Trump vs Harvard

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
PROGRAM #10753 12:00 PM PT

Trump vs Harvard. 

After Harvard University rejected the Trump administration’s demands to eliminate its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, ensure merit-based hiring practices, and others, the White House retaliated by freezing billions in federal funds for scientific research. What’s the impact of this clash on other colleges and on higher education?

Guest: Alejandro de la Fuente, Professor of Economics, Latin American History and African and Afro-American Studies, and Founding Director, Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

Taxing the Poor? As Trump’s tariffs and trade war against other nations continue, economists fear far-reaching effects on low-income people in the US. They anticipate poor and working-class people who are already struggling with higher prices will be hurt the most. What’s the outlook for the economy in these communities? Also, should retirees worry about their retirement funds at a time of market turmoil over tariffs?

Guest: Antonio Aguilar, Central/Northern California Sr. Outreach Manager, Small Business Majority, Sanger, CA.

FEMA in Turmoil. The Trump administration has denied critical disaster aid to help North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene and Washington state after a bomb storm, and threatened to withhold aid to California following the massive wildfires in Los Angeles. Community leaders are worried about the use of disaster aid as a political weapon and the dismantling of FEMA.

Guest: Antonio Arellano, Political Strategist, Durham, NC.

Design: Sara Shakir

Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

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