Tag Archives: Health
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 PROGRAM # 8853 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Millions of farmworkers are considered “essential” workers and continue risking their lives working out in the fields to feed those “sheltering in place.” Still, farmworkers are not entitled to basic benefits and many are not even given basic protection against coronavirus. Legislators in California […]
Coronavirus: Latest Update.
MONDAY, APRIL 13 PROGRAM # 8852 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: Latest Update. Coronavirus deaths continue climbing in New York, the epicenter of the pandemic, and other hotspots in the nation. Correspondents file reports about the measures early hotspot states are taking to fight the spread of the virus and to bring relief for the unemployed […]
Coronavirus: The Facts.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 PROGRAM # 8849 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: The Facts. As the US enters the “worst and hardest” coronavirus week, surveys show that many in the US, especially young adults and people of color, are not following “social distancing” rules. Scientists join this edition to warn about the heavy toll the pandemic is […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 PROGRAM # 8848 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling on ICE to release thousands of immigrant detainees who are at risk of coronavirus. A caucus representative also calls for the halting of ICE operations that sow fear in immigrant families, allow the virus to spread, and put […]
COVID-19: Latest Update.
MONDAY, APRIL 6 PROGRAM # 8847 11:00 PM PT COVID-19: Latest Update. As the US becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases approaching the 300,000, ten million workers filed new jobless claims in the past two weeks and economists predict the figure could rise to 30 million by the end of April. In […]
Keeping Kids Learning and Playing. Also, Outdoors as Medicine.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 PROGRAM # 8845 12:00 PM PT Keeping Kids Learning and Playing. As schools close for the rest of the year, parents wonder how to keep their children educated and entertained. A renowned musician and bilingual educator talks about how to use singing, dancing and folk arts to play with young kids and […]
Emergency Aid and Front-Line Coronavirus Workers.
MONDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM # 8842 11:00 PM PT Emergency Aid and Front-Line Coronavirus Workers. Emergency Aid and Front-Line Coronavirus Workers. Working families and businesses around the country will benefit from the emergency relief under the massive stimulus bill approved in Washington. Still, millions of “essential workers” who toil in the frontlines of the coronavirus […]
Stimulus Package Deal. Eviction and Foreclosure Relief. Fears of Coronavirus in ICE Detention.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 8839 12:00 PM PT Stimulus Package Deal. Senators reached agreement on a relief package to inject 2 trillion into an ailing economy hit by the coronavirus crisis. The stimulus plan, announced as the largest in modern history, includes direct checks to taxpayers, emergency loans to small businesses, a boost to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24 PROGRAM # 8838 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Immigrant advocates call on the Trump administration to stop blaming immigrants about the COVID-19 pandemic and instead focus on the public health crisis. In order to help protect public health, they urge the federal government to stop ICE operations, release immigrants in detention if […]
Coronavirus: Latest Update.
MONDAY, MARCH 23 PROGRAM # 8837 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: Latest Update. The US has the third largest number of coronavirus cases in the world and New York is ground zero. The states of New York, Washington, and California are federally declared a major disaster zone, and ten states have orders to stay home. As […]
