Tag Archives: Politics
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9337 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Immigration activists and Democrats redouble calls to use the Senate’s budget reconciliation process to legalize farmworkers, Dreamers, TPS holders and essential workers. Leading advocates discuss the content of the budget reconciliation package, how the process works, and the potential timeline. On other news, the […]
Police Killing of Zapotec Teen; Police Reform.
MONDAY, AUGUST 2 PROGRAM # 9335 12:00 PM PDT Police Killing of Zapotec Teen; Police Reform. Police officers in Salinas, CA, shot and killed a farm-working teenager in Salinas when he was brandishing a toy gun in his home. Before the shooting, cops had shouted commands in Spanish. But the young man spoke only Zapotec, […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 9334 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. On the eve of the August 1st’s referendum vote in Mexico to put former presidents on trial on charges of corruption, abuse of power, human rights violations and other serious crimes, this is a news report about the question on the ballot and an […]
Infrastructure Bill. New Civil Rights March. Test for Hate Crime Bill.
THURSDAY, JULY 29 PROGRAM # 9333 12:00 PM PDT Infrastructure Bill. Bipartisan infrastructure talks are now in limbo, and progressive Democrats are moving to increase the bottom line of the social spending bill in case the deal with Republicans falls apart. This is a report on the work to finalize the bipartisan bill and the […]
California Recall Election: A Debate.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 PROGRAM # 9331 12:00 PM PDT California Recall Election: A Debate. California voters will go to the polls on Sept. 14 to decide whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom or not. Republicans have the odds against them, in a heavily Democratic state where Republicans haven’t won a statewide election in fifteen […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 9330 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Today, grassroots groups from around the South are kicking off a Selma-to-Montgomery style march from Georgetown to Austin, Texas’ capital. Religious and moral leaders march in support of voting rights, a $15 minimum wage, end to the filibuster and immigration reform. On another topic: […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 23 PROGRAM # 9327 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexico Edition. The White House decided to extend Covid-19 restrictions on nonessential travel by land at the border with Mexico through August 21. This uncertainty has frustrated border communities. Renowned Mexican analysts of health care policy discuss this measure by the US, the possible […]
Extra Edition: Lawsuit Over Chlorpyrifos. Also, The Covid Costs to Farm Workers.
THURSDAY, JULY 22 PROGRAM # 9325 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Lawsuit Over Chlorpyrifos. Last year, California banned the sale of chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide linked to brain damage in children. Now, lawyers for parents who live in Central Valley communities contaminated by the toxic chemical for decades are suing Dow Chemical and its […]
Schools Reopening Plans. Also, Listening to Underrepresented students.
THURSDAY, JULY 22 PROGRAM # 9326 12:00 PM PDT Schools Reopening Plans. Amid parents’ concerns about the Delta variant, Western states are preparing to reopen schools for full in-person instruction in the fall. Experts comment on the new recommendations to allow children to return to school, including masks and physical distancing rules, and requirements on […]
First Key Vote on Infrastructure Bill.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 PROGRAM # 9324 12:00 PM PDT First Key Vote on Infrastructure Bill. The US Senate voted today on a motion to open debate on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, the largest public initiative since the New Deal. The Republicans blocked the move, in what is seen as the first major test for the […]
