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Caption: A bail bonds agency welcomes business next door to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. A federal judge recently ruled the county’s bail practices unconstitutional. , Credit: Ruxandra Guidi
70 Million reporter, Ruxandra Guidi, chronicles how activists and reformers are succeeding in cutting the jail population, diverting drug arrests, ...

Bought by WVAS and KQED


  • Added: Dec 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Andrea Doll
Interview by Ken Winkes: Andrea examines human rights in Guatemala from firsthand experience.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 28:01
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Lawyer Ezequiel Hernandez gave us more advice of what to do and know in case a family member is detain. / El abogado Hernandez nos da mas consejo...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: :30
Caption: Michele and Edgar
Interview by Lori Province: Edgar and Michele discuss agricultural and food workers with a focus on Sarbanand Farms in Whatcom County.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 28:08
Caption: Edgar Franks
Interview by Lori Province: Edgar discusses agricultural and food workers.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2018
  • Length: 28:02
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're headed to BG to meet Beatrice Maya of La Conexión, a resource of representation for the Latino and Immig...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
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We’re headed back to the non-profit world with this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries. You’ll meet Taylor Burciaga executive director of the Sofia...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Government Shutdown Ends Without Legalizing 'Dreamers’; Resistance Movemen...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dr Laura Enriquez
DACA, or Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, the program that allowed certain undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as minors...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Nov 10, 2017
  • Length: 54:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Montejano
In this episode of Talking About California, Cal and Loreto speak with David Montejano, professor of the graduate school in Chicano and Latino stu...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 54:59
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This week, our team goes IN-STUDIO with Jose “Chito” Vela, the young man’s immigration attorney and now candidate for the Texas State Legislature,...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 52:54
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This week on Culture Clique we sit down with Denise McDowell, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Life at WSU. We talk about DACA ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 27:54
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Unless Congress acts to save the DACA program, the last permit will expire on March 5, 2020. This week on Life of the Law… we share Luis’s story an...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2017
  • Length: 33:45
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Rising temperatures are making hard outdoor jobs even harder. It is the kind of heat that will ground airplanes and melt rail lines, and health exp...

Bought by KQED and NPR Now


  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump's 'Election Integrity' Commission on Mission to Purge Millions of No...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Carol Edward
Carol describes the difficulty of becoming a citizen and much more.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jun 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Cities are leading the way in the greening of America’s economy. From urban parks and farms to microgrids and living buildings, dynamic urban plann...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, NPR Now, and KMUD


  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Miya Yoshitani, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Environmental Network, Credit: Ed Ritger
The environmental movement has convinced us that everyone has a right to clean air. But will the emerging green economy will be more equitable and ...

Bought by KRZA, KCMJ Community Radio, KMUD, and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This episode, we focus on two individuals who are working to organize support systems for communities that are directly affected or targeted by law...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 29:15
Caption: From L to R: Adrianna Quintero, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council; Orson Aguilar, Executive Director, The Greenlining Institute; Catherine Sandoval, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission; Greg Dalton, Founder, Climate One, Credit: Rikki Ward
Latinos make up the largest ethnic group in California. What environmental concerns do they have for their communities and their families? How can ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Veronica Wilson
Veronica explains more about the Labor’s Center Global Solidarity Project.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 27:51
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For the first time, the Latino vote had a direct and measurable impact on the 2016 election. QPM takes a look at Latino politics from the viewpoint...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 11:20
Caption: Looking out for you
In honoring Hispanic Heritage on my radio show I interviewed a Hispanic leader who I highly respect and who I have worked closely with, Rafael Pinz...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: EU Austerity Policies and Dim Economic Prospects Set Stage for UK's Brexit...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Campaign L&I Committee
Interview by Ken Winkes: Hector and Silverio explain what the problems are at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:09