Tag Archives: Politics
Extra Edition – Repeat – “Language in the Trump Era.” Also, Covid Ravaging Latinos.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6 PROGRAM # 9217 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition – Repeat – “Language in the Trump Era.” Trump used language in a polarizing rhetorical style that alarmed many and excited his followers, leading his followers into an alternate reality, sowing political conflict and further dividing the nation along racial, gender, and class lines. […]
“Once I Was You.”
MONDAY, APRIL 5 PROGRAM #9216 12:00 PM PST “Once I Was You.” This is a conversation with Emmy Award-winning journalist María Hinojosa about her new memoir, “Once I Was You, a Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America.” In her book, the anchor of NPR’s Latino USA shares stories about the current immigration […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2 PROGRAM # 9215 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. An international human rights lawyer and advocate on issues of migration, refugees and gender comments on the death of Victoria Salazar, a Salvadoran migrant living in Mexico with a humanitarian visa and killed by police agents in the state of Quintana Roo. She provides […]
Federal and State Relief for Immigrant Families.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1 PROGRAM # 9214 12:00 PM PST Federal and State Relief for Immigrant Families. A federal tax official talks about the aid available for families of mixed immigration status under the American Rescue Plan, the checks available for families where both spouses are filing taxes with ITIN and the children are US citizens, […]
César Chávez Day.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 PROGRAM # 9212 12:00 PM PST César Chávez Day. On this national holiday celebrating the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor leader César Chávez, farm worker leaders comment on this day. A top farm labor leader discusses the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and the efforts to get enough votes […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM # 9211 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. President Biden announced new immigration policies and actions during his first 100 days as president. An immigration law expert comments about the progress and challenges of those plans to reform the immigration system. On other news, a group of women sanctuary leaders is suing […]
Extra Edition: Domestic Abuse Pandemic. Also, Attacks against Asian Americans.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM # 9210 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Domestic Abuse Pandemic. Domestic abuse has spiked since the start of the Covid pandemic in January 2020. Quarantine-linked domestic violence is the “shadow pandemic,” with communities of color affected the most, because they have lower income and less access to social services. What to […]
Justice in Policing. Also, Relief Plans and Mixed-Status Families.
MONDAY, MARCH 29 PROGRAM # 9209 12:00 PM PST Justice in Policing. One year after the killing of Breonna Taylor by police at her home during a no-knock drug raid and on the heels of the House’s George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a House legislation announced to correct police abuse and racial inequity, an […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26 PROGRAM # 9208 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. A Mexican writer and a leading activist comment on the federal bill to regulate Canabis that passed the Mexican House. The bill would decriminalize recreational use of marijuana throughout Mexico. Guest analysts discuss the pros and cons of the initiative from a public health […]
Federal Relief for Immigrant Families.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 9207 12:00 PM PST Federal Relief for Immigrant Families. The American Rescue Plan is delivering life-saving relief to millions of working people and families around the country, including households with mixed immigration status who were left out of the first stimulus checks. Of special interest to low-income immigrant families are […]
