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Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9197 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) and the Farm Work Modernization Act (HR 1603), and other immigration bills that could receive expedited process. A bigger bill, the US Citizenship Act of 2021 […]
Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9196 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area. Because they make up the majority of low-wage essential workers and faced with lack of insurance, language barriers and discrimination, Latinos and other communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley are the hardest hit by the coronavirus. […]
“Language in the Trump Era.” Also, Covid Ravaging Latinos.
MONDAY, MARCH 15 PROGRAM # 9195 12:00 PM PST “Language in the Trump Era.” Trump used language in a polarizing rhetorical style that alarmed many and excited his followers, leading his followers into an alternate reality, sowing political conflict and further dividing the nation along racial, gender, and class lines. A language scholar who studied […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 PROGRAM # 9194 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. This is the debut of “RompeLínea,” a special broadcast launched in partnership with Rompeviento TV, an online TV channel based in Mexico City. The series seeks to establish a weekly dialogue across the border with the spokesperson of Mexican President López Obrador to discuss […]
Voting Rights on the Front Burner. Also, “Language in the Trump Era.”
THURSDAY, MARCH 11 PROGRAM # 9193 12:00 PM PST Voting Rights on the Front Burner. The House passed H.R. 1, also known as the “For the People Act,” a sweeping anti-corruption and voting rights reform bill announced as the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in a generation. The future of the bill in the […]
Extra Edition – Domestic Abuse Pandemic. Also, Attacks against Asian Americans.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11 PROGRAM # 9192 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition – Domestic Abuse Pandemic. Domestic abuse has spiked since the start of the Covid pandemic in January 2020. Quarantine-linked domestic violence is the “shadow pandemic,” with communities of color affected the most, because they have lower income and less access to social services. What […]
The New Stimulus Bill.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 9191 12:00 PM PST The New Stimulus Bill. As benefits for millions of unemployed workers come to an end and many struggle to pay for basic living expenses, Congress rushes to pass Biden’s stimulus bill. What’s in the package? Who can expect to get help? Analysts discuss the final details […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9190 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. This week, Democratic congress members reintroduced HR 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, to enable Dreamers and TPS recipients to earn permanent residence and citizenship. Earlier, Sen. Alex Padilla announced a bill that would provide millions of essential workers and their families a […]
Extra Edition: Covid Vaccines.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9189 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Covid Vaccines. The third Covid-19 shot authorized for use in the US, is being administered this week. A medical expert talks about the progress of the Covid vaccination campaign, vaccination eligibility measures, the debate between equity and efficiency, common side effects of the vaccine, […]
Covid: New Variants, Antibody Treatment. California School Reopening. Farm Workers Pay and Safety.
MONDAY, MARCH 8 PROGRAM # 9188 12:00 PM PST Covid: New Variants, Antibody Treatment. While on the Covid front there are less cases, less deaths and more vaccines, a medical expert warns on the serious threats of the new coronavirus variants, what they mean for the virus testing, the new protective measures to follow and […]
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- Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance November 28, 2024
