Tag Archives: Politics
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 PROGRAM # 9562 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Each year, Equal Pay Day highlights the fact that women on average must work longer for the same amount of pay than men. The wage gap is even greater in the immigrant community. Naturalized immigrant women earn less than naturalized men and undocumented immigrant […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 PROGRAM # 9559 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Two years since the WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic and as virtually all of Mexico has declared an epidemiological “green light” status for Covid-19, a news correspondent provides a report on Mexico’s opening of commercial venues and schools to public activities. Medical experts comment […]
Extra Edition: Housing Relief (Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 9557 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Housing Relief (Program Repeat.) Millions living in rental housing fell behind on rent payments during the pandemic, with renters of color facing the worst housing hardships. Analysts comment on pending affordable housing legislation in Sacramento, as a tenant relief bill that would have curbed […]
New Covid Mask Guidelines.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 9558 12:00 PM PT New Covid Mask Guidelines. As California makes major strides in turning the tide on the Omicron wave, the state has released new indoor Covid masking policies. What do these new rules mean for all Californians? How about the unvaccinated? What about those in public transit or […]
“Antonio, We Know You.”
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9556 12:00 PM PT “Antonio, We Know You.” Born in a family of migrant farmworkers in Arizona, Antonio Salazar-Hobson was kidnapped by his neighbors, sexually abused and eventually trafficked at a well-known California ranch vacation resort. After he met Cesar Chavez as a teen, he got inspired, became a high […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8 PROGRAM # 9555 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. In his State of the Union address, President Biden called for a path to citizenship for Dreamers, farmworkers, TPS holders and essential workers and reform of the immigration system. Immigrant advocates talk about the actions expected from Biden following his remarks. In more news, […]
Tax Credits for Working Families. Unemployment Benefits for Undocumented Workers. Abortion Ban Bill in Florida.
MONDAY, MARCH 7 PROGRAM # 9553 12:00 PM PT Tax Credits for Working Families. The deadline for filing taxes is coming up on April 18th. Millions of working families could get billions of dollars in state and federal tax credits, but delays in filing could mean problems buying groceries, paying rent and other basic expenses. […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4 PROGRAM # 9552 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Mexico condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but declines to impose economic sanctions, while a top leader of an indigenous rebel group called to supprt the Ukrainian resistance. A news correspondent reports on these news and the arrival to Mexico of dozens of evacuees from […]
Extra Edition: Misuse of Religious Exemptions to Vaccines (Program Repeat.) Also, Latina Covid Scientist: Nobel Nominee.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3 PROGRAM # 9550 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Misuse of Religious Exemptions to Vaccines (Program Repeat.) Misinformation targeting Christians and other religious groups is going viral on social media. False rumors claiming scientists are using “aborted cell tissue” to produce Covid-19 vaccines are instilling pervasive feelings of vaccine skepticism and hesitancy among […]
First State of the Union.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 PROGRAM # 9549 12:00 PM PT First State of the Union. President Biden’s first state of the union address headlined the US response to the war in Ukraine, condemning Russian President Putin and supporting Ukraine. Biden explains his infrastructure projects and other efforts to get the economy to recover, his plans for […]
