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Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 PROGRAM # 9447 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador met yesterday in Washington with the US Joe Biden and Canada’s Justin Trudeau to discuss the Covid-19 crisis and healthcare in the region, improving conditions to increase investments in the region, combat the opioid crisis and arms smuggling, and discuss […]
Extra Edition: Voting Rights.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 PROGRAM # 9445 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Voting Rights. After Republicans blocked in the Senate a second bill that included voting protections against discrimination at the ballot box that have been struck down by the Supreme Court, activists from minority communities renewed pressure on Congress. Latinx leaders launch a voting rights […]
Historic Broadband Plans.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 PROGRAM # 9446 12:00 PM PDT Historic Broadband Plans. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good news for small businesses because it will improve our nation’s physical infrastructure, such as highways, bridges, and airports and expand and improve broadband access, critical for small business operations. But small business owners need both the resources […]
Infrastructure Bill Done: What’s Next? Also, Frontline Communities in Charge of Climate Action.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 PROGRAM # 9444 12:00 PM PDT Infrastructure Bill Done: What’s Next? President Biden is expected to sign into law the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Speaker Pelosi expects the US House to pass the Build Back Better package at any moment this week. The bill continues being widely popular, but faces headwinds in […]
Extra Edition: Patricio Manns: A Repeat.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 PROGRAM # 9442 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Patricio Manns: A Repeat. This is an interview with prolific singer, writer and poet Patricio Manns, a pioneer of the Chilean New Song movement. Legendary Violeta Parra is said to have considered Patricio the best Chilean composer of modern times. The interview was originally […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 PROGRAM # 9443 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The latest Democratic immigration plan for the social budget reconciliation package no longer includes a permanent pathway to citizenship for undocumented people in hopes of getting the green light from the Senate parliamentarian. Angry at the Democrats, immigrant advocates stepped up pressure urging leaders […]
Booster Shots for All Adults.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9441 12:00 PM PDT Booster Shots for All Adults. In New Mexico, more than in any other state, hospitales are overwhelmed because of a recent surge of coronavirus. Colorado hospitals report a similar crisis. Its hospitales are nearly full with Covid cases. In response, Colorado has approved vaccine boosters for […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 9440 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. This week, the Biden administration finally reopened the border with Mexico for nonessential travel. US officials are warning that this reopening could lead to longer wait times. What does the border reopening mean for travelers on both sides of the border? Analysts talk about […]
Build Back Better Bill, World Climate Summit.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 PROGRAM # 9439 12:00 PM PDT Build Back Better Bill, World Climate Summit. Democrats passed last week a historic infrastructure package but continue struggling to pass a major bill on social spending and climate change. The infrastructure bill is scheduled to be signed into law by President Biden next week, when the […]
Extra Edition: Overpumping is Depleting Groundwater.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 PROGRAM # 9438 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Overpumping is Depleting Groundwater. Due to the drought crisis, water in California’s Central Valley is in short supply and some areas are running out of water. As groundwater levels have dropped due to deeper groundwater pumping, small farmers struggle to maintain their livelihoods. A […]