Tag Archives: Politics
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 24 PROGRAM # 9632 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Early voting in the Georgia primaries ended with record numbers and today is a high stakes election day, as this has become a proxy battle between Donald Trump and traditional Republicans. While this is not a border state, Republican candidates heighten the role of […]
Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Baby Formula Crisis.
MONDAY, MAY 23 PROGRAM # 9630 12:00 PM PT Extra Edition: Overdose Deaths Hit Record. A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. As most states passed punitive laws, advocates call […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 20 PROGRAM # 9629 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After Mexican President López Obrador proposed that everyone should be invited to the Summit of the Americas, a growing number of Latin American heads of state have announced they will not attend the gathering in Los Angeles if the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and […]
Election Disinformation on Social Media.
THURSDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 9628 12:00 PM PT Election Disinformation on Social Media. A number of civil rights groups are calling on the major social media companies to combat and curb election disinformation on the platforms ahead of this year’s midterm elections. If social media platforms don’t take decisive action, they warn, “election disinformation […]
Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Politics on the Supreme Court.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 9626 12:00 PM PT Overdose Deaths Hit Record. A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. Advocates call on policymakers to move from criminalization and invest […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 17 PROGRAM # 9625 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Buffalo massacre suspect espoused the “Great Replacement” theory, a set of ideas promoted by anti-immigrant and white supremacist groups. Conservative groups, including nativist leaders and former Trump officials, are approaching the midterm elections with a radical agenda and a hard anti-immigrant rhetoric. Is […]
Extra Edition: Stroke: Know Signs, Act Early. Also, Mortgage Relief.
TUESDAY, MAY 17 PROGRAM # 9624 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Stroke: Know Signs, Act Early. Each year in the US, there are more than 800,000 strokes, one of the leading causes of death in the country and serious long-term disabilities. In National Stroke Awareness Month, an expert urges people to recognize the signs and […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 13 PROGRAM # 9622 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After renewing agreements for cross-border collaboration, leaders from public radio networks Radio Educación in Mexico and US-based Radio Bilingüe discuss the opportunities and challenges for public media and their common vision for a public broadcast service that may impact the lives of Mexicans on […]
New Mexico in Flames.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 PROGRAM # 9619 12:00 PM PT New Mexico in Flames. Firefighting crews are battling one of the largest wildfires in decades in New Mexico. The acres burned in New Mexico this year are more than the past two years combined. Several towns are being threatened by the flames and thousands of residents […]
Extra Edition: Latinos at Most Risk of Dementia (Repeat Program.) Also, Health Care for the Undocumented.
TUESDAY, MAY 10 PROGRAM # 9617 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Latinos at Most Risk of Dementia (Repeat Program.) Senior Latinos are among the hardest hit by Alzheimer’s disease. A distinguished neuroscientist talks about why Latinos are the most at risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia, how giving birth more often or having less social support […]
