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Reunion of Pioneers of the Latino Movement. This program is a repeat.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10 PROGRAM # 9497 12:00 PM PT Reunion of Pioneers of the Latino Movement. This program is a repeat. Pioneering labor and civil rights leaders Bert Corona and Josefina Fierro, organizers of the National Congress of the Spanish-Speaking People in 1938, reunite in public for the first time in decades to share memories […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JAN 7 PROGRAM # 9496 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexico authorized the Cuban Covid-19 vaccine Abdala for emergency use. Analysts comment on this development as well as on Mexico’s booster vaccination campaign for senior citizens and the resistance of the Mexican government to vaccinate children. These and other news are discussed in this […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program. Drought and Corporate Water Abuse. Also, Emergency Alerts in Spanish.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9494 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Repeat Program. Drought and Corporate Water Abuse. A drier and warmer winter is in the forecast for the Pacific Southwest, which means that the two-year drought will continue affecting the region. As farmers drill deeper wells and deplete groundwater, California is preparing for more […]
Millions Urge Clemency for Truck Driver.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9495 12:00 PM PDT Millions Urge Clemency for Truck Driver. Millions have signed a petition for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to grant clemency to Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a 26-year-old Cuban American truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a crash that killed four people. Mederos stated his […]
Giving Emotional Help. Also, A Stressful Holiday Season for Latinos.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 PROGRAM # 9493 12:00 PM PDT Giving Emotional Help. California’s leading mental health agency launched a new campaign encouraging people to take steps to check in, learn more, and get support for their own mental health and the mental health of their loved ones. This effort takes place at a time of […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program: Abortion Rights Hearing. Parkinson’s Disease Stigma. Historic Election in Honduras.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9491 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Repeat Program: Abortion Rights Hearing. 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 […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Immigrants.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9492 12:00 PM PDT New Year’s Resolutions for Immigrants. Making a list of New Year’s resolutions is a tradition for people who look to the incoming year. An immigration law expert gives tips and ideas that immigrants could use when planning for the new year, from staying healthy to filing […]
A New Covid-19 Vaccine. Covid and Health Insurance. Shorter Covid Isolation.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9490 12:00 PM PDT A New Covid-19 Vaccine. As the Omicron variant surges to record-level COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and the world, scientists in Texas developed a new vaccine. Called CORBEVAX, the new vaccine has received emergency approval in India and other underserved countries have shown interest. The vaccine […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 PROGRAM # 9489 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. As the year comes to a close, journalists look back into events that left an indelible mark in Latino communities. Amid a turbulent ending to the 2020 election, a new administration took office with promises of vaccines for all and full recovery from the […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program – Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes. Also, Coronavirus: An Update.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9487 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Repeat Program – Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes. US consumers pay the highest prices in the world for the drugs they need. In response, the House of Representatives recently included in the Build Back Better Bill a provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug […]