A coalition of states is attempting to stop healthcare cuts

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

PROGRAM #11054 12:00 PM PT 

A coalition of states is attempting to stop healthcare cuts. 

Colorado, California, Illinois, and Minnesota have sued the Trump administration to block cuts of more than $600 million in federal public health funds. The states warn that these resources support disease tracking, data systems, and key CDC services. Why is the White House seeking to withdraw these funds? What is the basis for the lawsuit? How is the case progressing in the courts, and what would be the immediate consequences for public health?

Guest: Jesús Sánchez Melean, Executive Director, El Comercio de Colorado Newspaper, Denver, CO.

Maximum Pressure on Cuba. As the United Nations warns of an imminent humanitarian collapse if Trump’s oil embargo continues, Mexico has sent humanitarian aid shipments and is negotiating fuel deliveries with the United States. International airlines have suspended flights to the island due to fuel shortages. How are the embargo and the energy crisis affecting Cuba’s economy and its people? What signs point to a humanitarian crisis? What are everyday Cubans saying?

Guest: Dr. Mitchell Valdés Sosa, Executive Director, Cuban Neuroscience Center, and Member, Cuban Neuroscience Association, Havana, Cuba.

The U.S. Turns Away from Climate Action. President Trump has officially revoked the scientific findings underpinning U.S. climate policy, rescinding the “endangerment finding” that recognizes carbon dioxide and other pollutants as threats to public health and the climate. That determination enabled federal environmental regulators to limit emissions and protect clean air. Critics see this as a victory for the oil industry that dismantles decades of safeguards. What does this decision entail? How will it impact communities already burdened by pollution?

Guest: Antonieta Cádiz, Executive Director, Climate Power En Acción, Houston, TX.

Photo: Marek Studzinski.Unsplash

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