro,” an album celebrating her 20 years in music with a collection of songs featuring diverse sounds like Brazilian samba and funke, bolero, conga, and timba. Telmary dedicates her new […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 PROGRAM # 9709 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Reporting tens of deaths and a number of racial profiling cases in connection with Operation Lone Star, congress members and civil rights groups ask the federal government to intervene in Texas. Meantime, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bused 6,500 migrants to Washington, forcing the […]
Climate, Health Care and Tax Bill.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 PROGRAM # 9707 12:00 PM PT Climate, Health Care and Tax Bill. Congress worked through the weekend on the Inflation Reduction Act and Democrats are expected to pass it through the budget reconciliation process. The legislation, funded in part by a corporate minimum tax, would spend big on energy and climate change, […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 PROGRAM # 9706 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Berries, Mexico’s top agri-food export product, is rapidly replacing the traditional corn crops in the state of Jalisco, one of the largest berry producers. The state government touts the sudden development of the agroindustry. They call this project “Jalisco gigante agroindustrial.” Yet, local community […]
Extra Edition: Dealing with Back-to-School Blues.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 PROGRAM # 9704 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Dealing with Back-to-School Blues. As children across the US prepare to return to school, they may be feeling insecure, anxious or overwhelmed. Stress of the pandemic and fears related to school safety exacerbate those feelings. Children of color have an additional burden: systemic racism, which […]
