Author Archives: sshakir
Extra Edition: Medicare Enrollment Deadline.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 9463 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Medicare Enrollment Deadline. People with Medicare have until midnight today to make changes to their health or prescription drug plans or select a new plan for 2022. This is an opportunity to compare Medicare health plans costs and benefits to find coverage that best […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 9464 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The latest immigration plan in the budget reconciliation bill went to Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. She will decide whether the plan, that would grant temporary protections for millions of undocumented immigrants, meets the requirement that reconciliation bills “primarily impact the federal budget.” This is […]
Abortion Rights Hearing: Takeaways. Parkinson’s Disease Stigma. Historic Election in Honduras.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 PROGRAM # 9462 12:00 PM PDT Abortion Rights Hearing: Takeaways. The Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, on a Mississippi law that makes abortion illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This is one of the most important cases challenging the constitutional right to an abortion to be […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 PROGRAM # 9461 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Elsa Mejia took office as a council member in Madera, making history as the first indigenous Mexican migrant to be elected to the city council in this city in California’s San Joaquin Valley. She talks about the key to her victory after running as […]
“Experts in their Fields.”
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9460 12:00 PM PDT “Experts in their Fields.” Farmworkers, and most of all Indigenous farmworkers, have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. As essential workers, they constantly run the risk of getting infected when they show up to work during the pandemic, they lack access to health care, […]
Extra Edition: Covid Shots. A Repeat.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9459 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Shots. A Repeat. After the FDA gave the green light, public health workers are set this week to begin giving Covid shots for kids aged 5 to 11. A medical expert welcomes the news, explains the content of the vaccine and the way […]
Infrastructure Plan and Preparedness for Disasters.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9458 12:00 PM PDT Infrastructure Plan and Preparedness for Disasters. The Infrastructure Act signed this month into law invests billions in communities to help them deal with the devastating effects of extreme weather events such as wildfires, droughts and floods. The investments will help communities to adapt to climate change […]
Extra Edition: Scams of the Season. Also, No Time for the Flu.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9456 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Scams of the Season. Thousands of Latinos call each month the Anti-Fraud Helpline of a major advocacy organization to report potential scams. This year, advocates hear that scammers are using online shopping, shipping, gift cards, peer-to-peer applications, and charity names to steal money from […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9457 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Public defenders and scholar in court and community activists in the policy arena are waging an uphill battle to repeal two immigration laws: the illegal-entry and re-entry laws or Sections 1325 and 1326 respectively. They argue those laws are unconstitutional. Recently, a federal judge […]
US-El Salvador Diplomatic Tensions. The Meaning of the Guilty Verdict. Intimate Partner Violence.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9455 12:00 PM PDT US-El Salvador Diplomatic Tensions. The US embassy in El Salvador announced that relations with the Salvadoran government of Nayib Bukele are now on hold after the lack of interest to improve the dialogue with the US. The highest US diplomatic representative in El Salvador is leaving […]
