Tag Archives: Health
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 […]
Extra Help for Housing. Also, Extra Help for Health Care.
MONDAY, MARCH 22 PROGRAM # 9202 12:00 PM PST Extra Help for Housing. Due to job loss and financial hardships, about ten million households in the nation are behind on rent. Californians who are behind in rent and are at risk of eviction because of the pandemic can now apply for the California Rent Relief […]
A Year of Covid.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 PROGRAM # 9200 12:00 PM PST A Year of Covid. In March 2020, the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Since then, the US has lost more than 530,000 and California more than 55,000 to the virus, with Latinos among the hardest hit. In this collaboration with California’s Department of Public Health, […]
Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9196 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area. Because they make up the majority of low-wage essential workers and faced with lack of insurance, language barriers and discrimination, Latinos and other communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley are the hardest hit by the coronavirus. […]
“Language in the Trump Era.” Also, Covid Ravaging Latinos.
MONDAY, MARCH 15 PROGRAM # 9195 12:00 PM PST “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. A language scholar who studied […]
Extra Edition – Domestic Abuse Pandemic. Also, Attacks against Asian Americans.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11 PROGRAM # 9192 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 […]
Extra Edition: Covid Vaccines.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9189 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Covid Vaccines. The third Covid-19 shot authorized for use in the US, is being administered this week. A medical expert talks about the progress of the Covid vaccination campaign, vaccination eligibility measures, the debate between equity and efficiency, common side effects of the vaccine, […]
Covid: New Variants, Antibody Treatment. California School Reopening. Farm Workers Pay and Safety.
MONDAY, MARCH 8 PROGRAM # 9188 12:00 PM PST Covid: New Variants, Antibody Treatment. While on the Covid front there are less cases, less deaths and more vaccines, a medical expert warns on the serious threats of the new coronavirus variants, what they mean for the virus testing, the new protective measures to follow and […]
No Water for One Million Texans. Also, Saving Neighborhood Taquerías.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 PROGRAM # 9184 12:00 PM PST No Water for One Million Texans. The power is back across Texas after the winter storms, but about a million residents, especially in small towns, are still without drinking water. Fixing the broken pipes and flooded homes will cost billions. Who will be responsible for the […]
New Stimulus Bill. Also, Vaccine for Frontline Workers.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 PROGRAM # 9179 12:00 PM PST New Stimulus Bill. A House committee released the Democrats’ Covid-19 relief plan and the full House is expected to vote on it this week. One element of the plan continues being contentious: raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. What’s in the bill and […]
