Tag Archives: Politics
Nashville Massive Walkouts Over Gun Violence. Also, Anti-Trans Legislation Wave.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 PROGRAM # 9973 12:00 PM PT Nashville Massive Walkouts Over Gun Violence. The Nashville school shooting sparked massive walkouts in Tennessee and around the nation. Students demanded gun reform. And after House Republicans expelled two young Black Democrats over those rallies, hundreds filled the capitol to protest the retaliation move. Reporters and […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 PROGRAM # 9972 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. After being detained and deported to Guatemala in 2008, Claudia Cifuentes mother returns to the US after a long fight to reunite with her family in Washington state. In this interview, she tells her story of family separation and her lawyer talks about the […]
Extra Edition: California Major Disaster.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 PROGRAM # 9971 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Major Disaster. California was granted a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration, a move that brings federal aid to residents and businesses ravaged by the winter storms in the Central Coast and Central Valley. People in Kern, Monterey, Tulare and other counties will now be […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7 PROGRAM # 9969 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER), the public radio system with the greatest coverage in Mexico, is celebrating 40 years on the air. IMER’s director Aleida Calleja discusses highlights in the history of this radio network, the current challenges and the vision ahead. […]
Extra Edition: Dreamers in Mexico.
THURSDAY, APRIL 6 PROGRAM # 9967 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Dreamers in Mexico. Most are Millennials and Centennials, speak English and gravitate towards the largest Mexican metropolis. They are the deportees and repatriates known as the “Mexican Dreamers.” During the pandemic crisis, this community of “Dreamers” felt compelled to expand by building new bonds […]
Redacting “Whites Only” Language.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 PROGRAM # 9966 12:00 PM PT Redacting “Whites Only” Language. In recent years, a number of US states have passed laws enabling homeowners to eliminate racist covenants from their property deeds. Although it was illegal and not enforceable, the “Whites only” language was still included in the housing records for many residential […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4 PROGRAM # 9965 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Mexico is investigating the deaths of dozens of migrants after a deadly fire at a migrant detention center near the U.S. border as a homicide case. Migrant advocates comment about the detention practices and the policies that led to this tragedy. In other news, […]
Trump Indicted. Nashville School Shooting. Bishops Oppose Gender-Affirming Care.
MONDAY, APRIL 3 PROGRAM # 9963 12:00 PM PT Trump Indicted. In an unprecedented case, a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, sending shockwaves to the 2024 presidential race. This is the first former president to face criminal charges in the nation. […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31 PROGRAM # 9962 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The US contracts hundreds of thousands of low-wage-earning migrant workers through “guestworker” programs. Mexican advocates claim these programs are ripe with abuse and retaliation at the hands of employers and contractors, just like during the infamous Bracero program of the 1940s, 50s and 60s […]
Extra Edition: Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
THURSDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM # 9960 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Cesar Chavez Boulevard. After being derailed 30 years ago, the initiative to rename a major street to honor Cesar Chavez is back on the agenda of the city council. The proposal, to be voted on today on the eve of Cesar Chavez Day, is […]
