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Extra Edition: Beneficiaries of New Health Care Law.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9336 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Beneficiaries of New Health Care Law. As the number of Covid is on the rise in California, Gov. Newsom visited hard-hit Central Valley and signed a law to expand health care to include undocumented immigrants age 50 and older. Potential beneficiaries of the new […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9337 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Immigration activists and Democrats redouble calls to use the Senate’s budget reconciliation process to legalize farmworkers, Dreamers, TPS holders and essential workers. Leading advocates discuss the content of the budget reconciliation package, how the process works, and the potential timeline. On other news, the […]
Police Killing of Zapotec Teen; Police Reform.
MONDAY, AUGUST 2 PROGRAM # 9335 12:00 PM PDT Police Killing of Zapotec Teen; Police Reform. Police officers in Salinas, CA, shot and killed a farm-working teenager in Salinas when he was brandishing a toy gun in his home. Before the shooting, cops had shouted commands in Spanish. But the young man spoke only Zapotec, […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 9334 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. On the eve of the August 1st’s referendum vote in Mexico to put former presidents on trial on charges of corruption, abuse of power, human rights violations and other serious crimes, this is a news report about the question on the ballot and an […]
Extra Edition: Covid Delta Variant – A Repeat.
THURSDAY, JULY 29 PROGRAM # 9332 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Covid Delta Variant – A Repeat. 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 […]
Infrastructure Bill. New Civil Rights March. Test for Hate Crime Bill.
THURSDAY, JULY 29 PROGRAM # 9333 12:00 PM PDT Infrastructure Bill. Bipartisan infrastructure talks are now in limbo, and progressive Democrats are moving to increase the bottom line of the social spending bill in case the deal with Republicans falls apart. This is a report on the work to finalize the bipartisan bill and the […]
California Recall Election: A Debate.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 PROGRAM # 9331 12:00 PM PDT California Recall Election: A Debate. California voters will go to the polls on Sept. 14 to decide whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom or not. Republicans have the odds against them, in a heavily Democratic state where Republicans haven’t won a statewide election in fifteen […]
Extra Edition: “Get the Vaccine, Prudencio.”
TUESDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 9329 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: “Get the Vaccine, Prudencio.” A renowned poet, writer and performer recruited former students to convene the theater group “La Familia Feliz,” and is now touring small towns around the Central Valley performing the play “Vacúnate, Prudencio.” In the story, the family succeeds in pressuring […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 9330 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Today, grassroots groups from around the South are kicking off a Selma-to-Montgomery style march from Georgetown to Austin, Texas’ capital. Religious and moral leaders march in support of voting rights, a $15 minimum wage, end to the filibuster and immigration reform. On another topic: […]
Betita Martínez: A Tribute. Also, Protecting Latino Heritage Sites.
MONDAY, JULY 26 PROGRAM # 9328 12:00 PM PDT Betita Martínez: A Tribute. In this interview aired on March 8, 2006, in coincidence with International Women’s Day, legendary Chicana activist Betita Martínez talks about her then-yet-to-be-published book “500 Years of Chicana Women’s History,” a photo collection and narrative about “extraordinary but forgotten” women in history. […]
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