Tag Archives: Política
Mexico 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. For more information about Linea Abierta click here To visit Linea Abierta audio archives go to archivosderb.org
Ending Guidance on Race. Also, Latinos: An Economic Power. Also, Medicaid Block Requirements Blocked.
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 decisions to make schools more diverse. What does it mean for students of color and English language learners? Guest: Rocío Inclán, Director […]
“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, powerful prison companies are making millions in profits. An expert talks about the powerful correction industry lobby, felony disenfranchisement, prison gerrymandering, and other […]
Immigration 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 quickly to bring up a vote on the bill and on another bill to show support for ICE. What are the politics behind the debate? On other topic, many children […]
Supreme 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 war, Republicans praise him as qualified, while Democrats question his strong allegiances to the president. Who is Kavanaugh? Should he be considered in […]
Mexico 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. For more information about Linea Abierta click here To visit Linea Abierta audio archives go to archivosderb.org
“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, use welfare less, have stronger families, set up business faster than others and those who speak English and Spanish live longer. All this […]
“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 the Great Depression. In his book To Sin Against Hope, the veteran social and political leader tells that story and through personal memories, […]
“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 early age to Mexico City, where during the 1950s broke with Mexican mainstream conventions by dressing in pants, drinking tequila, smoking […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 6 PROGRAM # 8375 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. There was a spontaneous day of celebration in the streets and downtown´s central plaza (Zócalo) of Mexico City. People were jubilant about the resounding triumph of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was elected president of Mexico with more than thirty million votes. His party […]
