In recent interviews, Rev. David Beckmann comments on issues that most affect hungry and poor people in 2014. He calls on Congress to support bills that invest in good jobs, strengthen the safety net and protect programs such as Head Start, WIC and food stamps. Also, Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchu calls on President Obama to stop deportations that separate families and oppose racist laws. Finally, Dr. Nelson Valdés, a distinguished Cuban-American, comments about his letter to President Obama, urging him to break with the policies of the past and free the Cuban Five, the imprisoned Cuban intelligence agents who infiltrated Miami groups to uncover possible attacks against Cuba.
Guests: (Recordings) Rev. David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World, Washington, DC; www.bread.org; Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize 1992, Guatemala; Dr. Nelson Valdés, Professor Emeritus, Sociology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, www.thecuban5.org
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