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First Key Vote on Infrastructure Bill.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 PROGRAM # 9324 12:00 PM PDT First Key Vote on Infrastructure Bill. The US Senate voted today on a motion to open debate on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, the largest public initiative since the New Deal. The Republicans blocked the move, in what is seen as the first major test for the […]
Extra Edition: Rent Relief Catch-22.
TUESDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 9322 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Rent Relief Catch-22. In the Central Valley, some of the immigrant families hardest-hit by the pandemic were largely excluded from the government’s rent relief. The reason is many prioritized paying rent over food, medical care or utilities or went into debt and now they […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 9323 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The $3.5 trillion budget resolution to help the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic includes funding for immigration policy changes, including legalization programs for immigrants and a path to citizenship for immigrant workers and their families. What immigration provisions are in the plan and […]
Texas: Legislative Fugitives. Also, Attempts to Delegitimize Elections.
MONDAY, JULY 19 PROGRAM # 9321 12:00 PM PDT Texas: Legislative Fugitives. Texas Democrats fled the state to protest Republican attempts to pass new laws to restrict the vote in a special session. The Texas group is planning to spend weeks in Washington DC meeting with US Senators in an effort to get national protections […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 16 PROGRAM # 9320 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. The impact of the drought on Mexican farmers and rural poverty, Mexico’s Covid vaccination campaign, and Mexico’s plans to decarbonize its economy in light of climate change, are some of the stories discussed with news analysts in this weekly edition. Photo: palabranahj.org For more information about […]
Extra Edition: The Drought Emergency.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 PROGRAM # 9318 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: The Drought Emergency. As the heat wave exacerbates the drought across the West, Gov. Newsom in California asked residents to cut their water use by 15% and extended emergency drought declarations to some counties. The nation’s largest water reservoirs in Arizona, California and Nevada […]
Conviction on Berta Cáceres Murder. Also, Child Tax Credit Payments Begin.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 PROGRAM # 9319 12:00 PM PDT Conviction on Berta Cáceres Murder. Five and a half years after the murder of Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader Berta Caceres, a construction executive was found guilty in connection with the crime. The convicted man is the former president of a dam construction project opposed […]
Secretary Granholm on the Infrastructure Plan. Public Banking. A Decade of Fair Food.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 PROGRAM # 9317 12:00 PM PDT Secretary Granholm on the Infrastructure Plan. In this conversation, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm talks about the disproportionate impact the extreme heat wave and the record-breaking wildfires are having in Latino communities, as well as the drying up of jobs in agriculture because of the drought. […]
Extra Edition: Covid Delta Variant.
TUESDAY, JULY 13 PROGRAM # 9315 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Delta Variant. The alarming spike in Covid cases and hospitalizations, has made public health leaders ramp up their call for renewed health emergency measures, such as mask mandates. To stop the virus spread and reach herd immunity, an expert encourages parents to get […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 13 PROGRAM # 9316 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. A national coalition launches today the campaign “Ready to Stay,” in an effort to help immigrants access legal services, gain protection and enroll in programs that may lead to eventual citizenship. In other news, under a settlement with a group working to abolish immigration […]
