Economy
New Mexico Proposes Free, Healthy Meals in its Public Schools
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is pushing an initiative to ensure that all students in the state’s public schools have access to free, healthy meals. The Healthy School Meals for All bill is currently under discussion.
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 […]
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 […]
California Native Americans and Farm Workers Unite on Water and Land
In the deserts of Southern California, an unprecedented alliance is forming to make better use of water in times of extreme drought. Organized farmworkers and Native American leaders are joining forces with a private nonprofit to serve communities deprived of clean water and find new ways to farm amid the threat of climate change.
Native Americans and Farmworkers Partner for New Farming.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9903 12:00 PM PT Native Americans and Farmworkers Partner for New Farming. Organized farm workers and Native American leaders are coming together in a cooperative partnership with a private water-management company to make water available for agriculture, housing, economic development and other uses for disadvantaged communities in an arid area […]
Displaced Mushroom Workers. Florida Bans African American History Studies. Political Shootings in New Mexico.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 PROGRAM # 9898 12:00 PM PT Displaced Mushroom Workers. Dozens of Guatemalan workers were left jobless and without pay after a Colorado mushroom mega-farm collapsed into despite receiving Covid relief. Some farm workers are now exploring the possibility of running the company themselves as a worker cooperative. The company is one of […]
Roe v. Wade at Fifty. Arizona: Gallego vs. Sinema. A Debt Ceiling Crisis?
MONDAY, JANUARY 23 PROGRAM # 9893 12:00 PM PT Roe v. Wade at Fifty. On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Latina leaders reflect on the road ahead in the quest for reproductive health rights. Latinas are the largest group of women of color to be impacted by the recent decision to overturn Roe […]
House Refuses to Raise Debt Ceiling, Nation Faces a Crisis
This week, the United States reached its national debt ceiling, and if Congress fails to reach a deal, the economy could go into crisis. Congress usually authorizes raising the debt limit.
Farmers Lose Crops Due to Rains and Flooding
The recent waves of winter storms in California plunged numerous Latino farmers who rent plots of land into flooding and devastation.
Noticias
- Defund Genocide: Activists at COP29 Link Climate Fight to Militarism, Gaza, Lebanon & Sudan November 21, 2024
- "They're Expanding Fossil Fuels": Indian Activist Harjeet Singh on Rich Countries' Hypocrisy at COP29 November 21, 2024
- "Pay Up!": At COP29, Poor Countries Demand $1 Trillion a Year in Climate Finance November 21, 2024
- Despite White House Pressure, 19 U.S. Senators Back Bernie Sanders's Bills to Block Arms Sales to Israel November 21, 2024
- Wanted for War Crimes: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant over Gaza November 21, 2024
