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Hazard Alerts for Pesticide Spraying.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 PROGRAM # 9914 12:00 PM PT Hazard Alerts for Pesticide Spraying. As the state of California develops a system that will notify schools and people when a hazardous pesticide is sprayed in neighboring farms, two journalists set out to report on the dramatic human toll that pesticide exposure is having on farm […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 PROGRAM # 9913 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Remittances to Mexico rose to a new all-time high, reaching nearly $59 billion in 2022, an increase of more than 13 percent over 2021. Remittances, almost entirely sent from the United States, are the main source foreign income for Mexico. Analysts comment on this […]
Extra Edition: Madera Hospital Closing: The Human Toll.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 PROGRAM # 9911 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Madera Hospital Closing: The Human Toll. The general hospital in Madera County closed its doors, leaving out many people who don’t have insurance in this rural, high-poverty area of Latino majorities. Community leaders fear other community hospitals in financial troubles around the state may […]
Restoring Voting Rights. Free School Meals. Hunger in Small Town US.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 PROGRAM # 9912 12:00 PM PT Restoring Voting Rights. Advocates in New Mexico are working with legislators to bring back a bill to restore voting rights for people on probation or parole, after a similar package died in the Senate last year. The New Mexico Voting Rights Act would make it easier […]
State of the Union. Also, The End of the Public Health Emergency.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 PROGRAM # 9910 12:00 PM PT State of the Union. President Biden delivered his second State of the Union speech before a divided Congress and a House controlled by Republicans. As Republicans launch congressional investigations into his administration on matters like the handling of the border, Biden is expected to talk about […]
Extra Edition: Bilingual Anti Covid “Chatbot.” (Repeat)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 PROGRAM # 9908 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Bilingual Anti Covid “Chatbot.” (Repeat) California health officials are fighting COVID-19 misinformation with a new Spanish-speaking health chatbot on the WhatsApp messaging platform. The “chat bot,” which is a digital assistant that allows the agency to communicate with people without live website service representatives, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 PROGRAM # 9909 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Immigrant rights advocates are denouncing a lawsuit filed by 20 Republican states against the Biden administration seeking to block the new parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. In other news, Colorado is the first state to create an unemployment assistance […]
Students Challenge African American Studies Ban. Relief Package: A Lifeline for Pandemic-Hit Students. Anti-Hunger Campaign.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9907 12:00 PM PT Students Challenge African American Studies Ban. After heavy pressure from Florida Gov. DeSantis, the College Board revised an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. Students in Florida threatened to sue the state and the Republican governor if the blocked course […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9906 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The trial on drug trafficking charges of Genaro García Luna, the former top cop of Mexico, continues in New York. Analysts provide insights. Also, Trump’s Secretary of State claims his Mexican counterpart agreed to go along with the “Remain in Mexico” program, as long […]
Extra Edition: The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty. (A Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9904 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: The Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty. (A Program Repeat.) 175 years ago today, the US and Mexico signed the agreement that formalized the end of two years of war and the annexation of half of Mexico’s territory by the US. In this program, aired during the […]
