Rising Prices

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
PROGRAM #10690 12:00 PM PT

Rising Prices. While President Trump promised voters that he would lower prices on Day 1, inflation rose in January. Eggs prices are rising and keep climbing amid reported shortages. Trade tariffs threaten to increase gas and energy costs. What’s ahead? Why this inflation rate? What does it mean for the bottom line of the Latino family?

Guest: Unai Montes-Irueste, Media Strategy Director, People’s Action, Los Angeles, CA.

Trump’s Plan for Ukraine. After a call with Putin, Trump announced the start of peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. What’s Trump’s plan for Russia and Ukraine?

Guest: Abdiel Hernandez Mendoza, Research Professor, National School of Higher Education, Eurasia Studies Group, National Autonomous University of Mexico-UNAM, Mexico City, MX.​​

Warning against blows to health care spending. As the House of Representatives begins work this week on a federal budget bill that seeks massive cuts to Medicaid, which would lead to the closure of health clinics and nursing homes and the loss of coverage for tens of thousands of people, a broad coalition in California is organizing public forums and other activities in crucial congressional districts.

Guest: Mayra Alvarez, President, The Children’s Partnership, Los Angeles, CA.

Photo: The White House/Facebook

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