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El Salvador Bitcoing Gamble. Also, End of War in Afghanistan.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 PROGRAM # 9375 12:00 PM PDT El Salvador Bitcoin Gamble. El Salvador is becoming this week the first country in the world to adopt crypto-currency as legal tender. Under the Bitcoin Law, businesses will be required to accept it or the US dollar. The Bukele administration pushes this measure as a way to […]
Texas Abortion “Bounty Hunters.” Texas Restrictive Election Bill Challenged. California Recall Election.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9373 12:00 PM PDT Texas Abortion “Bounty Hunters.” Texas banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and the U.S. Supreme Court voted to let it stand. The citizen-enforced law bans almost all abortions without exception for pregnancies resulting after incest or rape, making it the most restrictive in the nation. […]
Extra Edition: Update on Wildfires.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 9371 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Update on Wildfires. California is bracing for an extended wildfire season. This fire season has been more destructive than last year’s and more fires are forecast for the next few weeks, fueled by a combination of heat, wind and drought. The White House approved […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 9372 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. A mixed-status family continues suffering the consequences of family separation on grounds of “public charge” even months after this rule from the Trump era is no longer in effect. A reporter gives insights on this dramatic case. In other news, turning back asylum applicants arriving […]
Labor Movement Today.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 PROGRAM # 9370 12:00 PM PDT Labor Movement Today. In this Labor Day edition, a legendary labor pioneer discusses top issues of high interest to Latino workers, including Covid protections in the workplace, programs of childcare, health care and college education in the infrastructure package, a bill in California to extend vote-by-mail […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 PROGRAM # 9369 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Political analysts discuss headline news developments around Mexico. Stories include the return to in-person classes in schools around the country amid a third wave of Covid. What states are and what states are not going back to school? What are the federal guidelines? Guests: (Audio […]
Extra Edition: A View from the Frontline.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9367 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: A View from the Frontline. As the Delta variant of Covid-19 sends people back to the hospital for urgent treatment, a doctor on the frontline and a leading scientist and community educator share firsthand views on the new wave of coronavirus infections. Who is […]
Medical Groups Call for Mandatory Vaccination. Also, Supreme Court Ends Federal Eviction Protections.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 PROGRAM #9368 12:00 PM PDT Medical Groups Call for Mandatory Vaccination. In the face of the alarming rise of infections and hospitalizations due to the Delta variant of Covid, experts in pathology and laboratory medicine call for mandatory vaccination to keep Americans safe, especially children under the age of 12 who are […]
Outrage Over Stomping of Black Baby Doll. Anti-Black Racism. New Law in Texas Bans Studies on Racism.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9366 12:00 PM PDT Outrage Over Stomping of Black Baby Doll. Students at a high school in Salinas, CA posted on social media photos of white and Latino kids posing with a Black baby doll they named Shaniqua, while they mocked the doll using the N-word and violently stomped the […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 PROGRAM # 9365 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. As Congress works on the budget plan, a legal expert analyzes the impact of immigration reform on the US GDP, jobs, wages, federal revenues and the budget, a precondition to be included in the budget reconciliation process. She also comments on the news about […]
