Author Archives: sshakir
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14 PROGRAM # 9944 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Investigative reporters tell the dramatic story of a Nicaraguan migrant child’s death on a farm in Wisconsin, the failed sheriff’s investigation that followed, and the serious questions this death raises about the immigration system and the fate of immigrant workers and their families on […]
Extra Edition: California Storms State of Emergency.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14 PROGRAM # 9943 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Storms State of Emergency. Thousands of residents in Central California have been evacuated as an atmospheric river hits again the area with heavy rains, high winds, flash floods, and widespread power outages. Emergency service officials assess the damage and share resources for people […]
Gabino Palomares. (Repeat)
MONDAY, MARCH 13 PROGRAM # 9942 12:00 PM PT Gabino Palomares. (Repeat) The singer and songwriter Gabino Palomares, a leading, founding figure in Latin America’s New Song movement, is celebrating 50 years of a career dedicated to singing to love and social justice. In this interview, he reflects on his life as a troubadour, his […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 9941 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Women in Mexico join events across the globe to mark International Women’s Day. While many protest the scourge of poverty and violence against women, others celebrate the growing leadership role Mexican women are playing in politics, education, and other fields. Also, after Mexico passed […]
Extra Edition: Mobile Clinics, Immigrant Detainees, and More.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9939 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Mobile Clinics, Immigrant Detainees, and More. California Covid-19 state of emergency has ended. How does it impact the rural areas? And as rural residents face a number of challenges to access health care, Fresno County is investing in new mobile clinics to offer check-ups […]
Student Debt Relief in Limbo. How to Stay Insured After Covid Benefits End. Building a Climate Resilient Community.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9940 12:00 PM PT Student Debt Relief in Limbo. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical of President Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness after hearing arguments last week. More than 16 million have been approved for relief, but the benefit has been on hold due to legal challenges from […]
International Women’s Day.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 PROGRAM # 9938 12:00 PM PT International Women’s Day. On the world holiday celebrating the women’s rights movement (and, this year, the contribution women and girls are making to technology and online education,) journalist contributors comment on their coverage of recent developments impacting Latina women. Latina workers were pushed to poverty more […]
Extra Edition: Caregiving Crisis in CaliforniaExtra . Also, “The Humans Who Feed Us.”
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 PROGRAM # 9936 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Caregiving Crisis in CaliforniaExtra . Tens of thousands of elderly people are not receiving the care they need and this crisis is expected to exacerbate as more people in California are getting older. A new state bill would reform California’s home care services to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 PROGRAM # 9937 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Florida Gov. De Santis wants to make transporting immigrants a crime, end tuition aid for immigrant students, ban cities from issuing IDs for undocumented immigrants, and other restrictions. On another story: workers arrested at a Tennessee slaughterhouse ICE raid five years ago will get […]
Water Rights and Special Interests. Also, Saving and Managing Water.
MONDAY, MARCH 6 PROGRAM # 9935 12:00 PM PT Water Rights and Special Interests. California farm operators are still 90% White and this reality in California’s water rights system impacts the water flows of the SF Bay-Delta. According to watchdogs, these special interests are determining the Delta tunnel project and leaving tribes and communities of […]
