“Chavela.” Also, “Vanishing Frontiers.”
MONDAY, JULY 9 PROGRAM # 8376 12:00 PM PT “Chavela.” The film “Chavela: Trailblazer, Rebel, Icon,” showcases the life of the late ranchera singer Chavela Vargas. Born in Costa Rica, Chavela moved at an...
View Article“To Sin Against Hope.”
TUESDAY, JULY 10 PROGRAM # 8377 12:00 PM PT “To Sin Against Hope.” Despite being a US-born citizen, Alfredo Gutierrez father was deported from Arizona to Mexico during the anti-immigrant hysteria of...
View Article“La Nueva California.”
THURSDAY, JULY 12 PROGRAM # 8379 12:00 PM PT “La Nueva California.” Contrary to inflammatory rhetoric from Washington about the threat of Mexican “bad hombres,” Latinos work more than any other group,...
View ArticleMexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 13 PROGRAM # 8380 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts the program Voz Pública from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments....
View ArticleSupreme Court Pick. Also, Proof of Citizenship to Vote?
MONDAY, JULY 16 PROGRAM # 8381 12:00 PM PT Supreme Court Pick. President Trump chose judge Brett Kavanaugh, a staunch conservative, to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. In an ad...
View ArticleImmigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 17 PROGRAM # 8382 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. House Democrats introduced legislation to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Republican leaders are moving to bring...
View Article“Democracy Behind Bars.” Also, Town Hall Summer.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 PROGRAM # 8383 12:00 PM PT “Democracy Behind Bars.” Mass incarceration has become a big and growing business and, thanks to their influence on the criminal justice system,...
View ArticleEnding Guidance on Race. Also, Latinos: An Economic Power. Also, Medicaid...
THURSDAY, JULY 19 PROGRAM # 8384 12:00 PM PT Ending Guidance on Race. The Trump administration is ending rules issued under President Obama to guide schools and colleges on using race in admissions...
View ArticleMexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 8385 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts the program Voz Pública from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments....
View ArticleA Governor Garcia in Arizona? Also, Latina Battles to Run for Office.
MONDAY, JULY 23 PROGRAM # 8386 12:00 PM PT A Governor Garcia in Arizona? Democratic candidate David Garcia, a college professor, is running for governor of Arizona, a closely contested state. What’s...
View ArticleImmigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 24 PROGRAM # 8387 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A federal judge gave the Trump administration until this week to justify ending DACA or begin accepting new applications and keep...
View ArticleMitigating Oil Wells Pollution.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 PROGRAM # 8388 12:00 PM PT Mitigating Oil Wells Pollution. Facing strong opposition from oil industry giants, a small farm working town in the third largest oil-producing county in...
View ArticleTrump, Russia, and the Elections.
THURSDAY, JULY 26 PROGRAM # 8389 12:00 PM PT Trump, Russia, and the Elections. The Trump-Russia investigation, the Trump-Putin Helsinki summit aftershocks, the election interference, and the midterm...
View ArticleMexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 8390 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The election of progressive leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador as president in Mexico has raised expectations of deep change among Mexican...
View ArticleNew Mexico: Poor School Funding. Also, Immigration and Key Battlegrounds.
MONDAY, JULY 30 PROGRAM # 8391 12:00 PM PT New Mexico: Poor School Funding. In a landmark decision, a state judge ruled that New Mexico is not providing enough funds to ensure a good education for at...
View ArticleImmigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 31 PROGRAM # 8392 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Trump administration is now targeting legal immigrants to denaturalize and deport them. USCIS is hiring dozens of lawyers and...
View ArticleHealth Care and the Midterms.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 PROGRAM # 8393 12:00 PM PT Health Care and the Midterms. Health care issues are becoming a hot debate topic for the upcoming midterm elections. An analyst examines the impact on the...
View ArticleTrade War and Farmers Bailout.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 PROGRAM # 8394 12:00 PM PT Trade War and Farmers Bailout. President Trump threatened billions of dollars in more tariffs against nearly all imports from China and some close allies....
View ArticleMexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 8395 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts the program Voz Pública from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments....
View ArticleCitizenship Question. Also, TRUTH Act: The Basics.
MONDAY, AUGUST 6 PROGRAM # 8396 12:00 PM PT Citizenship Question. A federal judge allowed a lawsuit over Trump’s decision to add a question on citizenship in the census. The judge said Trump’s...
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