Tag Archives: Politics
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9485 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Advocates and experts on immigration law come together to review the first year of Biden’s immigration policies, the bumpy ride for immigration reform in a divided congress, and the prospects for immigrant communities in the months ahead, leading to the midterm elections. Guests: Ariadna […]
Extra Edition: “Experts in their Fields.”
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 9477 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: “Experts in their Fields.” Farmworkers, and most of all Indigenous farmworkers, have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. As essential workers, they constantly run the risk of getting infected when they show up to work during the pandemic, they lack access to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 9478 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The Senate parliamentarian rejected the third Democratic proposal on immigration. What’s next? In other news, New York City became the largest city in the US to allow non-citizen residents to vote in local elections. The councilmember sponsor of the bill has been invited to […]
Jan 6 Probe Revelations.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 PROGRAM # 9476 12:00 PM PDT Jan 6 Probe Revelations. New details emerging from the House committee on the Jan 6 attack on Capitol Hill shed new light on the role of former president Trump and members of Congress in the plot to disrupt the certification of the presidential election results. The […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 PROGRAM # 9475 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Latino leaders react with outrage after the Senate parliamentarian rejected the third immigration plan submitted by the Democrats as part of the social spending package. Top advocates outline the road ahead. On other news: our correspondent in Mexico City files a report on the truck […]
Extra Edition: Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 PROGRAM # 9473 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes. US consumers pay the highest prices in the world for the drugs they need. In response, the House of Representatives recently included in the Build Back Better Bill a provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices and place […]
Drought and Corporate Water Abuse.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9472 12:00 PM PDT Drought and Corporate Water Abuse. A drier and warmer winter is in the forecast for the Pacific Southwest, which means that the two-year drought will continue affecting the region. As farmers drill deeper wells and deplete groundwater, California is preparing for more water restrictions and cutting […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 PROGRAM # 9471 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. As the US Senate deliberates passage of the Build Back Better Act, community activists gather in Washington urging them to secure a path to citizenship for immigrant families. Organizers discuss this call and the latest news on the “Byrd Baths” with the Senate parliamentarian. […]
Universal Internet Service. Also, Build Back Better Bill.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9469 12:00 PM PDT Universal Internet Service. President Biden’s new infrastructure law promises the largest public investment in telecommunications and high-speed internet, an essential need during the pandemic. Once the rules are finished, money will flow to the states. Are local broadband providers players in the plan? Will under-connected, rural […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 PROGRAM # 9468 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexican authorities are promising to legalize the immigration status of thousands of Haitian migrants after they staged caravans and protests. Also, the Mexican government secretly monitored a journalist and human rights advocates who were investigating a massacre in Tamaulipas. These and other stories are […]
